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Evening star., 1924-03-22

Sullivan. Ind, his brother, who had a
clair.
Oners TO show Books.
| You are welcome to go over my
books" Hays said. and repeated the
offer several times.
The law firm of Hays & Hays of
Sullivan, Ind. OF which Hays and
his brother are members, represents
adding. that Sinclair had large inter-
| ests tn Indiana.
Hays declared he had severed his
relations with the law firm when he
entered the cabinet. He pointed out
! that he had to make contracts for
carrying the mails with railroads
which the firm represented and that.
OF course, he had quit the firm.
Never Up in Cabinet.
Questioned by Senator Dill. demo-
crat, Washington, Hays said the
naval oil leases never were discussed
at any cabinet meetings which he
attended.
Let us get this straight now"
Hays said. There was no discussion
of the leases by the cabinet when l
was present"
Senator Dill said there was evil
dence before the committee that the
matter had been placed before the
cabinet but Hays insisted.
Was any stock besides Sinclair
consolidated used in connection witt,
the deficit of the republican national
committee" asked Senator Dill
No stock Of his company or any
other stock was used"
NO stock used As q loanTs
Not while ! was chairman. and !
suppose not since"
Did Sinclair propose to underwrite
these loanS9"
No
butionT'
NO, not that know of."
"pn ~ptd You ever ask him'"
The witness was excused and the
committee went into executive ses-
sion.
Sinclair and Hays Present.
Sinclair, with his array of counsel,
was on hand early and sat chatting
with his lawyers while the commit
tee was getting its session under way.
Hays came into the crowded commit
tee room just before Chairman Ladd
raped for order.
At the outset Senator Walsh, the
committee prosecutor, read from au-
thorities to show that courts long
tive bodies to compel the attendance
Of witnesses, q power denied yester-
day by the Sinclair lawyers. The
senator said he cited the precedents
SO that amy doubt that may have
Evening star., 1924-03-22
RECEIVERS QUALIFY
FOR SINCLAIR LEASE
Strauss and Watts to Continue
Operation of Teapot
Dome Wells.

CHEY ENNE, Wyo.. March 22.-Rear
Admiral Joseph Strauss and Albert e.
Watts. vice president of the Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Company, yesterday
qualified as joint receivers OF the SIM
clair oil interests In the Teapot Dome
naval reserve district. Both filed
bonds OF $4,000.
Under orders OF United States Judge
Kennedy, the receivers are to operate
all producing wells now operating in
Teapot Dome; no new wells are TO be
drilled in the district except those ab-
solutely Necessary as offset wells. and
these are 20 be drilled only to pre-
serve the value Of the oil fields.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
DEBUTANTE SPRING
STILL TICKLE MAID
Likely to Cut Up a Bit More Before
She Settles Down, Fore
caster Fears.

Dimplifg her prettiest, little Miss
Springtime was busy today helping
to clean up from her riotous coming
out party OF the preceding forty
eight hours.
Under the golden radiance of her
most winsome smile the wintry man
tie she had thoughtlessly dropped
over the National Capital at her in
augural dance was fast melting and
| the city's streets once more began 10
assume the appearance of Washing
ton thoroughfares, rather than We
netian canals.
still Rather F1ekIe.
But the weather man, wise to the
ways Of climatic happers. gave warn
ing today that Miss Springtime is
still very young and therefore very
ickle. She may shed her most On
gaging personality upon Washington
today, he said, but tomorrow she
probably will frown fitfuliy.
Partly cloudy late today and to-
morrow" was the way he put il.
There will be no rain for the next
tkirty-Six hours but beyond that We
cannot yet say accurately. The tenn
In fact, the lowest we expect tonight
will not fall below "a degrees. Very
warm weather, however, is not yet
, in sight"
spring overtime helping Miss Spring
time mend the damage she did when
she showed off, almost imm ediately
after her introduction. Comparatively
little harm was done, however, and
the most serious consequences of her
fDf yrt hoy
caused to repairing the very serious
damage winter accomplished at his
farewell party.
Repair Work Halted.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company was obliged virtually
to suspend operations on the tremen-
dous task of repairing 100000 worth
of ruined lines of communication ad-
iacent to Washington. The company,
however. reported no additional dam
age. Neither the Postal nor Western
Union Telegraph company expert
enced any serious damage, a thorough
check-up today showed.
Virtually the entire northwest sec
tion was dark last night from II
o'clock on, when water flooded the
Potomac Electric Power Company's
conduits- r. Is. Patterson, superin-
municipal street cleaning authorities,
however, more than he did the wealth
er. Almost every time it SHOWS, he
said. similar trouble is experienced.
because the city does not clean the
snow away Immediately"
Everything on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. from the Naval Observatory to
Dupont Circle was dark. Like condi-
tions prevailed on New Ham pshire
avenue from Dupont. Circle to u
street Connecticut avenue, Columbia
road and 14th street suffered dark
ness, too, as we'll as mary points
scattered through Mount Pleasant.
Suburban sections out toward Chevy
Chase also were dark.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
PROBE FRU|TtESS,
DAUGHERTy SAYS
Has in No Way involved Him,
{ Attorney General
Announces.

