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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
Attorney Cites Another
Transaction of Thompson
In Sinclair Oil Stock

William A. Wallace, of New York,
counsel for William Boyce Thomp.
son, former chairman of the, ways
and means committee of the Re-
publican national committee, in a
letter to the Senate Public Lands
Committee, today gave additional
transactions of Thompson in Sim
clair oil stock.
On January 10, 1922, an associate
Of Thompson on the Russian Red
Cross mission bought $50 shares Of
Sinclair Consolidated under the Inn
preston that Thompson was a d.
rector in the company. When
Thompson learnd of this, he ex-
changed Texas Gulf Sulphur stock
for the $50 shares of Sinclair, SO
that his associate would not lose
money on the oil stock, Wallace
said.
Wallace denied that any member
OF Thompsons family, other than
Thompson himself eyer owned Sim
Clair stock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
CONGRESSMAN
TO ADDRESS
POLICE
Association to Hear Henry /.
Jost OF Michigan at Meet
ing Thursday.

Congressman Henry L. Jost, Of
Missouri, will speak at the meeting
Of the Policemen's Association, at
Pythian Temple, 1912. Ninth street
northwest, tomorrow night at B
o'clock. John R. Currier, of the
Traffic Bureau, will preside.
Announcement was made that the
memorial service for policemen win
be held in the auditorium Of Cen.
trail High School. June I, next.
Speakers of national prominence,
including members Of the Presl.
dent Coolidge's Cabinet are expect
ed to address the meeting.
G. j.. p. Weber and Otto. G.
Hauschild, in charge, of the mem.
orial service, said plans were being
laid to care for the largest gather.
ing the association has known since
its organization.
A committee, of which Policeman
George Little is head met today to
arrange plans for a publicity drive
for the organization. Milton d.
Smith, president of the association,
il assistant chairman oe the com
mlkhoA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
CAPTURE
STOLEN GEMS
Z ON WOMAN
Silks and Other Loot From
Doctors Auto Found at
Other Places.

The cases OF Clarence Reed and
William Thompson, colored, charged
with the larceny of property of
DR.. George e. Bartholomew. of
Newcastle, Pa, will be heard Tues
day, and the. case of Eddie Moore,
colored, charged with grand larceny,
is being held for the action Of the
grand jury. The men are jailed
without bail.
The police say that DR.. Bartholo-
new was touring north from Flor
ida and that while he was in the
Park View Cafe, Reed, Moore and
Thompson stole the suitcases which
were in the doctors car parked
outside.
A diamond ring. valued at 81 200,
and a pearl necklace. valued at
5000, were found on a woman re-
turning home from an egg-rolling
expedition on the White Lot. She
said her husband had purchased
the jeweIry from Moore.
Two silk dresses and other
articles of wearing apparel which
were identified were found in a
house in southwest in the room Of
a woman friend of Reeds.
A revolver which was in one Of
the suitcases was found on priS-
oner in the Second precinct, who
had been arrested for carrying
deadly weapons.
The property wac recovered and
the arrests made by Detectives NJ.
~ Dowd and Harry Cole of the
Sixth precinct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
AW FREED WILL CUTL00SE AGAIN. EVELYN NESBIT PREDICTS
Coolidge Gets Jersey
Delegates; None
For johnson

TRENTON, N. j., April 3d.
President Coolidge won a sweep
ing victory over Senator Hiram
johnson in Tuesdays Republican
Presidential primary, according
to returns today from over
1900 Of the States $500 cleo
ton districts.
Johnson apparently failed to
win a single one of the States
thirty-one delegates to the ma
tiOnal convention. With only
479 districts to be heard from
the vote was Coolidge 90,274,
johnson 10,487.
In the Democratic primary
Gov. George s. Silzer won an
almost unanimous victory. He
was unopposed, but a number of
voters wrote in the name Of
Gov. Alfred E. Smith Of New
York. y
Practically the only important
fight in the Republican primary
was that of the anti-Saloon
League against United States
Senator Walter E. Edge and
former Gov. e. G. Stokes, Cool
idge delegates-at-large. They
ran practically even with the
rest of the ticket.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23

