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minded man of my integrity and the
complete rectitude of my every act'oh
i'm connection with the Teapot Dome
lease.
During the more than three years
which have passed since the naVai OIL
reserve leases became the SUBJECT OF
political investigation there nave beeh
two civil cases and one crlminal case
tried. / was not party TO either Oh
the civil cases. l could not ne maze
party or even be represented by coun-
sci in either of them l was not caileu
to testify in either.
."The Government summoned nae as
a witness to the civil trial of the So
called Teapot Dome case at Cheyenne,
Wyo. I went to Cheyenne to testlfy.
hut the Government did not call me to
the witness stand.
at no time since the Indictment
was returned in this case nave heeh
given my day in court to respond 10
the charges made in that Indictment
Accorded Fair Trial.
"In the one criminal case ! was ac-
corded a fair trial and promptly ac'
Quilted In that case every tact re-
latirg to the transactions attacked
was fully, frankly and truthfully laio
before court and jury.
eff It Is said that | did not person
ally testify in that case. it need nut
be remembered that my co-defendant;
Mr.. Doheny. testified i'm great detail
and that as my testimony would nave
been hut a repetition and corronota'
ton of his counsel in charge OF me
h~ frio mood 0f
that mere repetition.
"I never saw one of the men or
women on this jury before the day
this trial began I never heard he
name of any person on the jury he
fore that name was called i'm court
the first two days of the trial | nevc,
had the slightest knowledge regarding
the occupation or lives or family OF
business or other connection Of any
Juror.
After the jury was selected knew
no more about them than ! did before
except that which I learned from
their daily appearance in the court
room Neither directly nor indirectly
did ! or any one on my behalf have
any communication of any kind with
any member of the jury.
Neither directly nor indirectly did
any one on my behalf have the jury
under surveillance. In Ibis trial, as
in the trial to which I was a party
last Fall. I relied upon the strength
which the presentation of the defense
would disclose and upon no other
thing
LAS regards the jury in the cass
just en- d ed. | have only this to say
II am ready for retrial immediatel
am sorry the Government finds tha,
impossible. particularly regret tho
delay because of the state of my
health. fear my inability to contend
with the rigors Of Washington's eli
mate during trial in the Winter
VIII | this case is finally tried and all
sides have an opportunity to he heard
my defense will be cor,~'ete."
Evening star., 1927-11-02
CORPORATION TAX
SLASH ADVOCATED
AT HOUSE HEARING
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2ontlnueu from FlfSt Idseo
tax reduction be allotted to the corpo-
ration levy and. if 10 per cent cut not
be made that tn carriers asked a
figure as nearly approaching 10 per
cent as existing conditions would per
NIT
Just before the witness left the
stand. two Democratic members, Col.
lier of Mississippi, and Garner. entered
into a discussion over the possibility
that the Treasury estimates Of $225.'
900 600 was too low. Garner stating
that in recent years the Treasury esti'
mates had been approximately one bill
lion dollars below actual surpluses
The next witness. Frank j. Wisner,
representing the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association in advo.
eating reduction of the tax to 10 per
cent. prefaced his testimony by saying
he realized the committee had the
same information with regards to the
underestimate nf the Treasury IN
years past (which he could present.
This precipitated another discussion
with Representative Chindh' ON. I'LL
nois. Republican,. defending the Treas
ury and declaring it would not be
good business to consider non-recur-
ring revenue in effecting tax reduc'
ticn.
II. L. Candy. speaking for the Ma
tional Coal Association. urged the
committee to so as far as the condl-
ton of the. treasury will permit IN
reducing the corporation levy. while
w. l.. Crounse. representing the Ma
tional Wholesale Druggists Assocl.
atiou and the National Cigar Leaf
Tahaoon AcSnoia ion recommended
cutting the rate to 10 per cent.
Arguing that the corporation tax
in part. at least, constituted penalty.
p. w Pinkerton, representing the ILL.,
nois Chamber of Commerce urged as
large slice in the levy as possible.
hut made no specific recommends
ton as to rates
Evening star., 1927-11-02
u. S. Loses $4,000
Through Mistrial
InOil Prosecution

By the Associated Press.
IS Fifteen thousand dollars was lost
to the Government by the mis-
trial In the Fall-Sinclair oil con-
spiracy case. 1t was estimated to-
day by special oil counsel.
This sum included the cost of
bringing and housing and feeding
some so witnesses: expenses of
stenogra piers: pay Of the jury for
IL days. and the cost of serving
subpoenas.
All of the witnesses will have
to he resummoned for the new
trial. and there will be renewed
efforts to locate James f O'Neil,
former president OF the Prairie
Oil & Gas Co. missing witness,
who now Is in Europe
The vast volume of records used
in the case were returned today
to the Department of State. Navy.
Interior. Justice and Treasury.
from which they were taken for
use In the trial
Evening star., 1927-11-02
STRICKEN ON STREET.
Dorothy Jourdan Dead When TAX.
en- to HOSPITAL.