the Attorney General made the fol-
lowing comment on yesterdays hearing
before the Senate committee investi-
eating the Department OF Justice:
Tho testimony before the Senate
committee investigating the Depart
ment of Justice failed again to identify
or connect the Attorney General with
any Of the matters which were con-
sidered by that committee. Mr.. Hayes
of Columbus. Ohio, the local agent
there OF the Samuel Unserieider Com
psny, stock brokers, positively denied
the testimony OF Roxie Stinson that be,
Hayes, had seen large sums OF money
in the possession Of the late Jess w.
Smith. He also failed to develop any
eral Of any kind or character.
The telegrams back and forth be-
tween Roxie Stinson and the late Jess
W. Smith were of no possible interest to
any one and had no bearing upon the
present inquiry.
THE bootiegging situation in New
York city and the prosecutions there
under were aired by one of the gen.
'lCinen "ho was the prp1cipdi ~iIaeSS
and demonstrated beyond question that
he was guilty of violations OF the law.
hut his testimony merely showed that
the district attorneys office in New
York city arrested and prosecuted the
whole crowd, although they were un-
successful in securing convictions in Il
few cases.
Answers Liquor Charges.
80 far as the liquor transactions
NJ hat
were traded in by these New York
city bootleggerS, the whole matter
was before the prohibition division,
which operates under the Treasury
Department and is not under the
jurisdiction of the Department of
Justice.
In no way did the testimony pro-
duoed embarrasS or implicate in any
way the Attorney General in any
matter that could properly be the
subject of any criticism OF his de-
pArtment. 1t is to be hoped that the
committee will at an early date look
Tor testimony beyond the boundaries
of the bootlegging districts OF New
tice is exceptionally proud of its
record of prosecutions of liquor cases
after they have been brought under
the jurisdiction of the Department Of
Justice, and has filed with the com
nittee an itemized statement show
ing it's wonderful record in connec-
fion with prosecutions under the
Nolstead act. This information is
now in the possession of the com
rnittee, but is quietly lying in the
files of the committee while self
confessed booUeggerS strut across
the stage and occupy the linelight
for day"
Evening star., 1924-03-22
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported to
ne health depaEtment in the last twenty-four
Tsuhsnguchi Wakitchi, 81, st. Elhabeth's $
Hospital.
A. Clifton Poole, Il, en- route Freedmen 8
Hospital.
Lewis e Rauterbers. 81, 1911 Kilbourne pl.
Agnes O'Connor. %. Casualty Hospital
Johanna Sullivan, 81, 92S 9Th st ne.
Mary Eta Peck. As. GaIlinger Hospital
Oscar kaItenhauser, As, St. EIizabeth's Hos
Pial.
Marion e. Cook. 8, Providence Hospital.
J. Bartlett Ramsay, D. psontks, Washington
Home for Children. .-
barbara A. Oliver. 20. Coz Falrmont st.
Helen L. Quillin, IS. 92z ST.
Carrie Barrett, "a, Gallinger Hospital
Julia Wright, 50. 407 New York ave.
Annie Brown Williams. 10, 2SI5 Dumbarton
edward R. Gray, : months, Freedmen's Hos.
Hitai. ..
Evening star., 1924-03-22
NEW MILLINERY FIRM
IN 18TH AND F CORNER

The store at the northeast corner
kf 18th and streets northwest. in
the Homer building, occupied by the
tailroad ticket office, has been leased
10 the Great Eastern Millinery Com
bany Of Philadelphia, Pa, it was an
bounced today by Weaver Bros. Ex-
tcnsiye improvements are to be- made,
1t was said, and the property will be
ready in sixty days.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
LOCKOUT rs. DEFERRED.

