Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

cal corruption in his campaign and
election. Senator Reed OF Missouri
spent considerable time during tie
summer investigating tho ease. and
when the senate convened on Decem-
Der the battle FOR and against the
admission of Smith and OF W. :. Ware
OF Pennsylvania WAS resumed.
President Coolidge declared himself
early in the year In favor of adequate
national defense. and Congress in it's
Army and Navy appropriations was
/ fairly liberal, going even beyond the
Chief Executives recommends tons by
providing for three light cruisers. In
October Admiral Magruder severely
criticized the management OF the Navy
in magazine article and paid the pen.
atty. being removed from his command
Of the naval station AT Philadelphia.
Fall OIL Lease Scandal.
The Fail oil lease scandal came 10
the front again several times. The
1 United States Supreme Court Cancelled
the leases given by Fall 10 r.. j.. Do
h"ny on the ground Of fraud, and later
President Coolidge turned the naval
oil reserves back To the Navy Depart.
mcnt In October the supreme Court
Cancelled the Teapot Dome lease held
by Harry Sinclair In that month the
conspiracy case against FAN and Sin.
clair went 10 trial in Washington. but
il mistrlal was ordered when il WAS
discovered some OF the Jurors were
being Swallowed by Burns detectives
employed by the defense, Sinclair. w.
J. Burns and several others were cited
for contempt Of court.
There was IA reorganization of the
machinery for enforcement of prohibi
ton in May. Seymour Lowman sue
ceeded l.. &. Andrews as Assistant
Secretary OF the Treasury in charge of
that job. and Dr. J. Al. Doran replaced
/ Hoy 4. Haynes as commissioners of
prohibition The AntiSaloon League
lost its guiding hand when Wayne h.
| Wheeler died in September. but under
other leaders IL went ahead with plans
To raiAe millions for the defeat OF all
wet candidates for office
In April the President vetoed the
Philippines Assembly act for IA plebis.
cite on Independence for the islands,
Later Gov Gen. Wood came home to
report To Mr.. Coolidge at the Summer
White House In the Hack Hills. The
general was In poor health then and
On August he died in Boston. uni
Versally lnmented, In December Presi.
dent Coolidge appointed Henry l.,
summon 10 suttFt1i tftn. " ouu as
governor general OF the Philippines
! The eases of SacCo and NanIetti.
Italian Communists. stirred up their
| fellow Reds all over the world. aud
the s0,ca He'd "pinkn" an well They
| had been convicted of murder In
| Massachusetts and sentenced Ia death
! The fairness of the trial Judge was at
| tackled and the execution OF tho men
! was delayed for months by every
means In the power of the defense
| The Supreme Court aud Gov. k'ul.
er declined 10 interfere and the men
1 were put 10 death on August ~,
| The annual convention of the Amer
| lean Legion. which was held In PariE,
was IA great success aud the former
doughtoyn thoroughly enjoyed their
! return 10 the scenes that became ia
| mtliar To them during the World War
! After The convention adjourned most
| of the thousands o[ delegates visited
! The butllenelds and went to iieiglum
, and England 4 large party tolrneyed
10 Rome. Edward r. spaiford az
| New York Was elected cumnnn det ~
The Legion and fan Antonio. Ten
Was awarded the lD"s convention,
Grand Army Ut Republic,
| What rema us Of tbs Grand Army Of
the Republic held the national en-.
campmsnt Ut that organization In
Grand Rapids. Mich IN September
u, l., Hawk ut Sacramento, Calf
was chosen comma nder In chief, aud
Denver was selected for the enoamp
msnt of 10aH.
Wheh the seVentieth Congress- as,
Asmbied la December President t'ooIs