Miss Dorothy +. Jourdans IS years
old, clerk in the Treasury Department.
was stricken with heart attack this
morning while at Fifteenth and G
streets. in front Of the Treasury De.
partment, and was taken i'm the au-
tomobile of Frederick J.. Richards.
1140 Euclid street. to Emergency Hos
pital. where life was pronounced ex.
finct.
Miss JourdAn. native of Seattle.
Wash. was formerly employed as a
clerk in the Navy Department A
brother and sister reside I'm Seattle.
They have been notified of her death.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
WITHIN LAW. SAYS BURNS.

NEW YORK. November lP.-
William j. Burns. head OF the Burns
DetectiVe Agency. commenting on
charges that his operatives had heen
shadowing jurymen in the FaIl-Sin.
clair conspiracy trial. said last night
that his men had not violated any law
Whatever the Burns agency had
to do with the case" Burns said. YOU
can he sure was not toward violating
any law OF the United States
&C. G. Ruddy is our manager I'm
Washington. 7 co not know Robbins.
or the fellow named Day. I have had
nothing to do with the case and do
not know who employed our agency.
or what for. hut we will never he ac-
cused OF helping 10 obstruct Justice"
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Accident Costs Arm.

William A. Hammond, As years old,
inspector for the Luxor Cab Co, re-
siding at 919 G street southeast. was
seriously injured in an automobile ac-
cident near Leonardtown yesterday
his left arm being so badly
hurt that amputation may become nee
essary. None of the circumstances
the accident were known
here. His right hand was manned in
an automobile accident several years
ago.
Evening star., 1927-11-02
MISTRIAL OF CASE
REGRETTED BY FALL;
READY FOR NEW ONE

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Evening star., 1927-11-02
WOMAN SUES HUSBAND
AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT

Mrs. Bessie Klein. 1901 Montello
avenue northeast. today sued her hus-
band. Joseph Klein, for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged personal injuries.
Mrs Klein says she accepted the invi-
tation of her husband and accom-
panied him on an automobile trip to
Chapel Point, Nd. and while near
La Plata the car was run off the
road and collided with a telegraph
pole inficting injuries resulting in
fractured nip. She charges that
her husband negligentiy operated the
car
Evening star., 1927-11-02
GRAND JURY BEGINS PROBE
OF JURY TAMPERING CHARGE

guest at my house for the past two
weeks.
Il never knew that. any reports of
any nature were delivered to or for
Mr.. Day at my house or anywhere
else-my only information on that
subject being what l learned from the
statement published in the press this
morning.
mo representative of the district
attorneys office has ever made any
effort to interview me and deny that
nv services were enlisted in this mat
ter by or on behalf of anybody. or that
/ have .ver had any knowledge of any
of the matters connected Herewith"
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Temporary Alimony Allowed.

Mrs, Eta z. Yeomans. who sued
Charles S. Yeomans for limited di-
vorce on March "a. was awarded s125
month temporary almony yester-
day by Justice Hitz in Equity Court
Attorneys Peyser & Edelin appeared
for her. Yeomans. through Attorney
r. E. Acorn. noted an exception to
the order for temporary alimony.
Evening star., 1927-11-02

will be made at 8 o'clock this evening
TO washington.Centenn Lodge. No.
IA, and. at $50 o'clock a Joint vista.
ton to Osiris Lodge. No. 26. and to
Theodore Roosevelt Lodge, No. a..
Evening star., 1927-11-02
Dynamite Planted Under Rails

NEW YORK. November P).-
One hundred sticks Of dynamite. over
ly. were found by a track walker to-
day, planted under the third rail of
the Long Isla nd Railroad near Massa.
pequa. Long Island
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Jersey Politician
Gets Jail Sentence
In Bribery Scandal

TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 9.-The
Court of Errors and Appeals here
today affirmed the conviction of
James H. Bolitho, former prosecutor
of Morris County, who was found
guilty of malfeasance in office.
Bolitho was convicted following an
investigation May 4, 1925, by Wilfred
H. Jayne, prosecutor of Ocean Coun,
ty, who acted as a special assistant
attorney general
Bolitho was sentenced to serve two
to three years in state prison on
each Of five counts of an indictment,
the sentences to run concurrently.
The Indictment listed total of
Is charges as follows: Three counts
on a charge of bribery, two on extor-
ton, two on assault and battery, four
on malfeasance in office and five on
a charge of conspiracy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