was political campaign document
for "home consumption"
Foreign, office officials said that
the speech contained no new points
Of view regarding Americas foreign
policies. Officials held the speech
to be a statement Of Republican
party ideals and a domestic dis
course upon politics.
French newspapers were skepti.
cal in commenting upon President
Coolidge's pleas for settlement Of
the reparation problem upon ths
basis of the Dawes plan and for
general disarmament.
The speech was conspicuously dis
played on the first pages of the
newspapers.
The Petit Journal interpreted
the reference to international debts
to mean that the United States will
refuse to cancel the financial Oh
legations owed to her by the allies.
This newspaper added:
Therefore 1t is certain that the
total of the German debt cannot be
reduced unless England cancels the
debt owed to her by France with.
out corresponding compensation to
her from America. The suggestion
of an international (disarmament)
conference is a manifestation Of a
platonic idealism. European ma
lions would be unwilling to accept
the suggested American arbirage."
"Pertinax" political editor Of the
Echo De Paris, declared that the
question Of international war debts
cannot be ignored because the re
port of the international repard.
lions experts tends to modify the
total of Germany's obligations"
Information, commenting upon
the Coolidge speech, said. ut Is
always premature TO breach the
subject Of international debts to
the United States. Meanwhile
American private capital continues
to aid Germany" -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
Thaw Still Menace to
Society and Soon Will
Prove 1t, Says Evelyn
BY International News Service.


