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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13

oil that was coming out" Walsh re.
torted.
"Well, the Navy had an interest III
the oil that was coming out"
"Oh, yes; but the reserve then be-
longed to Sinclair"
Walsh explained that it was the
duty of the Mammoth Oil Company
to put off the squatters, not the
navy's." Walsh said the case should
have been taken into court" but
that would have necessitated a tcst
of the validity of the Teapot Dome
lease and apparently neither Fall
nor Sinclair wanted that; so the Mu.
tual Oil Company was driven off by
marines"
Senator Dill (Dem9 of Washing.
ton turned the questioning unex-
pectedly to Roosevelt's previous
testimony before the committee.
He asked how Archie Roosevelt
came to work for the Sinclair Oil Co.
1T was in the spring of 1919,
after the war;" Roosevelt said. that
my brother was looking for a job.
checked over the possible places
where he might work and decided on
the Sinclair Company. spoke to
Sinclair and my brother went to
work there at $4,000 a year, 1 think,
and later $15,000.'
Dill asked Roosevelt II he had
asked Sinclair to raise Archie's
salary.
"No," Roosevelt said.
Walsh read several letters found
in the White House files.
On June "a. 1922, President Hard
ing wrote Fail that unless James
G. Darden, Of the Mutual OIL Com
pany, got off Of Teapot Dome, steps
would be taken to eject his com.
pany.
On July 26, Fall wrote the Presi-
dent that it was necessary Ito take
immediate steps to eject the Mutual
Oil Company" and suggested that
the Navy Department send marines
to the reserve. Three days later
the order was issued.
Following Roosevelt, J. w. Ham.
NETT, assistant circulation manager
of the Washington Post, was asked
one question about telegram to
Mclean. 1t related to the business
Of the paper.
The committee then went into
executive session to examine q new
batch Of kilograms.
Lewis D. Bond, accountant who
had waited all morning to take the
stand was excused from testifying
until tomorrow.
The committee adjourned without
making the kilograms public. Mem
bers indicated that nothing of i'm
portance was revealed from them.
Walsh announced that the COM
mittee on Saturday would plunge
into the Wood story. The commit
tee tomorrow will examine Bond,
Henry, Woodhouse, New York, and
Price Mckinney, Cleveland, whom
e. L. Doheny testified offered to
loan Fall 100000.
Hynicka and others subpoena0d
today were ordered to report Sat.
urday.
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EIGHT PLEAD GUILTY
IN INSURANCE FRAUDS

SCRANTON. March 13.-Eight
prominent residents of the Mid
Valley section north of the city have
entered pleas Of guilty in United
States court on charges of conspir-
acy to use the mails to defraud in
connection with insurance cases,
and were fined 500 each. Three
others elected to stand trial on the
charge Of defrauding the Modern
Woodmen of America out of large
sums through alleged fake insur-
ance. Lillian Burgler, Bridget Giles
pie. Edith Elgie, Catherine Rolls,
Mary Helen Lynch, Catherine Man.
gan, Patrick Tanning and Patrick
Morgan, all residents of Olyphant
and nearby towns, pleaded guilty,
while Helen Flannery, James p
Gillespie and James Dunnigan pre-
ferred to stand trial
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
GRQUP'T0PRESS
COOLIDGE TAX
GUT PLEA
Ignore Longworth Warning
That Passage in House
Is Impossible.

A final desperate effort was in
progress today among regular
Republicans in the House to
satisfy President Coolidge by
passing as a separate measure
the 25 per cent 1924 tax reduc-
ton on income taxes for 1923.
Disregard LOngwOrth.
Although Leader Longworth car
ried to the President information
the legislation could not be put
through the House before the first
quarterly instalment of tax pay
ments falls due Saturday, others
were busy laying plans to rush
the bill through the House after
it had been torn from the Ways
and Means Committee.
Congressman Chindblom, Illinois,
and Hawley, Oregon, worked on
Republican members of the COM
mittee trying to induce them to
report out today the. Chindblom
bill which is copied from the Ian
guage providing for the 25 per cent
reduction as incorporated in the
general tax bill when it passed the
House. Four times previously a
similar effort has been made with
the Republican committeeman and
each time it failed.
Promises Special Rule.
Chairman Smell, of the House
Rules Committee, urged Chairman
Green. Of the Ways and Means
Committee. to swing into line, and
argued with Longworth to bring his
influence to bear upon all Repub-
leans Smell promised If the bill
could be brought from the Ways
and Means Committee he would get
a special rule to insure early action
on it in the House. All the leaders
are satisfied il the bill could be
brought to a vote in the House It
would pass by big majority.
With these movements in progress
Congressman Frear, leader Of the
insurgents, was sitting tight in op-
position to separation Of the rs per
cent reduction feature from the gen
eral tax bill. He contends there are
too many good features Of the gen
eral bill to subject 1t to a Presi.
Dental veto by Withdrawing from
it one Of its most attractive pro.
visions. In this position he has the
support Of Democratic committee
men.
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SEVELT AND LEENE DEFEND USE OF MARINES ON OIL LANDS
GOLD STAR TWICE STOLEN
FROM TABLET TO SOLDIER