LONDON. March 22--The threat
Aned national lockout in the ship
building industry has been deferred.
At q conference in Carlisle yesterday
the employers agreed to grant fur
ther time to bring pressure on the
Southampton workers to resume
work. In the meantime the employers
nave offered arbitration by an indus
trial court, failing mutual settle.
ment
Evening star., 1924-03-22


ball here.
Denounced Curve Bali Pitcher.
I'VE denounced him for throwing
balls all around the batter" smiled
Mr.. Harrison. Just think of it,"
Mr.. Harrison caught bare-handed.
He recalls trouncing the old Nation
ais on several occasions. Pitchers
were forced TO use the underhand
fling in those days. but some of them
were SO clever at il that they really
could deliver the sphere from should
der height without any one, even the
umpire, getting on to it
They had no pitcher in those days
as swift as Walter Johnson, Mr.. Har-
rison said. He would have cut our
hands to ribbons" he added.
Mr.. Harrison has no particular sys-
tenn OF diet or other health methods,
but says that "a contented mind is a
continual feast" He is one of the two
living charter members Of the Wash
ington Lodge of Elks and member
OF Osiris Lodge. No. 2S, +. A A. NJ. {:
Mount Horeb Chapter, No. Z, Royal
Arch; Columbia Commandery, No. 2.
knights Templar; the Home Defense
League and the Temple Club.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
Novena Begins Tonight.

The monthly national novena in honor
OF blessed Teresa "the Little Flower"
will begin tonight at z 80 o'clock in the
chapel of the Carmelite Shrine of the
Little Flower. 200 street northeast
The miraculous relic of Teresa will be
exposed for venerauon during the
nOvefla-
Evening star., 1924-03-22

According to FIrestone highway
statistics, there are 100000 miles Of
improved highway in the United
States. while the total road mileage
is 2,941,2S4 miles.
Evening star., 1924-03-22
SINCLAIR REFUSES
TO TESTIFY; HAYS
DENIES PARTY GIFT

CONTINUED from First Pase.)
Evening star., 1924-03-22
Roxie Stinson Says Cleveland
Hotel Incident Vas q ssFrarne.Up''

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-03-22

Sullivan, Ind, his brother. who had a
purely PERSONAL transaction with Sim
clair
Evening star., 1924-03-22

Tells 0f Smiths Fear.
He wanted "to get home before
dark" she went on. Her voice was
dramatic as she repeated Smiths
words OF fear, as to possible spies
about him.
He put brief case full of papers
on my knee" she said, when we were
on the train, and said I should carry
them"
"For months" she said, she was
boIstering him up
"He was in fear-in mortal fear
the last night he spent with me-" she
said.
ct was fear for me. and fear for
himself. He said to me, Tn afraid
said: They have passed it to me-"
Il said, oh, no they won't and he
said: They have passed it to me. 3"
Rlame Passed to Him.
'I understand" Miss Stinson went
on. "that he meant the blame was
being passed on to him He had his
house In order
What do you mean" Senator
Jones put in.
"He had his business affairs
Strengthened up, his bank books
cleared, he told me to burn his
papers.
""Tell me all about it, I begged
him He said, oh, no, just cheer
me up"
Miss Stinson was weeping.
He tried to get somebody to stay all
night" she went on. He knew what he
was going to do
DO you mean he was afraid Of an
expose?" Senator AShurst put in.
''Yes-he was afraid Of that"
He indicated fear he might be- killed 81
Senator Jones put in.
''Yes, sir-he: was afraid Of that for
me-"
Harry Daugherty, Smith said, was
'feaxisas." and things Just ran OF his
back"
Evening star., 1924-03-22

arisen in the public mind concerning
the power OF the committee might be
dispelled."
souri,, took the opposite view. There
was a grave doubt" he declared. as to
the right of Congress to inquire into
the affairs of private citizen merely
for information which might or might
not be hejpful"
Evening star., 1924-12-25

sonian Institution. Attorney Joseph L.
Meyer, representing her brother.
Charles 8. Hall, said he probably will
contest the will.
CodiciIs Are Attached.
In the original will, according to
the copy dated December II, 1907,
Miss Hall provides that $500 shall be
paid to Nina Leona Buchholtz. The
bequest to the Smithsonian Institu-
tion is to be all the remainder OF her
property, with instructions that the
income be used "in scientific invesu-
gaton of the North American Cont
nent." my. father, Charles F. Hail."
she says in the will, gave many
wears to the work and after eight
wears of Arctic exploration was COM
missioned by the United States Gov
ernment to the command of the Polar
is. From the third voyage my self
sacrificing father never returned.
The secretary Of the Smithsonian
Institution Is named as executor. "A
codicil dated october Is, 1903, recites
that since she determined to make her
home in Washington, d. c., she de-
sires her will to be probated there
A final codicil added March ., 1913,
provides that "as the North Pole has
been discovered 1 desire my estate to
pass without restrictions to the
Smithsonian Institution" Probate
Judee william H. Luders stated that
he desired to consult Smithsonian In
stitution heads before entering the
will for probate.
Officials OF the Smithsonian We're un-
able to comment on the will OF MISS
Hall The document has been In the
safe at the institution for years, IT
was stated, and will not be examined
until instructions are reGelYed
tbroueb authorized channels.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
TAME TURKEY DUE
Z. T0LOSE HIS HEAD
Friendly Diplomacy of Bird
Touching-But Children
Need Dinner.

