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Evening star., 1924-03-14

devotion Of Smith tp Daugherty how
he had 'cried like baby" when
Daugherty drst refused to come to
his side and finally did come to be
present at Smiths operation for ap-
nendicitis the subject of whisky came
into the inquiry.
Asked Of Whisky DesIs.
Senator Wheeler wanted to know
IL Miss Stinson knew Of any specific
deals in WHISKY in which Daugherty
and Smith were engaged She said she
knew of no specific deals, knew lust
generally" but added:
They had plenty of liquor at their
disposal"
Smith. she said. brought Targe
quantities of it" to Washington Court
House for his own use; that. in fact,
Daugherty had been with Smith when
he arrived with suitcaSes full of it,
and that Smith had given some to the
Attorney G'neral, to herself and to
! other friends
Why, he brought it in a case larger
| than this table" said the witness. in
she was seated.
Just weekend supply" observed
Senator Moses.
What Smith had told her about
| whisky, Miss Stinson said. related to
| the withdrawal of whisky from ware
houses on federal permits, but her
| information had not been very def
mite.
NO she said, rejecting, II don't
| remember of there being anything
| said about money for the permits"
The Withdrawals We're during the
| first days of the administration, and
| they got afraid of it," she added
lie told me So.
Then the witness was led off into a
| line of testimony the meaning OF
which was not openly developed in
| full but the general effect of which
was obviously intended to indicate
some attempt to get certain evidence
| out of her possession or to prevent
her testimony before the committee
! il DoSSible
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House, which was owned jointly by
Smith. Daugherty and others, Smith
and Daugherty gave Darden $2,400
for Investment, according to the story
which Miss Stinson said Smith re-
lated to her.
Then. according to the same story
the details of which she did not
know, they" dropped Darden, with
whom, she testified, they had a deal
in an oil proposition out west.
Smith. she testified. had told her: III
this isn't pipe dream 1t may prob
ably make US lot of money"
What brought this aDout," said
Miss Stinson, was that Darden dio
not measure up"
Measure up to what" demanded
Senator AshurSt.
"ro them. They just dropped him.
The committee decided to add its
efforts to the oil committees in the
attempt to subpoena Darden.
Tells of Parole "DeaI.'
From that point the testimony
jumped to an alleged deal" to get q
parole for a Mr.. Solomon" a broth
er-in-law OF Joe Weber, the actor.
Miss Stinson testified that she was
in New York with Smith when they
said, discussed the possibilities OF
getting a parole for Solomon. The
Conversation, she said. was "abou
fixing it with Daugherty."
was there any reference TO any
money transaction i'll it, asked Sen
ator Wheeler.
"He (Smith) said" testified Mis-:
Stinson, "he (Weber) is awfully
cheap. He wants something for moth
ing | don't know whether we vii
do anything for him or not"
The committee and spectators hat
not started to breathe again before
the witness, with a dramatic gesture
focused her attention on NJ. >. Daugh'
erty. the Attorney Generals brother
who was sitting in the audience, ano
recalled that she had warned him she
intended to come TO Washington anc
tell the truth.
Bars Answer to Query.
Isn't that so," she demanded, hurl-
ing her question at Daugherty.
Does the committee want me to
answer that inquired Daugherty, bu,
Senator Wheeler waved gesture Il
the man indicating that he shouIc
remain silent and let the inquiry &c
on.
From that Miss Stinson's Testimony
turned to meeting Smith at Washing
ton Court Housse. where he had just
arrived from Washington with sew
enty- five one Thousand dollar bills ir
belt around his waist. Where ht
got it, he didn't tell her, she said, anG
she could fix no data
Did you ask him about them
NO. That was after I stopped
wanting to know things"
Where had Smith come from wher
he brought the money with him?"
From Washington"
Then. after telling to illustrate Tho
Evening star., 1924-03-14

