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Evening star., 1925-07-02
DOHENY VAR SCARE ASSERTION
RIDICULED BY u. S. COUNSEL
Pomerenc and Roberts Say Arms Conference Trea-
ties We're Signed and Ratified Before Oil
Contract Was Made.

not found in the files by our cIerks
when transmitting the records to the
senate, and have not since been found
in those files. This sea arch was made
before the representatives of the Sen
ate committee examined the files
They were produced by Mr.. Doheny's
counsel at the trial in Los Angeles
MY recollection is, and / so testi-
fed, that the letter to Secretary Den
by transmitting the proposed execu.
tive order was either written by Sec
retary Fall or at his dictation The
language of the letter so indicates. as
1t refers to conference of which Mr.
Fall only was cogniZant.
The contract for Pearl Harbor
storage involved only a preference to
lease of the easterly part of naval re-
serve No. !, subject to drainage by
Standard Oil and Southern Pacific
two-thirds of the reserve, subsequent
ly leased in December, 1922, by Secre-
tary Fall to Doheny.
II know nothing Of the military sit
uation alleged by Mr.. Doheny"
Senator Lenroot said he doubted
very much that anything was sup.
pressed by the Senate committee. Il
am very sure that the charge of
suppressing anything cannot be
brought home to Senator Walsh, who
is man of high character, even
though a vigorous prosecutor" he
said.
LAS long as / was chairman moth
ing concerning any matter was sup
pressed, and if the committee could
have been criticized for anything, it
would never have been on grounds OF
trying to suppress matter. but per.
haps OF admitting everything to evi
dence."
Speaking directly of the Doheny
Elk Hills leases, Senator Lenroot
commented:
The first lease was for prevention
OF drainage, but in the Autumn this
was changed to include the whole
tract, and we knew nothing about this
until long afterwards.
Ihere was no pretense," stated
Senator Lenroot, that this lease was
open to bids or competition. 1t was
secret. The only power that the
Government had was to say when the
field should be drilled. If any disad-
vantage to the Government arose ii
was chiefly through this extension of
the lease"
Asked to comment on the allega-
tlon by Mr.. Doheny that Rear Admiral
Robson told him an invasion of the
United States was probable unless the
Pearl Harbor base was built, Senator
Lenroot said:
The committee met in executive
session with Admiral Robson. After.
wards various members expressed the
opinion that nothing developed that
was not actually already know The
purpose of the War Department in
urging the defenses was disclosed
but. while the matter was. of course
kept secret. there was nothing dis.
closed in the executive session thai
was alarming"
Evening star., 1925-07-02
MINERS DEMAND
2-yEAR CONTRACT
Adopt Committee Recon-
mendation-Pay Raise and
CheCk-Off to Be Asked.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, July 2.-The an
thracite scale committee today sub
mitted to the tri-district convention
for its ratification the following ten
tative demands for renewal with
mine owners of the contract expir-
ing August 81.
A contract for two years; complete
recognition of the union. which means
addition of the check off; 10 per cent
wage increase for tonnage men and
81 a day additional for day workers.
equalization of day rates; payments
on the basis of 2,240-pound ton, where
now paid on car basis.
Other demands include:
Quicker adjustment of grievances
Improvement of housing conditions on
company property; equalization of
colliery work during shut downs and
other matters of technical character
The convention adopted demand No
l, which stipulated that the next con
tract be for two years with complete
recognition of the union in the anthra
cite fields. Union recognition would
carry with it the check off, which pro
videS for the collection of union dues
al the mines. Some opposition ex-
pressed to the check-off feature by a
small minority was howled down by
the miners as whole.
Want 5-Day Week.
Demand No. asked that:
"A tiveday work week be establish.
ed, which would permit of the usual
average number of days per year, and
provide for greater efficiency operation
and the elimination Of the haphazard
system of enforced idleness on differ.
ent days, as is now the practice"
Thomas Kennedy, international sec
retary ry-treasurer, in presenting the ad.
ministration's case for the check-off,
charged that during the scale negotia
tlons of 1928 the anthracite operators
had sent paid agents into the fields to
stir up union feeling against the
clause, then as now, a leading issue.
He said the LehiSh Coal and Navi-
cation Co. had sent five such agents
into the Panther Creek Valley. He
recalled that the company's president
was S. w. Warmer, chairman of the
operators committee in the negotia-
tions then under way.
Philip Murray. international vice
president. reviewing his recent tour
of the West Virginia bituminous
strike front, denied reports of union
desertions as attributed today to c.
w. Watson, chairman of the board.
Consolidation Coal Co. in which John
d. Rockefeller, jr., is a stockholder.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
RUPTURE MENACES
BAPTIST SESSION
Resolution to Recall Modernist
Missionaries Brings Threat
of Break.
By the Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 2-Threats
OF definite break and the formation
of a new Baptist foreign mission
society were ISSUED by fundamentalists 3
today II the Hinson resolution recall
ing modernfst missionaries is not
passed by the Northern Baptist con
vention.
The Hinson resolution was laid aside
for printing when it was introduced
yesterday after strenuous attemDts
had been made to procure it's passage.
Announcement of the fundamentaiist
ultimatum was made by DR.. w. B.
Riley of Minneapolis
Conflicting elements in the conyen-
ton were rebuked last night by the
Rev. c. Oscar Johnson of Tacoma.
Cant we do something of value
at this convention" he asked. "in-
stead of making the newspapers carry
headlines about the disgraceful things
we are doing?"
Delegates were asked to Law aside
snobbery and race prejudice by the
Rev. A. Ray Petty of New York.
There is no reason why any church
should rent its pews to rich men of a
certain race so that poor men of an.
other race cannot worship there" he
said.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
NEW TAX SYSTEM
WILL AID PAYERS
Better Classification Will In.
crease Efficiency and
Save Trouble.