ATLANTIC CITY. N: j., April
2S.-"Harry K. Thaw is still the
same menace to society and it won't
be long until he breaks loose again.
Then look out
This was the comment, today of
Evelyn Nesbit, divorced wife of
Thaw, when she learned of the
Philadelphia jury's verdict which for
the third time in twenty years frees
Thaw from a correctional institu-
ton. q
Evelyn was bitter and sarcastic
In her comment on the case.
There was dirty work at the
cross roads," she said. at was
the Thaw money again. Now watch
the fur fly. 1t won't be long before
the public is served with another
sensation in the Thaw case similar
to that involving young Gump.
Harry likes his champagne bet
ter than the breath he draws.
"This jury verdict doesn't coff-
vince me Harry Thaw is sane.
know him. His condition, In fact,
is worse now than it has ever been.
II don't know exactly what
course l shall pursue. / want to
see a lawyer first. But my son s
interests will be taken care of, you
can bet on that.
'If Harry 1haw is permitted to
remain at liberty / am fearful for
my own safety and that of my
son."
"The Thaws are not contributing
a cent to our support" she said.
If they were I would not be
shaving in a cabaret"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
ALEXANDRIA 5
BOOSTERS TO
PARADE
Committee Chosen to Plan for
Trip-To Begin Work
on Roads.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 23.--It
was decided at the meeting Of the
Boosters Club held in the audi
torium of the Chamber OF Com
merce last night that the first
Booster trip would be taken Mon
day April % to Del Ray.
The members Of the club will
meet at o'clock Monday night in
the 100 block Of South Washington
street and will parade through the
main streets in automobiles to Del
Ray. A committee was, chosen at
the meeting to take charge Of
awarding the booster prizes. The
committee is composed Of Thomas
Chauncey, Julius Wolf, J. E. Ross,
Z. s. Leachman, Claude w.
Fletcher, w. c. H. Wildt, Julian F.
Chuancey, and r. M. Graham.
City Manager Wilder M. Rich
made a short address before the
club last night on the work Of the
city government A resolution was
presented following Rich's talk in
which it was asked that the City
Manager make an address to an
open meeting Of the club to ex.
plain the accomplishments of the
government.
: Mayor w. A. Smoot announced
this morning that he would get in
touch with H. S. Shirley, chairman
of the State roads commission, as
soon as possible to confer with him
in connection whit beginning work
on the tWo-mile stretch of road
will l,sfr I.
the Little River turnpike which has
lately been completed. # is alleged
that the State has allocated SIS, 900
for Improvement Of the road.
Mrs. Cordelia M. Rooney, widow
of Edward P. Rooney, died at her
home, 514 North Washington street,
late yesterday afternoon. She is
survived by two sons and two
The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been completed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
WHEELER WINS
AGAIN IN
TRIAL
Senator Given Clear Bill Of.
Health by Witness. Borah
and Sterling Clash.
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Continued from First Page.)
guage." said Beaulieu. "He said he
didn't know damn thing about
Government permits and wouldn't
know the damn things il he saw
one"
did Wheeler ever represent
Campbell in the Interior Depart
ment?"
mo"
Beaulieu said Wheeler had never
rendered any service for Camp.
bell in any land matters before the
Government departments. He added
that his only request to Wheeler
Tor legal advice on a land case
was refused.
Senator Sterling got into a row
with Senator Borah (Rep) of Idaho,
the chairman, a moment later when
he asked Beaulieu whether he ever
heard there was some question
about the legality of oil permits
held by Campbell"
BOrah Wants 1t All.
THE Senator's question is based
on pure hearSay evidence" said
Borah. I'VE can't have that here. /"
Sterling then changed his Ques.
ton by asking Beaulieu if he knew
that there was some question about
the permits given Campbell
The witness said L. c.. Steven.
son, a Montana oil promoter, had
quarreled with Campbell and "at-
tackled everything Campbell had or
did"
do You know anything about a
letter written Wheeler and his law
partner, James III. Baldwin, by Ed
win Booth, solicitor Of the Interior
Department, relating to oil leases?"
asked Sterling.
81 object to the question" said
Senator Borah. 81 object to hav.
ing the witness asked about the
contents Of a letter when the let.
ter can be produced. ask that
the Senator (Sterling) produce the
letter II he has it,"
Keeps Letter Secret.
II only have notations OF it,
well, object to the question. !"
said Borah.
Would the Senator (Sterling, tell
us where he got the notations?"
asked Senator Garaway F(Dem.),
Arkansas.
II can't do that" replied Sterling.
"It is peculiar that one member
OF the committee should be sup
piled with knowledge of this docu.
m men and and t., the rest Of US ignored"
II insist the Senator (Sterling) pro.
-duce the letter III he w3ntA to ask
any question:" Borah insisted.
II win later on" said Sterling.
Thr0tighoiit the hearing Sterling
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
BREAK
To COME
SOON
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CONTINUED from First Pagel
tains, to rush back to Pittsburgh to
the aged Mrs. William Copley Thaw.
It is very probable that there will
be test in Thaw's condition right
there.
After Pittsburgh, there is a hiatus.
Sometime, however, there is to come
visit to Paris, but not that
naughty gay "Paree." After that,
so says Harry. there are no plans.
Harry is sane and he is a "full.
blooded American" His first act
as such was to hand out a "cap.
ned" or prepared statement.
Awaits Formal Discharge.
Thaw will remain at Kirkbride's
asylum until he is formally dis
charged by Judge Monaghan,
Thaw's chief counsel, former Judge
John M. Patterson, said this morn
Ing. Judge Monaghan is not OK.
pected to sign the formal discharge
Tor four days at least, in order 20
give attorneys who opposed Thaw's
release time to file motions and
reason for q new trial.
Asked II he then intended bring
ing Thaw to New York to plead
20 an indictment there charging
Thaw with assaulting Fred Gump.
Patterson said:
Il have no such plans. NV
work as far as the present Thalv
case is concerned ended with the
Jury's verdict"
William A. Gray, counsel for
Evelyn Nesbit, has requested the
usual four days in which to file a
motion and reasons for new
trial. No time has been set, how.
ever, for hearing the motion.
Mrs. Thaw Happy.
I'm happy-for Harry's sake"
was all Mrs. Thaw would saw.
Neither she nor ~Thaw were in
court when the verdict was an
nounced at 1920 o'clock last night.
seven hours after the case went
to the jury. Mrs. Thaw received
the news by telephone at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel here.
The jury which found Thaw sane
was a working mans jury"
1t was headed by Joseph PUNK.
EFT, a seventy three.year.old machin-
list. and two Of its members were
negroes.
1t was the tenth time Thaw had
been in court on a sanity test. He
was found sane on two previous
occasions, once in the first trial for
the murder of Stanford White and
again in 1915. Seven tribunals on
as many different occasions have
declared him insane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
Daniels Wanted Oil
Kept in Ground, Naval
Officer Writes Walsh
BY international News Service.