see if it had bean mentioned" said
Means, stating that Smith was an
noyed because several "progLe ssives
had been elected to Congress and
might cause trouble"
Smith told him of the source of the
100000 in the fall of i922, Means
said.
after he had become apprehensive
about the election OF progressives?'
asked Senator Moses.
Means replied in the affirmative.
Bosch Magnetic Case.
Senator Moses referred to con-
ference between him and Means on
the Bosch Magnetic ease. and Means
said Smith had feared that he
tMeans) was telling Senator Moses
something of the 100000 transaction.
Going back to the investigation of
Senator La Toilette. Means said.
people went to his Office and went
through it."
Means declined to tell who went
through" Senator La Follettes office.
They were innocent" he said. II am
solely responsible"
Men were sent to Arkansas to in
vest:gate Senator Caraway. Means
testified once.
Senator Wheeler said he had tele-
grams that five Department of JUS
tice agents were "checking up on
Chairman Brookhart interjected
that he had heard that "one is out in
Iowa checking up on me, too
In Florida last month, Means said
he told Underwood that he was GO
ing to give his information to Con-
gress. Underwood said. the witness
declared, that he would be indicted If
he did
Means said he did not discuss with
r. H. Mclean his intention to testify.
Warned of Indictments.
Means said Thomas Il. Fielder. his
attorney, had told him that if he testi-
fled he would be indicted 'any number of
times" Fielder told him, the witness
continued. there would be so many
indictments that he, Means, would be
unable to get bail.
Friends also talked to him, Means
said, and sydney Bieber Of Washing
ton urged him not to hurt the repub-
lican party and the Attorney General"
Means said also that some gum
shoe man had cal ed on the tele-
phone and told him he would be shot
or jailed if he testified. He declared
that his telephone wires were tapped.
thar he had il arranged SO he could
tell when il was tapped and that he
had it fixed so he could detect tap
ping.
PhOned to Keep Quiet.
The man who telephoned him had
ment of Justice, Means said. He told
him the Attorney General had written
Il letter which would prevent him
from teStifying.
Turning back to the Carpenter
Dempsey fight films, Means said lie
had received money for no interefer-
ence in showing the films and the
money was turned over by him to
Jess Smith.
He collected ii for himself, but
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whether he turned 1t over to any
| body else i don't know" said Means.
! The fight film was first shown here
| at Il. B. McI1ean's house, he said, with
| President Harding present.
J Others present Means added, con-
sulting n notebook, included Secre-
tary Hughes.
The owners of the pictures. he said,
were Jess Smith, Howard Manning
| ton, Will Orr, whom he identified AS
OF New York, and certain Jap
Muma."
Payments on Films.
Payments to Smith on the fight pic
| lures. Means said were sometimes
SO, 900 or $4,000" and were brought to
Smith by "a man"
/ Jess Smith afterward told him
Means said. of receipt of money as
| his part from the showing Of the
| films"
Means answered .'Yes' when asked
| IL he had not also received money in
connection with liquor transactions
which he had referred to.
Means said that in receiving money
| from Smith in the film case. the most
| he had received at one time was
| $4,000 or $1,000. In the ownership of
| sought to identify Smith as the rep
resentative of the Attorney General
and Jap Muma' as being connected
| with Mr.. Mclean. Means said that
was his understanding
Means went into detail as to how
| the money was brought to him by
| messengers in payments on the prize
| fight film deal" saying he had "as
| much as six or seven thousand dol
| lars" in his hands at one time in
| that way. He was pressed by Sen
| ator Moses and other committee mem
bers To estimate the aggregate OF
these collections"
"Oh, 5000 or $4,000" he replied;
| maybe $4,000 2"
| AS the committee broke up Senator
| Ashurst told Means that while he
might be under indictment. he had
re ndered great service to truth.
ITS the first time ! have seen the
end justify the means" the senator
declared. and the roomful of spec
tators applauded the pun.
Following Means testimony the
| committee adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Miss Stinson Is III.
Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Jess
Smith, who has been telling Of al
legged deals" between him and .tttor-
ney General Daugherty. was reported
sick and unable to continue her testi-
mony today.
At the request of the Attorney Cen
erals counsel. Senator Wheeler, dem
| ocrat, Montana. gave assurances that
Miss Stinson would remain here until
cross examined.
Means is under two federal indict-
ments, one in connection with liquor
case and another with the New Yori,
| bribery case.
Evening star., 1924-03-14

During Miss RoNic Stinson'S testi-
mony Yesterday afternoon she spoke
of "deals'--representin that Attor-
ncy General Daugherty had benn IN
volved in them along with Jess W.
Smith, her former husband. bumper
and friend" of the Attorney General,
who committed suicide a year ago IN
the apartments of Mr.. Daugherty in
Washington.
These deals" according to Miss
Stirson's testimony, ran the gamut
from oil to shirts, and included prize
fight films whisky, various stocks
and a parole for q federal convict.
The most specific allegation, how
ever, in Miss StinSon's testimony yes
terday was that Smith lad told her
he was acting as go-betWeen lor
Attorney General Daugherty and GER
tain motion picture companies, "hlch
were seeking TO exhibit the pictures
of the arpentier-Dempsey night
without incurring prosecution under
the law which forbids transportation
OF such films in interstate commerce.
Asserts sIso.OOO Promised.
Smith told her. she testified. that
the deal, proposed that Daugherty
would see to it that there was no
prosecution and in return we
Daugherty and Smith, would receive
$1&0.00
Whether that was consummated or
not, | do not know she said.
From that Miss Stinson'S testimony
jumped TO another deal" which
Smith, she said, told her was on be-
tween Daugherty and Col. James
g. Darden. said to be president of
the Mutual Oil Company. Darden was
one of a number who We're promi-
nent in the Harding encourage when
the late President came to office. but
Evening star., 1924-03-14
Smith-Daugherty S'Deals' Ran Gan,ut
From Oil to Shirts, Says Miss StinsOn