A marked improvement in the han.
ding of tax bills and special assess
| ments is expected to result from re-
arrangement of the duties of Tax Col
lector Towers and Assessor Richards,
put into effect with the beginning of
the new fiscal year.
Here are some OF the advantages
that will result during the coming fis-
cal year from the new system of book
keeping and administration in the two
Offices mentioned
All property owners whose addresses
are known to the assessor will have
their real estate bills mailed to them
when the next tax payment is due in
November. Heretofore personal tax
bills have been mailed out, but the
thousands of real estate owners had to
call at the District Building for bills
or make written request each year
that their bills be mailed.
Bills to Be Classified.
When the next tax bills are pre-
pared in the Fall they will be so clas-
sified that a PERSONS bill may be found
either by name or lot and square num-
ber. In the past 1t has been neces-
sary for owners to know their lot
and square numbers when calling at
the District Building for a bill.
These improved methods of han
ding tax bill payments will be made
possible through the recent purchase
of modern calculating machines for
the making out Of tax bills and the
installation of cabinets that will en-
able the assessor to keep each tax
payers record on card system.
These cards, incidentally, will show
at glance upon inspection whether
the owner has failed in any past year
to make a tax payment.
The inauguration of the new sys-
tenn has necessitated the transfer Of
25 clerks from the Office Of the tax
collector to the Office of the assessor
Office Changes Made.
The new system, which was ap-
proved by Commissioner Rudolph who
has supervision over tax and assess
ment problems, will result in the fol.
lowing administrative changes, effec-
tive with the beginning OF the new
fiscal year:
The assessor will prepare and re-
tain tax ledgers and make up the tax
bills.
The assessor will prepare all data
The assessor will issue all certifi-
Gates of taxes
The water main and the special as
sessment divisions will function as
one division to increase efficiency.
The ledger system in the water
main. special assessment and arrears
divisions shall be changed to card
systems.
AS to the mailing out of real estate
tax bills next November, Mr. Richards
said today his Office has addresses for
more than half OF the bills and will
mail them out in all such cases. 1t
will always be difficult, he said, TO
keep an accurate mailing list of all
property owners, because Of the large
number Of real estate transfers being
made annually. Last year, he point
ed out, there were about $4,000 trans.
fers of ownership.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Break With Italy
In Negotiations
Denied by MeHo1,