WOODBURY. HEIGHTS, N. j.,
March 13.-The borough council
here has offered a reward of $25 for
the arrest and conviction of the
person who has twice removed q
gold star from in front of the name
of the borough's only soldier who
lost his life while serving in the
world war. The borough placed a
bronze tablet on a huge boulder in
the center Of the town containing
the names Of all its representatives
in that conflict.
Last July It was noticed that the
lone gold star on the tablet had been
|plucked out, and interested citizens
had another star placed thereon. A
few weeks ago this second star was
found to be missing, and quiet in
Vestigation was made. The borough
finally decided that the matter
should be given publicity and offered
the reward.
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HELP
IN NATIONS
DEFENSE
Turning Out Thousands Of
of Young Officers, Military
Schools Delegates Told.

Pointing out that preparedness
did not necessarily mean that the
country should have large armed
forces, Brig. Gen. Hugh A. Drum
today told the members Of the Asso.
citation of Military Colleges and
Schools of the United States that
preparedness nowadays means the
ability of the country to respond
readily with its man power and its
natural resources.
General Drum said that prepared.
ness was commonly thought to lie
the sustaining of big armies and
navies, with a well-equipped system
OF defense.
Nothing is further from the
minds "he said" of those who are
charged with the national defense.
When we speak of the prepared
ness OF a country, we mean only
whether or not it is capable of
quickly placing able bodied men in
the field with proper training and
accourtementS.
Schools Doing Well.
THE military schools of the coun-
try are doing a large share Of the
work in Keeping this country pre-
pared. The Colleges where Reserve
OFFICERS Training Corps are main.
tanned are doing good work, the
growing popularity of the High
school Cadet idea is helping
General Drum reviewed the find.
lngs of the examination boards OF
the country when the men drafted
for the World War were being ex.
amined. He said that large per.
centage Of those examined were
found to be defective in some de-
gree, and many of them were
either illiterate, or could not speak
English.
He said that a country which
could fall back upon a physically
III manpoWer was always prepared.
he declared that the physical train.
ing courses which had been inStitut-
ed In most colleges and schools was
helping to develop the worth Of
the country.
Colleges Teaching Thousands.
Inc work that is being done by
reserve officers training corps was
explained by Col. Leon K. KRONER.
He said that by means of the corps,
colleges were annually turning out
thousands of young men who were
versed In the rudiments Of military
tactics and drill.
Cooperation" was the subject
OF talk by Lieut.. Col. Roy F. Far
rand. officers reserve corps, and
president of st. Johns Military
Academy at Delafield. Wis. He as.
serted that through close co.opera.
ton between all the schools in the
maintenance of a standard and uni
form training course the military
needs Of the country could be bet.
ter met.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
NEWARK CHIEF.
ASSA|LS NY.
POLICE
New Jersey Detective Head
Alleges Breach Of Custom
Was Committed.