who disappeared from Washington.
Darden's name also has figured in
the Teapot Dome inquiry. The SEN
ate committee Investigating that af-
fair has been attempting for month
to serve summons on him without
avail.
nardcn. according to Miss Stins on $
testimony yesterday. had been, ac-
cCrding to Smith, trying to get
through some leases some way
through Washington prior to this ad-
ministration."
Says stock Was Bought.
AS the result OF the conference at
the mysterious little green mouse in
X street" in Washington. and at the
shack" near Washington Court
Evening star., 1924-03-14

Of Plaid and Striped Coat
ings, Polaire, Flamingo, Cut
Cninchilla, Cut Teddy Bear,
Angora, etc.
All lined throughout with
Crepe and Satin-de-Ch
New Colors - Powder Blue,
Green, Brick, Pearl, Gray, Rust,
Lark and Copper.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02

p. S. Thorsen of New York is in
Ellsworth on business.
Il Miss Agnes Smith of Howard, r,
l., is visiting her sister, Mrs, e. f.
Robinson.
" Mrs. F. L. Kent is spending this
week in Bangor with her niece, Mrs.
Harry Torrens,
Miss Pauline Austin is at home
from the Machias normal school for
the Easter vacation.
Mrs. Gladys Daley of West Goulds-
boro is with her cousin, Fred A. Pat
ten, for the present.
There will be dancing at Isle
hurst pavilion every Saturday eve
ming, beginning this week.
The Literature club will meet
with Mrs. H. e. Rowe on Pine
street, Monday evening, April Z.
! I Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Hopkins, who
are living at Sandy Point, are at
their home in Ellsworth for a week.
I Follett Pickett, Harry Allen and
Charles Barton attended the State
boys conference in Augusta last
week.
The Thursday club will serve
/ public supper at the Congregational
vestry Thursday evening of next
week.
The IS in gold given away at
/ Miss Doris Colpitts' dry goods store
was awarded to Mrs. Fred Haynes,
! Laurel street.
! The regular meeting of Irene chap
! ter O. e. s., will be held Friday
! evening Work on one candidate.
Supper at $50.
The last concrete arch of the new
Main street bridge was laid last Fri
I day, and the crew is now employed
on the top work.
! The o. w. Tapley Co. has sold
the H. II. Harden store in Surry to
| Harold E. Jordan, who will conduct
general store there.
Senator Hale hose company is
! busy with plans for its annual
Easter Monday play and ball at
! Hancock hall, April 81.
" Mrs. Annie Frances McGown ar
rived home this week from Boston,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
Help Put
"Over the Top"

Miss Clio NJ. Chilcott, formerly of Ellis
worth, stands SECOND in the great
HAPPINESS CANDY CONTEST now
going on i'll New York City for Dutch
Colonial House at Forest Hills.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
Liberty National Bank
OF ELLSWORTH
Your Bank

Think of this as your bank. Come in and tell
us how we can help you.
We know that our success is dependent upon
the prosperity of customers-upon you. We
are here to serve to boost and to grow with this
section.
Make of our facilities and service. We
sincerely offer you our earnest cooperation.
We pay 40 for Savings, Compounded Quarterly In
terest starts monthly. 226 $500 and checking
accounts. Call write or phone for information
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
CONTEST CLOSES APRIL Il

Won't you help prove that Maine can
WIN? You can help swell Miss Chill
colts vote by ordering your Easter
candy through her. If you will send
her one dollar for each pound ordered,
she will have sent to you either Evan
geline Mixed Chocolates in attractive
Easter wrappings, or Pecan Apricot
Mallow covered with delicious, crisp,
fresh pecans- Send good order and
then :" listen in" (WEAF) for the Hap
piness Boys on Friday Evening.
"A LONG PULL, AND A STRONG
PULL, AND A PULL
ALL TOGETHER"
Address: Miss Clio NJ. Chiicott,
27 West 11th Street,
New York City.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
Assessors N0tiCe
City of Ellsworth
TO ALL PERSONS LIABLE TO BE
TANED IN THE CITY
OF EILSWORTH

