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New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
REPUBLICAN, SLEUTH
 IN WHEELER'S CASE
Activity of Coan Outlined in Daugherty Hearing

Washington, May S.-The activities of Blair Coan, the republican national committee investigator. who went to Montana to inquire into the records of Senator Walsh of the oil committee land Senator Wheeler of the Daugll- erty committee, were further de- scribed today in the senate Daugherty investigation.
 A. A. Grorud, a Helena attorney, testified he had talked with Coan in Montana in April.
 "Coan came to me and said he wanted something to smear Senator Walsh." Grorud said. He asked me for affidarits. He said they had Wheeler where they wanted him and now they would get something on Walsh.
 Itold Coan that I knew some- thing about the Campbell case Ion which Senator Wheeler's indictment was based) and that there was noth- ing they could convict Wheeler about in that. Coan said that was right but that they would have the indictment to hold over Wheeler anyhow. Slat- tery, the United States district at- torney. had not wished to bring the case before grand jury even, Coan went on, but the department of jus- tice had a charge against Sattery, because he had been mixed up in some liquor prosecutions, and that made Slattery go through anyway"
 Coan also said, the witness testified, that a Burns agent named McGraw was assisting him.
 Blair Coan told me the depart ment of justice had 22 men in Mon- tana," Grorud said.
 >Wheeler's Law Partner
 Before 1916, Grorud said on cross
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
Automobile Stolen Here
 Is Found in WestpOrt

James Scott of 2s4 North street was notified by the local police that his automobile, which was stolen carly yesterday afternoon had been located by the state police, abandoned in Westport. The state police found it on the highway and notified the lo- cal police. Scott told Capt. George Kelly yesterday afternoon that the machine, which belongs 10 his father, was missing, but that he did not want 10 have 1t listed as stolen at that time because he thought that perhaps some friends had taken it for a ri.le and would return it shortly. He was told to report again later if it was not returned.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
SAYS TEAPOT OIL NO GOOD ID NAVY Director Bain Describes Quality
 of Its Output

Washington. May S.-In a commit. tee-room destitute of spectators. th' practical details of oil production or Teapot Dome and Elk Hill were de- scribed today for the senate oil com mittee by H. Foster Bain, director of the bureau of mines.
 In recent weeks the crowds that once packed the hearing room have dwindled steadily. and today for the first time the committee began its public session with no one present ex- cept members. witnesses and news papermen. It was the first meeting in a week.
 In order to show that there was oil in Teapot Dome below the second wall creek sand Senator Walsh. the committee prosecutor. asked Director Bain about the drilling of well to the third wall creek sand. The wit ness said this well was producing about so barrels a day.
 Seven or eight oil wells have been drilled under the Doheny lease on the Elk H'll reserve, the director said, and have produced about 1.500,0 ,000 barrels. oMst of them, he told the committee, were offset wells. The actual average royalty paid by De- heny was es per cent in December, the witness testified, and is now e6 per cent. He said there had been no new drilling under the Doheny lease since the senate investigation began.
 Director Bain declared the oil in Teapot Dome is not suitable for naval fuel use. and could not be economi- cally prepared for such use. The na- cumstanccs. he said, was to exchange the Teapot Dome oil for other oil which was suitable for the navy.
 The witness made a detailed ex- planation of the effect of drainage upon naval oil properties.
 so Wells Drilled
 Something like so wells have been drilled on Teapot Dome under the Sinclair lease. Bain told the commit tee. Asked whether former Secretary Tall had discouraged F. l.. Doheny. in his effort to get a lease on Teapot Dome, he replied:
 Secretary Fall told mo Doheny had wanted a lease upon Teapot Dome, and wanted 10 take it over, but he tTalD had discouraged htm from doing it because Doheny's business was on the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts and he tFalD did not think it would be a good thing for Doheny to become interested in the mid-con- tinental field"
 Was that before or after the lease was given to Sinclair?" asked Sena- tor Walsh.
 T cannot be positive" Bain nn- swered. T think 1t was in the spring of 1922"
 Senator Walsh pointed out that 1t was on April ', 1922, that the lease was made with Sinclair.
 Bain testified there had been no ma terial loss of oil on Teapot Dome through drainage before the Sinclair lease was made.
 There had been some drainage" he said, but it was the impression of the interior department that the door was locked by tho making Of the lease before the horee was stolen"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
|RUHR SITUATION
 GROWING SERIOUS S0O,0O0 Miners on Strike--G0Vt.
 Circles Concerned
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 | Berlin, May S.-The situation in the | Ruhr, where 100000 miners are out | because of their refusal to meet the demand of the owners for the addi- tion of an hour to the working day, is admittedly serious. Government cir cles evidently are deeply concerned, and the nasty departure for the Ruhr last night of Labor Minister Braun to make personal effort 10 settle the conflict emphasizes the gravity of conditions.
 The enHre German press is appre- hensive that the conflict may have untoward consequences both as re- gards German internal conditions end foreign policy. Fear of disturbances is expressed. it being pointed out that the Ruhr miners are lacking in finan- cial reserves and may be driven by hunger to plunder.
 iIIe Socialist Vorwaerts this morn ing charges the operators with trying 10 hide behind their obligations under the agreement with the occupational regime in an effort to gain advantages over the workers.
 As regards the merits of the miners position. the Bochum miners federa- ,.on points out that the demand for a workdly of not more than seven hours underground is mild because a long time is required by most of the miners to reach their places of work, due to the lack of housing facilities, and that ihis condition means in ac- tuality ten to twelve hour working day.
 ne limited coal reserves in tho Ruhr arc causing apprehensions of ioleness in the big industries in the valley because of lack of fuel should the strike continue for many days. The communists are said to be taking advantage Of tho situation to promote their ends and to be assuming the lead in the strike movement.
 The trouble started with a lockout by the ownets when the demand for additional working hours was resisted, and the miners replied with a decla- ration of general strike in all the Rhenish Westphalian fields. Similar lcckouts have been declared by the mine owners in Saxony, and strikes have been called by the workers in most of the Upper silcsian mines to enforce the-seyen hour day.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
BRINGS SUIT FOR s1oo