NEWARK, N. J., March 1.-the
arrest here Of Ernest L. Fortier,
charged with being one Of the men
who stole about $4,000 in gems
from the apartment of Mrs. Olive
Celeste Waite, in the Great North
ern Hotel, 100 West F'ifty-ssventh
street, February IA, caused Capt.
Frank e. Brex, head of the New
ark detective bureau, to assert he
will complain to Inspector Coughlin,
of the New York police, that an
uncalled for breach OF custom and
courtesy has been committed.
Newark Detectives Act.
Although Fortier was arrested by
Newark detectives, they were not
called in on the case until after
Fortier had told two detectives from
the West Forty-seventh street sta
ton, of New York, he would not
go with them. The New York de-
tectives then called Newark police
headquarters, and when the New
ark detectives reached the rooming
house of Fortier. 11O1 Broad street,
they asked the New York detectives
WndC was LHelT lUSd III SpcdhlIS
in the back door,"
The New York officers are said
to have replied that, as it, was be-
fore a. m, they did not believe
the Newark cops would be up and
on the job" The New York de-
tectives did not give their names.
Fortier is held in Newark in $4,000
bail to await extradition.
Prisoner Only Recently Wed.
The prisoner had only recently
married, and his bride, q small and
attractive blonde, followed him to
police headquarters, where she said
he told her he was a wealthy
jeweler. They were married in her
home in Bennington, VT, she said,
after a brief courtship. In the
apartment detectives said they found
a $4,000 mesh. bag stolen from Mrs.
Waite, former opera singer, now
living at East Sixty-seventh street.
The Waite burglars stole a $4,000
brooch set with a $25, 900 diamond.
Detectives said Fortier had this re.
set in a ring. Asked for her en-
gagement ring. Mrs. Fortier said
her husband took it from her, say
ing his partner in the jewelry bust
ness needed money at once.
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SMITHS STOCK
DEALS ARE
Barred
Mrs. Roxie Stinson Tells Of
Ex-Husband's Relations
With Daugherty.
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
my attorneys as I am constantly
engaged in my duties here
Senator Wheeler, the committee
prosecutor, who went to Column
bus and personally conducted Mrs.
Stinson to Washington, shielding
her from photographers or re-
porters, decided today to go deeper
into the stock-dealing stories. Mrs.
Stinson testified Smith had given
her small block of shares in White
Motors and in Pure Oil, which she
said Smith told her they" got for
n2thing.
Subpoena Broker.
To this end, a subpoena was is
sued for Will r. A. Hayes. said to
be the Columbus manager Of Samuel
UngerIeider & Co., Cleveland
brokerage concern, through which,
she said, Smith had done most Of
his trading under the pseudonym Of
"Will r. A. Hayes and Twill r. A.
Hayes No. g"
Hayes was instructed to bring
his books, and they we're expected
to reveal whether these blind &C.
counts" were kept.
The head bOokkeeper" of the
Midland National Bank at Washing
ton Court House, Ohio, Of which
|Daugherty's brother, Mel Daugherty
lie president, also was subpOenaed.
Tells Of eastern Money"
1t was in this bank that Mrs.
Stinson testified her husband told
her he had $4,000 in eastern
money" 1t was in this bank, too,
she said that Smith had a personal
account of $11,4O0, which she
claimed after his death, and which
Mel Daugherty. she said, refused
to give her on the ground it was a
part Of Smiths estate and conse.
quently would have to be probated
according to Smiths will.
At that time, she said, she told
Mel Daugherty that "slle might
have to open up some things he
would rather not have opened up. :"
Quiz on Fight Finn.
The committee planned today to
go thoroughly into the story of big
profits" alleged to have been made
by Smith and his friends on the
Dempsey.C Carpenter fight pictures.
Mrs. Stinson testified yesterday
Smith told her he expected to make
$3.50, 900 If "they could put 1t over. p"
Senator Wheeler plans to link up
this testimony with the fact that
while Dempsey was training at At.
lantic City for the fight. both the
Attorney General and Smith visited
his training quarters. Daugherty
was in Atlantic City at the time for
a rest.
The story, as It has been related
to members Of the committee, is to
the effect that Smith informed the
fight promoters that for one-third
Of the profits a way could be point.
ed out to them to get around the
Federal law which prohibits the
shipment in interstate commerce
and exhibition Of fight films.
Probe Showing Here.
The pictures ultimately were
shown in many sections of the coun.
try. In some places the exhibitors
were arrested and fined $1,000 in
Federal courts.
The committee also planned to go
thoroughly into the story that the
fight films were given a private
showing at the home Of E. B. Nc
Lean here before a distinguished
audience containing President Hard
ing, Daugherty and other persons
high in official life.
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RADIO CALLS SON TO
MOTHER WHO Is ILL