A big, live turkey received by
President Coolidge from the Lions S
Club of Riverton, Wyo., has been
siven by the President to Friendship
House, S26 Virginia avenue southeast
Hundreds of visitors have come to
the house to see the bird, and, ac-
cording to Miss Lydia Burklin, resi-
dent in charge at the house, he must
have been raised tame" as he is
very friendly to all callers.
About tomorrow or next day, how
aver, the gobbler's neck is destined
to receive the ak and to help provide
Ger some of the several dinners and
entertainments which are on schedule
during the holiday week.
Big Tree Set Up.
Festivities at Friendship House
started yesterday with a Christmas
dinner for the children of the day
home who are being cared for there
while their parents are at work. A
big Christmas tree has been placed
Evening star., 1924-12-25
WILL CONTEST GIFT
TO SMITHSONIAN
Brother Prepares to Contest
Last Testament of Woman
Naming Institution.
Special Dispatch to The Star

CINCINNATI, Ohio, December "a
The Secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitution in Washington may be ap-
pealed to In order to determine what
is the legal last will Of the late Miss
Anna S. Hall, who died here recently.
She was the daughter of Charles f.
Hall, Arctic explorer, who was never
heard of after he went on his third
Arctic expedition in 1879. Her estate,
estimated at about $4,000, is what re-
mains of the $4,000 awarded to her
family by the Government. Copies of
her will, with several codicils, were
filed in Probate Court here today by
officers of the Central Trust Company.
The original of her will is on deposit
with the Smithsonian Institution, it
is stated offically in Miss Hall.s hand
writing on one of the copies. Except
ing for two money gifts and disposi-
tion of her personal belonging. her
entire estate is given to the Smith
Evening star., 1924-12-25
in the largest room of the establish

in the largest room of the establish
ment.
Other plans for the week include a
Christmas pageant in the park near
by on Sunday afternoon at o'clock
conducted under the Joint auspices OF
Friendship House and the playground
officials.
Monday evening a dinner will be
given for invited fathers and sons
OF the community. with a program by
the Lions Club Of Washington. Tues
day evening there will be a social
for mothers and daughters of the
community. Saturday afternoon chill
dren Of the Play Club will be enter
tained.
Efforts are being made by the man
agement OF Friendship House to raise
$3.50 more required on $1,000. which is
necessary by December 81 in order to
get a gift of $1,000 from a friend.
All but $3.50 of the 1000 has already
been subscribed.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
BUS CRASH INJURIES rs.
Shoppers Imprisoned When Over
turned Vehicle Catches Fire.

UNIONTCWN, Pa, December 25.-
Seven persons were seriously injured
and Is suffered minor hurts and burns
when an automobile bus laden with
Christmas shoppers overturned and
caught fire on the Butte road, five
miles from here early last night.
The occupants were imprisoned in
what threatened to become a fiery
tomb and struggled frenziedly to es-
cape, all being scorched and many cut
by broken glass.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
SOCIETY
Continued from Eighth Page.)

stood that the privilege of having
dinner parties at these dances will be
extended to the daughters of mem
bers, which will allow quite a number
of Washington's debutantes to enter
tain their guests in one of the Oldest
clubs in Washington.
Among those having large dinner
parties were Mr.. ]. Lewis Moneyway,
Mr.. Emmet Peterson, Mr.. G. II. Squire
Mr. Rixey Smith, Mr.. Harry Eaton
and Mr.. Harry Glover. On the dance
committee for this season are Mr..
Waverly Taylor, Mr.. Allen NJ. Smythe,
Evening star., 1924-12-25
POSSES SEEK SLAYER.
Former Circus Rider Accused O.
Killing Deputy.

HATTIESBURG, Miss, December
25.-Greene County officers, assisted
by large posses of citizens, are
searching the swampg near McLain
Miss, for Kinnie Wagner, former cir
Gus rider and cowboy. who shot and
killed Murdock Mcintosh, deputy
sheriff Of Green County, yesterday
Of breaking Jail.
County Attorney E. w. Beland OF
George County announced last night
reward of $1,000 had been offered
for the capture of the slayer, dead
or alive.
Evening star., 1924-12-25
VETERANS GET RADIO.
1,1N Head Sets Installed at Saw
telle, Calie.