The assessors of said city hereby
give public notice that they will be in
session in the Mayor and Aldermen's
Room in Hancock Hall Building, in
said city, during the business hours of
each secular day, beginning April 1
and continuing until April 10, and re-
quest you to bring in. as required by
law, true and perfect lists of the polls,
real and personal estate of which you
may be possessed on the first day of
April, A, ID. 1924, in said city of Ellis
worth.
All persons failing or neglecting to
bring in such lists forfeit their right
to appeal to the assessors, the county
commissioners or the supreme court
for abatement unless they offer such
lists as above specified.
CHARLES l.. SMITH,
HOWARD F. WHITCOMB
j. A. CUNNINGHAM,
Assessors of Ellsworth, Me.
March u, 1924.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02

where she has completed courses in
chiropody, manicuring and beauty
culture, graduating with an average
of 81 per cent, which is very high.
Mrs. McGown will soon begin prac-
tice in Ellsworth.
Perley E. Priest has sold the John
H. Leland house on Washington
street to Harry E. Latty of South
west Harbor. who will move here
with his family.
Ballou Phillips of New York,
Hervey Phillips of Newtonville, Mass,
and Phillips Lord of Meriden, Conn,
were here to attend the funeral of
their grandfather, H. B. Phillips.
Mrs. j, 7. Giles returned Monday
from HOLLYWOOD, Cal, where she
spent the winter with her daughter
Mrs H. r. Lamster Mrs. F. c.
Burrill returned with her to Port
land.
George w. Higgins, of the COM
mittee appointed to purchase the
new city clock, has received word
from the manufacturers that man
to install the clock will be here the
latter part of this week
! YMr. and Mrs. ". H. Daniels and
family of Kingston, N. B., have
been visiting their father and
mother, MI and Mrs. Robert
Daniels, and now have gone to live
in the Adams house on the Surry
road.
Eunice, widow of Edward Rich
formerly of Morgap's Bay, Surry,
died Saturday at Framingham, Mass,
aged seventy-nine years. The
body was brought to Ellsworth yes
terday and placed in the receiving
tomb.
The Hancock County Fair associa-
tion of Ellsworth is planning for a
Fourth of July celebration this year
Plans are still in embryo, but the
formal dedication of the new Main
street bridge may be made part
of the program.
The condition of Capt. j. H. Pat
ten, who has been seriously i'll, is
slightly improved this week. Miss
Persis Meader, trained nurse, is in
attendance. His son, Ralph H. Pat
ten of Brewer, who has been at
home, returned yesterday.
The fremen were called out early
last Friday morning by small fire
on the roof of the NOyes garage on
Water street, which was eXtinguished
before serious damage resulted
Monday morning there was an alarm
for a chimney fire at Charles Cottle's
house.
= The Ellsworth friends of Miss
Erva l.. Giles who heard her voice
by radio in March, will be pleased to
learn that she is to sing again over
the radio tomorrow evening at
1925, from station WIZ. Miss Giles
| will sing a group of songs composed
by friend, Miss Cordelia Payne of
New York
The Easter sale and entertain
ment planned by the ladies of the
Baptist church will be held at the
vestry Wednesday evening, April 8.
The entertainment will consist of a
farce, "A Love of a Bonnet read
ings and vocal and instrumental
music Food, candy and fancy
articles viii be on sale
Schoolward the pupils plod their
weary way, climbing Bridge hill
again for the opening of the spring
term of the high school, instead of
climbing State street hill to the new
school building, as they had hoped.
This years class has been promised,
however, that it shall graduate from
the new building, and the move will
be made some time during the term.
Next Monday evening representa-
tives of the Bar Harbor & Union Riv-
er Power Co. will appear before a
joint meeting of the city government
CONTINUED on Page So
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS
SCHEDULE OF MAILS.
Ellsworth pOstOiHce.
MAILS RECEIVED

MAILS RECEIVED
Week Days.
From West-6 Al a. m.; 4.3l p. IN.
From East ILL a. m; 627 p. IN.
Sundays.
From West-S.16 a. m.
No mail from East Sunday.
MAILS CLOSE AT POSTOFFICE
Week Days.
Going West-1040 a. m.; 5.55 p. m.
Going East-6.15 a. m.; 400 D. m.
Registered mail should be at post
office half an hour before mail closes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
STUDENTS

are much subject to eye strain. The
optic nerves are unequal to their task
unless given the assistance of correctly
fitted eyeglasses. | have fitted thou
sands to glasses, and assure you of
satisfactory service.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
WEATHER IN ELLSwt RiH