WINSTED, Conn, March 49,
Called home from California by a
radio message informing him that
his mother, Mrs. William l.. Par
sons, was seriously i'll, Frederick
Parsons, Of Maybrook, N. Y, a con
ductor on the Central New England
railroad, is now at her bedside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons were tour.
ing the West, and as their exact
whereabouts were unknown, news
of his mothers illness was broadcast
in the Western States.
Parsons heard the message in
California and with his wife started
at once for the East.
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la BY granting said lease upon
said petroleum lands in violation
of law:
"(b) To favor and prefer said de.
PENDANT Mammoth Oil Company
over and above other persons desir.
Gus of taking lease upon said
lands;
"(c) To insure to said defendant
Mammoth Oil Company the valu.
able right to receive and take to
exhaustion all Of the oil and gas
which might be obtained from said
lands in said agreement mentioned;
I'D TO lease the said lands to
said defendant Mammoth Oil Com.
pany by said agreement at an
inadequate, improper, and fraudu.
lent consideration"
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HAD
T0OBEY
FALL
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he did: not. but I can't recall it
now"
General Lejeune and decided, ~
Roosevelt said, Ito send no one vino
would prove rash. Z mean, any one
who might shoot some one or some
thing of the Sort"
Walsh then read a letter from
III. HI. Tammen, of the Denver Post,
to George Christian, jr., secretary
to President Harding. Tammen en-
closed an article protesting "the
use Of armed forces in driving the
Mutual Oil Company off Of Teapot
Dome.
Defended By Fail.
Christian sent the letter to Fall
who. replying in lengthy state
ment claimed the Mutual Company
had no rights whatever to Teapot
Dome.
Fall contended the Government
was wholly within" its rights in
ejecting trespassers from military
and naval reserves"
ut is the duty of the Secretary
of the Navy to eject trespassers
and in this case. with the approval
of the President, he has done his
duty" Fall added.
The Ex.Secretary described the
Denver Post "aS Western paper
which has been somewhat critical in
its attitude toward this thing"
No Record of Daniels.
Though maintaining that Daniels
had ordered armed forces to eject
trespassers from California reserves,
Roosevelt said he could find no
record of Daniels action in the files
OF the Navy Department.
Roosevelt assumed responsibility
for the order to Lejeune, but said
he was merely acceding to the re-
quest of Fall.
at was question" he said, ''of
whether or not we were to permit
trespassers to remove oil in which
the navy was to share.
Neither 1 nor General Lejeuue
looked at it as differing any from
a navy yard. We had only the
navy's rights in mind"
What was the nature of your
conference with President Harding
on this?" asked Walsh.
II Just told him that we had
selected a good man to go to the
reserve. The President said %. X
and the discussion passed off just
like that
Who brought up the discussion?"
IT did. I was talking to the
President after Cabinet meeting
and in the discussion of two or
three Navy Department matters
just mentioned this. assumed he
was conversant with it from talk
ing to Fall" Y
''Now, Colonel didn't youSsknow
that this land. IN all 5000 acres in
the reserve, didn't belong to the
navy, but had been leased to the
Mammoth Oil Company, owned by
Harry r. Sinclair?' demanded
Walsh.
I'm not a lawyer" Roosevelt
said. 81 assumed that the navy's
interests were at stake"
"You thought Fall, as a lawyer,
was familiar with the legal as
pects?"
Exactly"
"You know, don't you, Colonel,
that the military is in strict subordi.
nance to the civil arm of the law"
eyes"
And that it is never to be en-
ployed internally unless the civil
arm is unequal to the situation?"
YES"
No Buildings on Tract.
''Now, Colonel, you didn't have
man on Teapot Dome. you didn't
have q building there. Is that
Correct?'
Eyes"
'Well. looking back on it now,
wasn't it an outrageous use Of the
naval forces?"
Roosevelt sat stunned for a mo.
ment and hesitated before he re.
piled:
II would have to check up on the
law. I thought there was some.
thing there that belonged to the
Mavy-oil."
1.-THE navy didn't even own the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-13
LABOR GOVERNMENT GETS
FIRST PARLIAMENT DEFEAT

LONDON, March 13.-The Labor
Government was defeated in the
House of Commons this afternoon
upon a motion to suspend the rule
calling for adjournment at II %. m.
This was the first defeat the Mac
Donald government has sustained in
commons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-17
S7,5OO LOSS IN
WEEKEND FIRES
Bakery and Three Residents
Are DAMAGED.
Damage done by a fire that threat