Called by the New York Joint
Board, the meeting will be used as
the starting point of a gigantic or
ganization drive to unionize. the
cloak and dress industry of this city.
Up to the time that Morris Sigman
started his strikebreaking agency,
the ladies' garment workers had a
powerful union. It is the intention
of the workers of the trade to build
up a strong organization. Tomor-
rows meeting will be the first step in
that direction.
Joint Board Statement.
In a statement issued by the Joint
Board it is pointed out that for many
years the union fought for the 40
hour, day week. "At every con
vention," it declares, eve adopted
resolutions embodying such demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Unity Committee Meets Today.

OHlLS meets Quay.
Representative from every fur
centre in the United States and Can
ada will attend the meeting of the
Executive Board and Unity Confer
ence Committee of the international
Fur Workers Union, which will
gather today at the Joint Board
headquarters, in answer to the call
of H. Highlander, chairman, and 1.
Wolliner, secretary of the Unity Con-
ference.
The delegates meet to consider the
trade situation and conditions in the
union. Union conditions in the fur
shops of New York, the largest fur
centre in the country, have broken
down because of the weakening of
the union as result of the union
smashing policies and tactics of the
International and A. F of L. officials.
This has introduced chaotic condi-
tions in the New York market, af-
fecting not only the workers, but the
industry as a whole. AS a result
of this demoralized state of affairs
in the trade, the workers of New
York are subjected to unemployment
during the months that normally
constitute the height of the season.
and are receiving unprecedented low
wages.
This condition is caused by the
widespread contracting and corpora
ton shops which are working under
non-union conditions and with the
absence of any union control-a con-
dition directly traceable to the treach-
cry of the International and A. f.
of l.. officials.
Of course, these conditions affect
not only upon the union in New York.
but upon unions in every other To-
cality as well. The union in New
York has always been the backbone
of the international Fur Workers
Union and its breakdown endangers
the very existence Of the entire In
ternational.
The executive committee OF the
Unity Conference Committee will
therefore have as its main object at
this special meeting, to consider seri-
ously this situation and work out
proposals for remedying it, The ex-
ecutive committee does not aim to
intensity or prolong in any way the
internal struggle that is going on in
the International. On the contrary
it seeks to put an end to this strug-
gle and bring about unity of all the
International locals, including the
New York Locals l, s, 10 and Is, and
the New York Joint Board, which
constitutes the backbone of the In
ternational. The committee believes
that this is the only remedy for the
present deplorable conditions in the
trade and the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

In 1928 the Ottoman" Sigman put
forth this demand in his so-called ten
commandments. Finally we gained
the 40 hour week after bitter st,
gle of six months.
what has become of the 40 '.our
week? Sigman gave it to the bosses
as a price for their support. As
result of the pogrom the cloak and
dressmakers are forced to work so to
60 hours a week. This means slav-
ery-this means a shorter season
this means constant unemployment"
The speakers at today's meet
ing will include Ben Gold, Louis Hy
man, Joseph Brouchowitz, Julius
Portnoy, Rose Wortis and a repre-
Sentative of the shop chairmen's
council. Charles B. Zimmerman viii
preside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
MORE FASCISTS SAIL AS FIRST INVADERS FLEE

'of the French workers before and
after the murders. of Sacco and Van
zetti, is being quickly and ruthlessly
effected. Thousands of French work
ers and their leaders are being secret
ly deported from the country on
framed up charges and in an effort
to still L'Humanite, the voice of the
French working class, its editors have
been thrown into the Paris jails. The
secret police have received orders to
spare no one and the orders are be-
ing carried out to the letter. L'Hu-
mantle, however, is still carrying on
it's fight against the dissertation
which is implied in the arrival of the
American Legion on French soil.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
| labor College Head
Urges Workers to
FightUnenp|Oyment