The policy of Josephus Daniels
with respect to the navy's oil re.
serves was "to keep as much oil
In the ground as possible" Comdr.
II. A. Stuart, who was in charge of
the reserves when Daniels was Sec
rotary OF the. Navy, said today in
a letter to Senator Walsh Dem.) Of
Montana.
Stuart is now on duty with the
Sinclair receivers in Wyoming,
+. Leases Under Daniels.
Only two leases were made dur.
ing Daniels regime and both were
made reluctantly for fear they
would tend to establish a prece-
dent which might be used by others
to attempt to obtain other leases"
Stuart said. These leases were ne.
gotlated to prevent drainage from
the reserves by adjacent wells, Stu.
art added.
Il will state that all of us found
Mr.. Daniels very obdurate when it
came to getting any lease for lands
within the reserves even where
the producing we'll law applied or
where we, who were more or less
familiar with the details of drain.
age, and water conditions, felt that
some action looking to leasing or
other disposition should be taken.
After the result Of the 1920 election
Mr.. Daniels particularly stated that
he had consistently refused to open
up the reserves, and that he would
not change that policy before leav.
ing office" Stuart said.
Feared Precedent.
ITO any of us who tried to get
Mr.. Daniels to loosen his hold on
the reserves in cases where we con.
sidered it very essential to do de-
fensive drilling 1t is highly anus.
ing to see the apparent attempt to
make him out as an 'exploiter' of
the reserves. recall distinctly that,
IN the case of the Consolidated Mu.
tual, to whom was granted eventu.
ally a lease for. 100 acres, Mr..
Daniels was very much afraid, and
SO stated, that, even granting that
water conditions were as bad as
represented, the leasing of even this
small acreage would tend to estab.
fish a precedent which might be
used by others to attempt to OBJ.
tain other leases.
II feel that there Is not a single
naval officer who had anything to
do with the naval Petroleum re-
serves during SECRETARY Dapiels'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
j. s. INITIATES
HONDURAN
FARLEY
Ministers and Rebels Meet
cooIidge's Envoy Aboard
Cruiser.

The first mediation conference for
the restoration of peace in Hon.
duras win be held this afternoon
aboard the United States cruiser
Milwaukee in the harbor of Amatala
between President Coolidge's special
envoy, Sumner Welles, and repre-
sentatives of the de facto govern
nent and the revolutionary forces.
This word came in a dispatch to
the State Department from Welles
this morning. The council Of min
listers. constituting the Honduran
de facto government, is represented
by Alberto Rodriguez, minister of
public works, and Gen. Rogue Lo-
PEE. minister of war, who left the
capital Of Tegucigalpa for their
trip through the revointioIary lines
yesterday afternoon. The ebel rep
resentatives are DR.. EfslaX Salvador
Ag5iirre; and DIR. Ftanc1sco 4tqpeZ
Padilla. '.a.' r. (, fs
The American nniRister to on
duras, Franklin Afotaies med
at Tegucigalpa TO protect American
lives and property there, in case
desultory attacks. on the capital
were made during the peace paaey.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
COOLIDGE ELAN
TOCUT ARMS
SURPRISES
Generally Understood That He
Opposed Pepper Resolu-
ton for Farley.
TIMES. sTAFE PHoT0
By jill X. REYNOLDS.