SAWTELLE, Calf, December 25.--
Santa Clause. represented by the Post
War Service League of Hollywood
made it a radio Christmas at the Sol
diers' Home here last night, INSTALL
ing 1,100 head sets for bedridden
veterans, loud speaker for the au-
ditorium and a micrcE Iona sse broad
casting concerts given at the home
by volunteer entertainers
Evening star., 1924-12-25

list OF flowers, winds and dragons for
thls giant game of NAH jong has not
been completed by the committee.
Evening star., 1924-12-25

Dean Hugh S. Miller and Mr.. Law
renee Baker.
The first meeting of the committee
for costumes for "a game of NAH
jong'' which is to be given in the
new Washington auditorium Friday
evening, February 6, under the aus
pices CT the Bel1eau Wood Memorial
Association, will be held Monday, De-
cember 30, at II o'clock at the home
of the chairman, Mrs. Minnigerode
Andrews, 1880 Sixteenth street. On
the following day, Tuesday, Decem-
Der 80, a meeting will be held of the
committee on arrangements at the
home of Mrs. James Carroll Frazer,
1915 Sixteenth street, at IL o'clock.
Mrs. George Barnett has been add
ed to the committee on costumes. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12
INCREASED MD.-DELANARE
HAY CROP IS PREDICTED

A considerable increase will be
shown in the hay crop of Maryland
and Delaware farms, but a falling
off Of the corn, apple and tobacco
crops Is forecast by John s. Den
nee, crop statistician of the Depart.
ment Of Agriculture in a statement
issued today. The forecast IL made
on the basis Of farm reports of Sep.
TENDER /.
Farmers Of Maryland should
gather a hay crop of $4,000 tons
as compared with 100000 tons las.
year. Delaware's forecast is 1$S, 900
tons against $4,000 harvested in
1928.
The Maryland apple crop will
show a falling off this year to
1,S45 900 bushels from a total pro.
duction Of 100000 bushels last
year. The Delaware apple crop is
estimated at 1908, 900, which is
about the same as last years crop.
Because Of the wet, cold spring,
Maryland's tobacco crop got a late
start. AS result, 100000
pounds will be grown this year as
compared with 19,00S 900 pounds
during the 1923 season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12
BRITISH FACING
ELECTION ON
RUSSIA
Lloyd George Comes Out
Against MacD Donald Pact.
Tories Join Him
BY DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.

LONDON. Sept. IL. - A general
election, aimed at the overturn of
Premier Ramsay MacDonald's
Laborite government, was indicated
today as a result Of the announce.
nent Of former Premier David
Lloyd George that the Liberal mem
bers of the House OF Commons will
oppose the Anglo.RusSian treaty.
According to all signs, the
Laborite government is facing GER
tain defeat upon tire Anglo r ussian
treaty, for both Liosrais and Tories
have signified their intention " op-
posing ratification.
Such defeat would mean the i'm
mediate dissolution Of Commons
and new election. In this event
the election probably would take
place before Christmas.
The Laborite ministers are not go.
Ing to be caught mapping. Already
they are touring the country max.
ing speeches in favor Of ratification.
Labor is prepared for an election
upon the Russian issue. for the
labor chiefs believe that thu rank
and file Of the puo'ic Is with the
government, not .ly on the Rus
sian issue, but because Of Mac
Donald's success In the reparatiCns
conference and Because OF the Sap.
parent success OF his Irish policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-12
KILLS BROTHER
IN HUNT FOR
PANTHER
Youth Shoots az Head APP
years Above Rock-Brings
Mother to See Beast"

HAGERsTowN, Nd. Sept. IA
Mistaken by his brother, Morris
Weaver, seventeen, for a PANTHER
that had been reported roaming In
Fairview Mountain near Clear.
spring, for q week, Kenneth
Weaver, thirteen was shot and
killed while he was hunting SPUR.
els about a mile from his home
on Wednesday.
The boys had gone into tbs woods
alone. When Kenneth raised his
head above "a rock, his elder
brother saw the movement and
thinking It was the panther. fired.
Though wounded the boy continued
to move and his brother fired again
and then throwing away his gun
ran to the house and informed his
mother that he had shot the pan.
Their. Returning with her son to
the place, Mrs. Weaver found the
boy dead.
He was shot in the head ami side.
Their screams attracted Weaver,
who thought his wife and son had
been attacked by the panther and
ran into the mountain armed with
an axe. He met his wife and son
bearing the body Of the dead boy.