For Week Ending at Midnight Tuesday
April 1, 1924.
From observations taken at the power
station of the Bar Harbor & Union
River Power Co. in Ellsworth Pre-
cipitation is given in inches for the
twenty four hours ending at mid
night.
Weather Pre- clip
fNnf 1ppr Itt1T8
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-04-02
Edward II. Baker

ELLSWORTH
Graduate Optometrist ana Reg1stsrSG
Eye Specialist.
Office Over M0ore's Drug Stsrs
Residence "a Court st. (Bri1ge H1nh
Telephone csnnectton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-26
Cyedgey May Get Texas
Republican Endorsement
For Vice e-PyesideuCv
l;y The s>Socintrd Press }

DALLAS. Texas. May 26.--No con-
tests are 10 ~ d cidcd ny the rcpubli-
can state executive committee and in-
Gications today were that the largest
state convention Of the party III Tcxaa
Will be j IA tomorrow. Eugene Noltc.
state chairman said today. Leaders Of
the rarty were arriving today for the
preliminarics Of the state convention.
Noitc characterized the situation as
unusual N that thcrc were no coa-
tests scheduled 20 bc hc I'd.
I. 3. Gre ger, national committeeman,
Was expected from Brownsville today
Canyass.ng If elections 70 the state
convention was the principal business
on the cNccutivc committee program to-
day.
The party leaders decl.rcd that 900
or more delegates will attend the con
vgntion. PT,si idcnt Coolidge is schcdul-
"a 10 q supported for rc-clcct. ion and il
WIS predicted that Mr.. 'reaccr will be
endorsed for vice president. While tn
republican ststc convention is in scs-
sion tomorrow what Is known here as
the BLACK and tan" republican party
under the leadership of Harry + tx ~
DALI viii To- meeting Ia another hail.
said $. u. Lyon. secretary.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-26
MURDER OF ROBERT
FRANKS CONTINUES
TO BAFFLE POLICE
tBv The Associated Press)

CHICAGO. May III The states at
torney. his assistants and the police
worked MI night on clcwS ~ Ia the poss-
ibic Iidnaper and murderer Of IL year
Oh Robert Franks. retired millionaire
pawn broker and manufacturer. but early
today appeared no nearer 4 solution Of
the mystery than when the lads
mud" body was found last Thursday.
The body of the lad was laid 10 rest
yesterday afternoon attended by class
mates al the private school he was lcav-
lng when last seen alive last "Wednesday.
Early today three men riding in an
automobile answering the description uf
machine said Ia have loitercd near the
private hool attended by young Frani.s
several days before he disappeared. were
seized At Summit. H.. about - mil -
from here and brought to Chicago for
questioning. There was some effort to
connect the disappearance of Gertrude
Barker, IL. with the kidnapping Of Young
j ranks. The girl has been ssing since
"Wednesday when she left nm academy
near the y lmcl attended by the muir
drrcd lad Her usual course homcward
would have taken her past the corner
which the boy was last Seen.
Mrs. Harkcr's relatives fear that she
might have been II witness Of the
Franks kidnapping anl therefore taken
along by the tidnapers. For that reason
efforts TO find the kidnapcrS were in
creased
florist who sent wreath bearing
the same Johnson to the funeral of the
kidnaiNrg victim yesterday j. positive he
could ia"nfifv the man who gave him the
order. The letter demanding SlU.MD
ransom sent 70 Mr.. Franks after his son
was dead. WAS signed -Georec Johnson =
The flower sender was described by
the florist rs Of the type built M in
theory Nv the police a. the possible own
er Of pair Of spcctaclcs found near tho
bny's body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-26
DEMOCRATS
SEEK PEACE
INCONVENTION
Neff Appears to be Disturb
ing Factor in State DEM
ocratic Convention at
Waco
tBy The Associated Pressl

WACO. Texas, May 26-Efforts OF
leaders IN the democratic party wCre di-
rected today toward keeping peace H.
The official family AS the day Of the
first state convention drew near. Peace
was thing grcstly 10 ic des red by
those who know what they want the
Texss democracy 20 stand for. And in
attaining peace they app Ear 10 have pac-
flied all elements except oac That one
is the group which is demanding that
Governor Pat VI. Neff be sent 20 the ma
tional convention in New York.
a long conference last night among
the big three. Judge Cato Sells Thomas
Love. national committccman and Frank
G. Davis. chairman Of the executive
committee. resulted in an agreement on
a program of which the following are
the salient paragraphs.
There will NJ ~ delegates at large,
II men and II women. each with one
eighth of vote The SO delegate dis
irirt dcicgat-s VIII ~ be men.
The delegation will he what s some
times called hand picked" in favor Of
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