Through Attorney Harry Ginsburg, stephen Rakowski has brought suit against Steve Surowski to recover s100 alleged to have been loaned tAe defendent by the plaintiff. Money in the hands of Frank Dorzinski, due Surowski, has been garnisheed, and the writ is returnable in city court on the third Monday in May.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08

examination, he was law partner of Senator Wheeler. He became a dep- uty attorney general later for the state of Montana.
 E. G. Toomey, another Montana lawyer, told the committee he had encountered department of justice agents in the state, who said they were investigating actions, of slattery. The agents notwithstanding, Toomey testified, were out on drinking par ties' with Higgins" who was said to be an assistant to Slattery.s
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
Trouble Is Serious.

Dusseldorf, May S.--The "Micum" organization, with which the mine owners have an agreement for rcpa- ration deliveries. is insisting that these deliveries must be kept up. It threat- ems tho seizure Of additional mines unless there Is speedy settlement of the labor trouble.
 In Munster the gas supply of the city has boon cut off, owing to a coal shortage, due to the cessation of op- crations.
 Other of inc Ruhr towns report the coal reserves to be rapidly vanishing.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-08
ARMENIANS TO HAVE CHURCH
Will Hold Fair Soon To Get Money With Which to Erect House of Worship Here.

In an effort 10 raise funds with which to purchase n site and erect an Armenian Apostolic church in this city, Armenians will hold a fair in testers hall on Arch street. May S, 10 and 12. The church committee has a small amount of money that was subscribed toward a building fund and hopes that the proceeds of the fair will swell this amount sufficiently to permit of early work on church edifiee.
 There arc about 300 Armenians in New Britain interested in the forma- tion of the new congregation apd they believe their numbers will .ke greatly increased as soon as they have a place 10 worship. Harry Kevorkian is chairman of the fair committee.
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Evening star., 1924-09-07
UNBOBBED GIRL WINNER
OF U. S. BEAUTY CONTEST
"Miss Philadelphia" Designated
"Miss America" for 1924-Wash-
ington Entrant Near Top.
By the Associated Press