limitations that there had been
a break in the negotiations be-
tween the American Debt Com
mission and the italian Ambassa.
dor over Italy's debt were formally
denied yesterday by Secretary
Mellon in q formal statement.
1.-THE original understanding be-
tween the Debt Commission and
the Italian Ambassador before any
discussion took place." said Secre-
tary Mellon, was that as soon as
the preliminary conversations were
had Mr.. Alberti one of the Italian
commissioners) would go to Italy
to collect the necessary data to dis
close Italy's ability to pay. Nego-
tiations have moved without Incl
dent and will be resumed when Mr..
Alberti returns in August. Intima-
tions that there has been q break
are unfounded."
Evening star., 1925-07-02
5000 HERRIN CITIZENS =.
AGREE TO END STRIFE
Shake Hands With Sheriff CALI
gan at Revival-Oficial Weeps
at Service.
By the Associated Press.


HERRIN, Ill, July 2.-Herrin put
another foot forward in it's peace
movement when a large majority Of
the 5000 persons who filled the Will
liams revival tabernacle last night
came forward and extended the hand
of fellowship to Sheriff George CALI
gan.
Sheriff Galligan, hitherto bitter
ti-klansman and center of the klan
and anti-Klan strife, was present
with his deputies and other county
officers from Marion on Officials
night"
Tears stood in the sheriff's eyes as
friends and foes alike came forward
and extended their hands in Christian
fellowship.
Lay Evangelist Howard S. Williams
Of Hattiesburg, Miss, who is being
given credit as "the man who is saw
ing Herrin," preached to an audience
which overf1owed the building.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
a NAVY OFFICERS
GOING TO COLUMBIA
Will Take Graduate Studies
in Electrical Engineering
This Summer.

Thirty-four officers of the United
States Navy will pursue graduate
studies in the Summer session of Co
lumbia University, it is announced by
Dean George B. Pegram OF the
School of Mines, Engineering and
Chemistry.
Notice of the detailing of the Off
Dean Pegram from Comdr. r. A.
Theobald, United States Navy, head
Of the post graduate school at the
Naval Academy, Anna polls.
The Navy men will work at Colum-
bia in three groups, each of which will
take course lasting three weeks.
The first group will begin study on
July 6, and will be made up of Lieuts.
H. B. Davis, S. G.. Lamb, j. E. Maher.
s. B. Ogden, E. b. Perry, J.. w.
Quackenbush, F. A. Smith and n. K.
Stubs.
Two Courses Planned.
Prof. Walter A. Curry of the De-
partment Of Electrical Engineering
will direct the studies of these officers
in the field of storage batteries. The
second group, reporting at Columbia
July 81, for special work in alter
mating currents under Prof. Morton
Arendt, will consist of the following:
A. 0. r. Bergesen, ]. Fl. Chadwick
X. j. Christoph. H. l.. Clark, L. Cor
man. V. NJ. Davis, w. NJ. Downes, G..
M. Dusinberre, E. p. Forrestel, M. j.
Gillian, X. f. Good, j. B. Goede, w A
Hardy, II. +. Haven, p. r. Heineman,
w. p. Hepburn, p. F. Hunt, F. B.
Kaufman, f. p. kranzfelder. w. G..
Livingstone, w. E. A. Mullen, c. d.
Murphey, II. c. Rule, jr.; II. G.. Sickel,
c. l.. Surran, H. w. Turney.
After completing their Summer
work at Columbia. the "a officers will
go TO the New York navy yard for
three weeks OF intensive training in
shop processes. All will return to Co
lumbia in September for full years
work in the regular courses in me-
chanical, electrical and Diesel engi-
neering.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
CITY OF BEAUTY
TO RISE ON RUINS
New Santa Barbara to Be in
Architectural Style
of Spain. 2
By the Associnted Pres..