The scope Of President Coolidge's
political activities have doubled.
Already busy with his Presidential
campaign, Mr.. Coolidge returned to
Washington today, from New York
to take upon himself the added
burden imposed by hfs deliberate
plunge into European politics.
No outWara change may be ex-
pected Immediately in the American
policy toward the reparatons set.
Element and. other European prob.
lens as the result of the President'S
declaration of his desire to extend q
helping hand across the Atlantic.
Administration officials said today.
pointing out, howeverA that the
President has pointed the way and
has thus made the United States
more than ever an important factor
in any European adjustment.
In Congress, where suggestions
for new world armament confer.
ence have been frowncd upon by Ad.
ministration leaders, Mr.. CoolIdge's
warm Endorsement Of proposals for
further limitation caused, distinct
surprise.
Less than a month ago, when
Senator Pepper R.l OF Pennsylvania
tried to- put a resolution through the
Senate calling for a new conference
to limit naval and aircraft con.
struction, there was general un.
derstanding that the President dis.
approved of such a move oDd that
he did not think the present condi-
ton Of international affairs augured
for the success Of such an undertake.
ing. The same thing happened in
the House when the naval appro.
priation bill was under considera,
ton.
Now that the President has indi.
Gated his approval Of another arma.
ment conference, as soon as Eu.
ropes economic stability is assured
renewed efforts will be made to get
the Senate's Endorsement OF the
Pepper resolution. Everything de.
ponds, however, upon PREPARATIONS
settlement predicatad upon the
Dawes plan.
Republican Senators generally ap-
proved Of the Presidents plan for
q new armament conference, but
were quick to point out that it was
| impossible to, tell when world con-
l WOuAu pSAiHAL ZIG great
| powers to come together in the
same spirit that made President
Harding's conference q success
three years ago. The attitude Of
| the Democrats was expressed by
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
minority leader, who said that he
could\see mo advantage in calling
an Independent conference when we
could fako ADVANTAGE of insfy.,iroon
talities already offered by the
League of Nations"
Among the Republicans who in
dorsed the Presidents proposal were
Senators Norris Of Nebraska, Willis
of Ohio, Pepper Of Pennsylvania,
and Cummins of Iowa, the Presi.
dent pro tenn of the Senate.
Senator Cummins called at the
White House during the morning
to congratulate the President on his
New York speech.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-23
HOUSE V0TES0N.
CHILD LABOR
SHORTLY
Advocates of Resolution Claim
Necessary Two-thirds Bal
lot Is Assured.

The child labor constitutional
amendment resolution is to be
brought to a vote in the House
shortly under plans matured today
by the House leaders.
Pressure for action on this res.
olution, that there may be no delay
in submitting it to the States for
ratification, is coming on the Con.
gressmen from many sources. House
advocates Of the resolution say they
have the necessary two-thirds vote
to insure its passage.
The amendment gives the Con-
gress power to regulate and prohibit
employment of children under
eighteen years of age. Upon ratifi-
cation of the amendment by the
States, law will be enacted by
Congress regulating, restrictingl and
prohibiting child labor in the vari.
GUS industries and occupations.
State laws may be more restrictive,
prohibitory and regulatory but they
may not be less so than the Federal
law.
Opposition to the amendment
arises from two sources-the un!
willingness of constitutionalists in
Congress to add additional amend
ments covering matters which the
States themselves can regulate, and
fear from others that Congress will
enact drastic legislation prohibiting
child labor in the lighter work on
farms, in factories, for messenger
service and other occupations, not
harmful to child development and
necessary to the economics of many
families Of small means.
Assurances have been given by
advocates of the amendment that
nothing like this is contemplated
1t is pointed out that while the
present Congress might not proceed
to extremes in view of reluctance to
submit the amendment no binding
action can be taken with respect
to other Congresses. The amend.
ment cannot be ratified in time to
permit the present Congress to draft
the amendment enforcement legisla.
ton.