by the Associated freSS.
ATLANTIC CITY, y. J.. Septemb ber
6.-"Miss Philadelphia" Miss Ruth
Malcomson, was chosen for the title
of Miss America" of 1924 at the close
of the years Atlantic City beauty
pageant by Is artist judges here to-
night. After her selection Miss
Philadelphia" was crowned queen of
the pageant. with which goes the
possession of the golden mermaid for
one year. Miss Philadelphia" an
unbobbed brunette with a wealth of
curls, is 1s years old. She weighs
1872 pounds and has blue-gray eyes.
Miss Columbus" Mary Katherine
Campbell, the Miss America" Of the
past two. years, today won second
beauty honors. Miss Santa Cruz"
took third, Miss Los Angeles" fourth.
while Miss Manhattan and Miss
Chicago" tied for fifth honors.
OF fifteen who survived the first
elimination tests, nine remaining con-
teStantS were unbobbed. Eight OF
the fifteen were brunettes, five were
blonde, one had auburn and the last
red locks.
In the final eliminations the beau
ties of Milwaukee, Newark. Wash
ington, New Orleans and Youngstown
were the first to lose the coveted
chance. Atlanta, Oklahoma City,
Cape May, Hoboken, and Greater
New York, followed. leaving five to
range alongside Miss America" of
1923 in final comparison.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
LEAGUE PUTS 0. K.
ON PROGRAM FOR
BIG PEACE PARLEy
Pledge to Study Arbitration
System, Budging Wide
Gaps, Is Unanimous.
BY the Associated Press.

ny thF ASoclated PteSs-
GENEVA, September 6.-Before
leaving Geneva tonight for their re-
spective capitals Premiers Macdonald
and Herriot, backed by the delega-
tions of all the other countries. put
into concrete form IA program which
the assembly OF the League of Nations
Will study gin an effort to elaborate
a satisfactory system of compulsory
arbitration designed to put an end
to war, prepare the way for con-
ference on the reduction Of arma-
ments and set up some satisfactory
pact of guarantees and mutual assist
ance which will serve to make COM
pulsory arbitration practicable.
The heads Of all 46 national dele
cations present, standing solemnly,
gave their assent to the resolution.
which declared that the object is
to strengthen the solidarity and Sc
curity of nations throughout the
world by settling by pacific means all
disputes which may arise between them.
Demonstration Impresses.
When the unanimity of the vote
was announced there were impressive
demonstrations throughout the audi
torium.
Now that Great Britain and France
and all the other states have shown
their will to arbitrate all disputes,
the real work of the assembly be-
gins. for projects of arbitration and
security must be drawn up which
will receive the appreciation of the
great world powers. Premiers Mac
Donald and Herriot left Geneva ap-
parently without any agreement on
the vital question of how much mill
tary help Great Britain will accord
France in case arbitration decisions
are not obeyed, and the general opin
ion in Geneva is that the fate of the
new movement to insure permanent
peace depends on the answer to the
question. How much security will
Great Britain give, and how little
military aid will France be contented
WITH"
The attitude of the delegates today
demonstrated clearly that. though all
the countries are ready to accept OBJ
ligatory arbitration, this form of set
tlement of conflicts must have as
corollary security guarantees based
on the employment of force.
This became eminent when NJ. Po-
litis. eminent Greek international
jurist, delivered an Illuminating dis
sertation on just what the league
covenant stands for. He argued that
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Evening star., 1924-09-07
PRESIDENCY HIDES FIGHT
OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE
Battle for Control in Congress Keenly
Waged All Over Nation, With C.. O.. p.
Claiming Victory.

in the last Congress and which he
may have to carry in the new Con-
gress to be elected this Fall. III
President Coolidge is elected, the
success of his administration or
it's failure will largely depend
upon the kind of a Congress he
gets, and especially the kind of
Senate he gets. While the Re
publican campaign managers are
working to elect their presidential
ticket, they are also busy trying to
get a Senate that will carry out
Republican policies.
! have obtained from Republican
sources their views of the senatorial
campaign as seen through rose
colored Republican glasses. There
are SO Senators to be elected this
year. Two of them from the State
of Colorado, where the death of
Senator Nicholson makes it neces-
sary to choose an occupant for the
unexpired term in the seat which
Senator Adams now holds by ap-
pointment. OF these 33 seats II
are now held by Republicans. The
Republicans claim that of the 16
seats held by the Democrats. 1 in
Massachusetts occupied by David I.
Walsh, is sure to be recovered. The
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Evening star., 1924-09-07
EXPECTED
HERE TUESDAY ON
REVISED SCHEDULE
Installation of New Motors
Causes Change; Will Stay
in Boston Today.