SANTA BARBARA, Calf, July -
Santa Barbara business men will reg
construct the earthquake-torn area II
the city along lines of Spanish archi3
lecture, according to decision reached
while the city was recovering to6aH
from the effests of the staggering blow
of Monday.
architecture the businesses men wilt
follow the recommendation of the SAM
ia Barbara Art Society
Practically all of the dangerous
oVerhanging walls were demolished bI
| hremen yesterday and during tho
| night trucks hauled the debris awa1
and cleared the section until there waj
| little left today of wreckage of any
character save on the site of the SAN
Marcos building and in the park suIS
rounding the Hotel Arlington.
Board Renews Study.
A board Of California engineers uus
der the Craftsmanship of c. L. Marx,
head of the college of engineering Of
| Stanford University, resumed its in.
! spection of buildings throughout the
! city, designating those 10 come down
and those safe or that will be safe if
repaired. The committee on publid
safety has announced that the find.
| ingS of the committee are 10 be final
With telephone service restored and
prospects OF light and gas service
within "a hours. the citizens looked
forward TO the bringing of normal
| conditions TO their homes and tha
closing of Red Cross relief Stationss
i where rich and poor alike have eH
| bowed each other at meal time since
/ the disaster Monday morning early.
| With the arrival of the 250 marines
from San Diego last night Sheriff
James Ross of Santa Barbara County
was given complete charge of pre-
serving law and order in the city and
designated the marines as deputy
Sheriffs
There will be no martial law" he
! said. The marines are sent hY
Admiral Ashley Robertson at the re-
quest of the civil authorities Of Santa
Barbara and are acting with and un.
der the direction of civilian officers.
Sheriff Still in Charge.
Lieut.. Comdr. James Madden. u.
| S. N, commands the naval forces,
and Maj. Frank Evans is in command
of the marines, under Comdr. Madden.
| Both are reporting to Sheriff Rose.
| The Navy set up a portable wires
| less station today for eventualities
and made plans for the establishment
of air mail service between Santa
| Barbara and San Diego. The first
| plane will arrive at II Thursday
| morning and depart at 2 in the
afternoon. The daily service will he
! on this schedule.
The force OF marines will be aug
mented today by 60 more men from
| San Diego. Comdr. Madden wired for
| them late last night. This will give
him a total force of bluejackets and
marines in Santa Barbara of about
| 320 men. he said.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-Grover
{. Bergdoll says that the pot of gold
he buried in the Maryland hills con-
tains more than $4,000. This was
revealed yesterday in sworn state.
ment by him submitted at a hearing
of counter suits filed by Mrs. Emma
c. Bergdoll, his mother, and Thomas
w. Miller, alien property custodian.
The statement, witnessed by a notary
public in Baden, Germany, was sent
to Mrs. Bergdoll to aid in her conten-
ton that she had turned over all her
sons property to the alien property
custodian. Bergdoll has been living in
Baden since a spectacular escape in
1920
An intimation that his mother also
had buried a large sum of money also
was contained in the statement
Evening star., 1925-07-02
COL. COOLIDGE BETTER.
Presidents Father Able to Leave
Bed This Morning.

PLYMOUTH, VT, July R.-Col.
John c. Coolidge, father of the Pres
ident, had a restful night" it was
announced today and apparently con-
tinues his progress toward recovery
after the recent operation which re-
suited in the Presidents hurried trip
here from Swampscott. He was able
to sit up in a chair this morning
and had for breakfast coffee and an
egg on toast.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
ACTRESS GETS DIVORCE.
Florence Vidor Wins Decree From
Screen Director.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July CP).-
Florence Vidor, film actress, obtained
a divorce from King Vidor yesterday.
She testified that Vidor, a screen di-
rector, had declared that marriage
interferes with business" The actress
asked no alimony and received custody
Of the 7-year-old child.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
REV0LUTI0NISTS CROSS
INTO JUAREZ SECTION
Followers of de la Huerta Had
Gathered in New Mexico, Passing
Over Border at Columbus.
By the Associated Press.

BY the AssOClated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, July "A body of
De la Huerta revolutionists is believed
to have crossed into Mexico at Colum.
bus, n. Mex, yesterday, Gen. Roman
Lopez, commandant of the Juarez gar.
rison said.
A group of De la Huerta followers
Is visiting Alfonso de la Huerta at a
residence he has taken here. Alfonso
is a brother of Adolfo, leader of the
recent unsuccessful Mexican revolt.
They deny they are planning a new
revolution, but are being watched by
sMexican and United States secret
service men.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
VERDICT SET ASIDE.
Doctors Win New Trial in Damage
Case.