Damage done by a fire that threat
ened the Grocers Baking Company,
957 w. New York St. early Sunday
was estimated at $1,000 today by
Charles Rhine, secretary of the
company.
According to Rhine the blaze
started in a storeroom in the base
ment Of the building from sponta-
e0us combustion. Rhine said that
several heavy bales OF paper had
been in the storeroom for some time
and it was thought that the fire
started there. Baking supplies and
woodwork was damaged by fire,
smoke and water. Loss IS covered
by insurance.
Fire starting from sparks on the
roof Of the home Of Joseph Mason,
2345 Caroline Ave. Sunday, spread
to the home Of Dennis Whitfield,
1851 Caroline Ave, and Ambrose
Payne, 2341 Caroline Ave. causing
S2,5Q0 damage. according to fire Off
Gals.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-17
BANDITS FoREG0 GUNS

Hold-up men who instead Of guns
used brute strength to accomplish
their ends obtained money in one
attempt Sunday night and left a
victim before they obtained anything
in another case.
St. Clair Schooley, 4422 Guilford
Ave, told police while<he was WALK
ing near his home early Sunday
evening two white men came up
from behind and slugged him. The
men fed without robbing him. be.
coming frightened, police think
Both men We're well dressed and
young Schooley said.
While DR.. r. F. Banister, 1858 Cen
trail Ave, and family were away
their home was ransacked and a
shotgun, household goods, silver
ware. travelling bag, jewelry, all val
ued at sos, taken.
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He Wanted His Watch

Charles Berger. 1928 Gladstone
Ave. believes with Shakespeare that
who steals my purse steals trash, D."
but when thieves start 10 take his
watch he objected. Berger told DO
lice two robbers took $40 from him
At Sixteenth St. and Gladstone Ave,
but when they attempted 10 take
IL --r.nliana he I'm
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-17

Yeggs entered the Alexander Box
COMPANY, HOP Patterson St, Sunday
night, bpt failed to open the safe.
although the lock was battered of
the safe. Entrance was gained
rI.r0-.H d -i3a 1yful1py-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-17
DEFENSE FUND.-
IS REVEALED IN
HAWKINS TRIAL
Stockholders Contribute $50
for Indicted Of
fiCiaIS,

Hawkins Mortgage Company Off
Gals sent out a letter purporting 10
have been written by a stockholm
ers' protective committee" defend
ing the officials. after the officials
were indicted in Federal Court, it
was brought out by the Government
today before Judge Ferdinand a
Geiger and Il jury. Sixteen officers
Of the Hawkins and affiliate doom
panies are being tried on charges Of
using mails in a scheme 20 defraud
DR.. Charles NJ Burge. Logans-
port. testified he did not know he
was chairman of the Stockholders
protective committee" until he was
called 10 New York for a meeting.
Other Government witnesses gave
testimony indicating they did not
know the Hawkins officials meant
to use the committee TO defend them
selves against the Government at
tack.
Asked for Contribution
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ment charges stockholders who thus
We're appealed to were defrauded out
Of millions Of dollars by the indicted
officials.
Responses TO the letter totaled
s36, Samuel r. Stewart, Danville,
Ind. secretary Of the stockholders
protective committee" testified.
DIR. Burge testified he had held
s29. 500 worth Of stock, but sold So
600 worth before the crash.
Lew Wallace, Indianapolis, receiv-
er for the Hawkins company, testi-
fed the total tangible assets of the
company were $50. 900 in May, 1874
End Seen This Week
The Government is expected to
complete its case Tuesday. Defense
attorneys indicated that each Of the
defendants would take the stand.
About twenty-five other witnesses
have been subpoenaed. The case
may so to the jury by the end Of
this week.
Among witnesses yet to be used
by the Government is Thomas P
Merrilees Of New York City. an ex-
pert accountant of the Department
Of Justice. old Tom" as he is
called by fellow Government agents,
is expected to furnish weighty evil
dence against the alleged conspira-
tors. Merrilees prepared a great
amount of financial evidence against
the company. it IS said.
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$50 for Contrihntion

The letter asked for contributions
for a defense fund" The Govern