The round the world flyers will not
come to Washington tomorrow, as it
had been confidently expected they
would. and the National Capital must
hold in check until Tuesday at the
earliest, and possibly Wednesday. the
rousing welcome it had planned for
the Nations globe girdlers.
Dispatches from Boston last night
announced that Lieut.. Lowell Smith
and his companions would not resume
their epochal journey today, but
would spend their time out at the air
port personally experimenting the
conversion of their planes from sea-
going travellers to strictly land ships.
Tomorrow afternoon they are ex-
pected to hop off to New York. There
precious hours will be consumed at
Mitchell Field installing the new Lib
erty mtors that have been awaiting
the flyers arrival for weeks. If this
task can be completed in time, the
trip to eagerly waiting Washington
probably will be undertaken Tuesday
morning.
Plans Complete Here.
Everything is in readiness to greet
the visitors at Boiling Field on
will meet them in Baltimore and
escort them to Washington where.
after having paid their own respects
from far in the heavens to the ma
tion's martyred dead, they will be
officially received and congratulated
by the high and low of the Govern
ment.
Unless there is further announce
ment to the contrary, the reception
will take place Tuesday. If another
change becomes necessary too late,
that date to be announced in the
newspapers. notice of further post
ponement will be made between 9
and $3.50 o'clock Tuesday morning by
an Army plane flying over the city
letting out dense clouds of smoke.
This plan was decided upon by Air
Service officers yesterday in order to
prevent confusion and disappoint-
ment in the event of an eleventh
hour postponement, as they are quite
willing to have the people of the
city, as whole, join national celeb
rites in welcoming the round-the-
world heroes to the one city that be-
longs to the whole nation. So If there
is no notice to the contrary in the
papers, and the smoke screen does not
appear in the sky Tuesday morning,
Lieut.. Smith and his wayfarers will
be here that day at an hour to be
announced later.
Although Air Service officers in
charge of the reception have been
careful to observe themselves the re-
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Evening star., 1924-09-07
DECLARES HYPNOTIST
DROVE HIM TO MURDER
Murder by Mental Suggestion Offers
Novel Hypothesis for French
Police in Case.

By Cable to The Star and New York World
Copyright, 1924.
PARIS, September g. Murder by
suggestion is the hypothesis accepted
by the police in a strange drama now
under investigation. An Italian shoe i.
maker, who has been arrested for
shooting a countryman, claims he
was the unconscious instrument of a
man named Mattioli, under whose
hypnotic influence he committed the
crime.
The shoemaker, named Scetti, acted
like a man in dream when arrested
He finally explained:
"I was impelled by an unseen force
to go to seek the victim, Vincent
Maffairi, and kill him. I could not
resist the mysterious power which
guided my steps and arm and made
me press the trigger"
His revolver, the police say, be-
Ionged to Mattioli, who has also been
arrested. His ascendency is said to
have been gained over Scetti in the
course of seance in which hyp-
notism was used. The victim was
Mattiolrs sworn enemy, and the po-
lice believe he deliberately armed
Scetti to make him the innocent in
strument of his vengeance.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
German Disclaimer of Var Guilt
Held Up After Warming by Allies

to launch some such move and imme-
diately acted to forestall it. 1t is felt
that such action on Germany's part,
If contemplated, would irretrievably
damage her chances for admission to
the league, an event which Premier
Macdonald is eager to bring about
and to which NJ. Herriot opposes OBJ
jections only of form.
The German incident, which official
French delegates confirmed, was the
only cloud on the horizon as the pre-
miers left Geneva.
NJ. Herriot instructed the French
Ambassador at Berlin to inform the
German government that the treaty
of Versailles was based on the idea Of
German responsibility for the war
and that it would be extremely re-
grettable il Germany sought to re-
open the question by a public procla-
nation in the worlds capitals that
Germany was not responsible for the
war.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
FIND DYING WOMAN
IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Police Investigating Accident
at Midnight-Identity
Is Mystery.