Justice Stafford in Circuit Division 2
today set aside a verdict for $4,000
damages rendered by a jury last
March against DR.. H. H. Hazen and
DR.. F. j. Eichenlaub in favor of Miss
Marguerite Mullen, who claimed to
have been seriously burned during the
application Of X-ray treatments by the
defendants. A new trial was granted
at the request of counsel for the doc
tors on the ground Of error in the
admission and exclusion of certain tes.
timony at the trial. Attorneys Minor,
Galley & Rowland represented the
doctors, while Attorneys Wampler &
Lynch appeared for the young woman.
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Grandmother, 80,
<'Youngest in U. S. y
Hagersto,Un Boast
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md, July q
Hagerstown probably has the
youngest grandmother in the
United States.
She is Mrs. Lola Dixon, 80 years
old, member of the so-called
younger set of this city. Her
daughter, Mrs. r. w. Middleton,
Is, of Shippensburg, Pa, became
the mother of boy four days ago
and the news has just arrived.
Mrs. Dixon was but 13 when she
married, while Mrs. Middleton was
married last year
Evening star., 1925-07-02
Believe 1t or Not,
Heat Hatches Eggs
Left OF, the Shelf
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
YUMA, Ariz, July 2.-While the
Middle West thinks temperatures
over the century mark are high,
Southern Arizona matches chick
ems by it's natural heat-without
either incubators or brood hens.
A feed store manager reported
today that three eggs which he left
on the shelf three weeks ago
cracked today and that three
husky chicks emerged. The tenn
perature has been above 100 here
for many days.
Evening star., 1925-07-02

Continued from FIRST Page1
way to carry out the intent of the
law.
The bids opened last Tuesday were
made public. This is the first time
that this ha been done. All bids came
in sealed and were opened in the
presence OF newspaper men and
others interested, when each bid was
read aloud
This was done, Mr.. Philbin explains,
to silence the charge that no matter
who bid. or for what amount. Henry
Ford would get the ships. in fact that
he already had bought them.
Only one firm submitted a bid
to the Shipping Board for the entire
feet of 200 ships, the Boston Iron and
Metal Co, bidding 1870 900. Several
other firms bid for portions of the
fleet, some of them with the UNDER
standing that if their bid was accepted
that they would be allowed TO sell
parts of the ships which they could
salvage.
Other Firms Bids.
The Newport News Ship Building
and Dry Dock Co. bid S649 900 for the
fleet of 110 ships now anchored in
the James River. Va. The General
Metal Co. bid approximately the same
amount for 100 vessels. Other bids res
ceived were for varying numbers of
the ships.
Opportunity Is Opened.
1t was argued by some today that
in thus endeavoring to shut off all
charges of favoritism TO Mr.. Ford, the
ship sales department of the Shipping
Board has actually given him an adj
vantage which he has been shrewd
enough to seize under the wording OF
the advertisements quoted above.
They made the other bidders figures
public. Now that Mr.. Ford has given
public notice that he is a bidder. it
may result in the board deciding that
the bids submitted are unsatisfactory
and continuing negotiations, which
will allow Mr.. Ford TO submit another
bid. also the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton, and will also allow any of those
whose bids are now in or any other
new bidders an opportunity to make
an offer.
The fact that no bid had been res
ceived from Mr. Ford on Tuesday.
when they were opened by the board,
occasioned some surprise, and it had
been said that Mr.. Ford had failed
to bid for the ships because of a.
misunderstanding over the date on
WHICH INC pluS were lt Dt ppt1tu
Mr.. Ford did not announce The
amount he had offered for the yes.
sells, nor did he give any indication
of the specification of his bid, and
members of his engineering and tech.
nical staff were unable TO supply this
information.
Special Search Fails.
Because the Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation Is a big
organization, and to safeguard against
the Ford letter having been over
looked anywhere, Admiral Cone had q
special search made for it today, but
it could not be found.
1t was learned today that the bids
already received are being prepared
for comparison. and that vessel for
vessel they will be checked against
an appraised value already set. It
was made very clear that the Ship
ping Board is not bound to accept
any of the bids submitted. 1t Is
known in the division Of ship sales
that several Of the bidders are ready
to enter into open competition with
Mr.. Ford in bidding for some Of these
vessels.