An unidentified woman fell down the
rear elevator shaft in the Mather build
ing, 916-s1S G street, shortly after mid
condition when carried to Emergency
Hospital.
Police surrounded the building and
closely questioned all occupants, as well
as making a search of the building to
try to discover if the fall was acci-
dental.
Heard Body Fall.
Robert B. Jones. living in the base
ment, said he heard a heavy thump in
the shaft and upon going to investi-
gate found the woman's body on top
of the elevator at the bottom Of the
shaft. He called the police.
The woman wore a black georgette
dress. black satin shoes. black hose, two
small diamond rings. had black bobbed
hair. fair complexion, was five feet four
inches tall and weighed 135 pounds.
Policeman r. S. Bryant of No. / pre-
cinct stopped and questioned two men
who left the building Immediately after
the woman was found. but held neither
of them. Within an hour after the dis
covery detectives and police were
rounding up everybody in the building
and examining them. Twenty men had
been questioned. their names and ad-
dresses taken, and allowed to go home
early today.
Police advanced the theory that the
woman had been chased from some
room in the building and that she open
ed the elevator door in a frenzy of
fear and plunged to her death without
realizing what she was doing. Detec-
tives admitted. however that the case
might be suicide, although the wom-
ans presence, apparently alone, in the
building was mystery.
Cont Found in Washroom.
Police found a blue coat with gray
lining in the washroom on the ninth floor.
There was a label marked phillips
born, Baltimore" in the coat. A blue
white bag containing Isl cents, cigar
cites. powder puff and comb in a red
case also was found.
The door to the elevator shaft on
the ninth floor was found open and
the safety guard was up. Shreds of
cloth indicated the woman fell from
that floor.
At Emergency Hospital this morning
physicians stated the woman suffered a
fractured pelvis and internal injuries.
There was no hope for her recovery,
they said.
Evening star., 1924-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 6.-Reuter's
Geneva correspondent says that owing
to representations by the French gov
ernment Chancellor Marx is reported
to have abandoned worldwide issue
Of the proclamation sent out August
90 in the name of the German govern
ment repudiating Germany's previous
admission Of responsibility for the
war.
Premiers Macdonald, Hertiot and
Theunis this afternoon instructed the
respective ambassadors of Great Brit
ain, France and Belgium at Berlin to
inform Chancellor Marx that Ger
many would be running a grave risk
IL it tried to reopen the debate on war
responsibility at this particular time,
according to the report in Geneva.
1t is declared the premiers learned
that the Berlin government intended
Evening star., 1924-09-07
BY n. o. MESSENGER,
STAFF CORRESPONDENT of Tbe Star

NEW YORK, September Elm
presidential years it is a habit of
thought to treat the campaign in
terms Of the presidency largely.
One speaks of the selection of the
President as the main issue, and is
rather disposed to overlook the
fact that there are other impor-
tant branches Of the National Gov
eminent and many State govern
ments to be considered by the
electorate. One third of the Senate
and the entire membership of the
House of Representatives will be
chosen November 4, and their Sc
lection is almost as important Is
the naming of President and Vice
President. 1t is particularly true
this year, and the outcome of the
elections is especially important to
the party in power.
x x 4: ::
Grover Cleveland once bemoaned
that he had Congress on his
hands" The Congress which Pres
ident Cleveland had on his hands
was not marker to that which
President Coolidge had on his
rhands-and his shoulders as we'll
Evening star., 1924-09-07
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES.

fAII ONE@5O fA&IES.
General News-LoeaI, National, Foreign
National Poiitics-Paae 4.
Army and Navy News-Paee "a.
Around the cIty-Page IS.
Parent Teacher Activities-Paqe %.
Fraternities-Page 80.
Radio News-Paee 81.
Financial News-Paaes 80 and 80.
PART TWO-l4 PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales Of Weil-known FoIk-Paee II.
News of the CIubs-Paee 12.
District National Guard-Page 13.
PART THREE-lO PAGES.
Amusements-Theater and the Photo
play.
Music in washinston-Pace 4.
The Civilian Army-Page 4.
Spanish War Veterah-Pape a.
Motors and Motorino-Pases S to
PART FOUR PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE-s PAGES.
Magazine standardization and Fea.
lures.
The Rambier-Pase 8.
PART SIX-8 PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
Seriai-"The Owls House"-Paoe 8.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION- PAGES.
Mr.. Strsphaneer; Regular FelIers; Mr.
and Mrs.; Mutt and JEFF.