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. - With
unemployment rising to the highest
tide since the panicky days of 1921,
the American Federationist, official
organ of the A. F. of L. devotes half
the space of its September issue to a
consideration of industry's gravest
evil. The Federationist publishes the
addresses delivered before the unem-
ployment conference called by the
Philadelphia Labor College represent
ing the viewpoint of union officials,
economists, engineers and employers.
"The conference" summarizes
Spencer Miller, jr, secretary of the
Workers Education Bureau, 'did not
attempt to solve the problem but it
at least made two things clear-first,
that the problem of unemployment is
not insoluble, and second, that any
far-reaching solution involves not on
ly advance planning but also-the CO.
operation of labor and management
and the consumer in a common task.
Instancing the success of the labor
movement in winning the struggle
for the S-hour day within 40 years,
Israel Mufson, secretary of the Phila-
delphia Labor College, calls for a
revival of the old spirit of labor
that spirit that was daring enough to
do and always willing u pay the
price for progress" He asks the
Workers Education Bureausto wage a
national battle against unemployment
through similar conferences in other
industrial centers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10

grocer; r. w. Byers, druggist; H.
Goldstein, merchant; David Harris,
manager; A. c. Leyda, manager; R.
w. Witckney, manager; Charles w.
Mallory, Joseph Velsve, merchant;
Harry W. Cannon, attorney at law;
NJ. L. Seigle, merchant; c. ]. Yohe,
merchant; E. H. Stevens, merchant;
J. w. Hill, merchant; Stanley Taylor,
druggist; Tony Christina, butcher;
James Kukumas, confectionery; Tony
Brown, shoemaker; A. Berry, jeweler;
Sam G. Haddad, merchant; George
Lads, merchant; Louis Christina,
butcher; Max Janoff, merchant;
Louis Sepe, baker; James Cancilla,
barber; Santo Canvilla, barber; Gin
lilo Baciotta, restaurant; A. K. TURF,
auto dealer; Thomas Ward, justice
of the peace; Nick Ajjiniti, butcher;
J. NJ. Ena merchant; Nick Mamie,
merchant; Joe Mebero barber; Roger
P. Narcotic, auto dealer; Lenof Cat
loft, butcher; Guilio Pellegrivi, res
taurant; Patsy Losey, butcher; Nico-
la Pizica, notary public; Antonio
Carso, confectionery; William Gray,
theatre manager; Oppenheim Bros,
furniture; H. Grunway, grocer; D. j.
Cohen, merchant; Anthony Inserro,
shoemaker; M. Bleveen, merchant;
Philip F. Vaccaro, physician; Frank
L. Spallo, merchant; P. J. De Saints,
electric company; Homer A. Horne,
ieweler; A. N. Jenkins, alderman;
w. r. Meredith, dentist; Charles
Pritchard, president F. 0. E.; H. T.
Bailey, physician; John Sihagni, bar
Der; j. Sauldnde, merchant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Yonkers Cotton Mills
Cut Wages After Long
Layoff; to Save S25O,OOO
(By Federated Press).

Returning from & three weeks lay
off, 5000 employees of Alexander
Smith & Sons Carpet Co. were no.
titled of 10 per cent wage cut in all
departments. The cut will strike about
$4,000 off $25O,00O payroll, it is
estimated. 50
Alexander Smiths mills are situa-
ted at Yonkers, just north of New
York City, near the Hudson River.
The mills are unorganized. They are
the largest manufacturers of the
cheaper grades of cotton in the United
States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Sigman's Case Against
Gold, Lyman, Chopper
And Others Postponed

The criminal libel case brot
against needle trades leaders and
members of the staff of the Jew
ish Daily Freiheit by Morris Sig
man were postponed until next
Friday when heard before Magis-
trate Jean Norris in the Franklin
Street Court yesterday.
The defendants include Ben Gold,
Louis Hyman, M. Epstein, R. Saltz-
man, Ben Lifshitz and William
Chopper. Joseph R. Brodsky was
attorney for the left wing work
ers. Samuel Markewitch, lawyer,
represented Sigman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
BUSINESS men IN
MINING VICINITY
ASSAIL Gun NE N
Ask Governor of State
to Remove DesperadOes

-MONONGAHELA, Pa, Sept. g.
The non-miners in the communities
terrorized by the gunner imported
by the coal companies trying to break
the miners union in Pennsylvania
have begun to protest against the
brutalities of this illegal invading
army of occupation.
The company gunner have vio
lated most Of the laws of the state
wholesale, have created disorder and
threatened peaceful citizens with
every sort of weapon, from artillery
to tear-gas bombs. One of the latest
protests is from a resolution adopted
by the local business men of this
city and published as an advertise
ment in all the papers that will ac-
cept it.
1t reads as follows:
We, the citizens of Monongahela
City, Washington County, Pa, beg
to submit the following resolution
to the Governor, John S. Fisher.
GREETING:
WHEREAS, for the past two years
the Pittsburg Coal Company and
Bethlehem Mining Corporation, with
many other coal companies, openly
fepudiated its agreement with the
United Mine Workers of America in
the Pittsburg District, and
WHEREAS, the Pittsburg Coal
Company and the Bethlehem Mining
Corporation in the Ellsworth Branch
have imported men of all descrip-
tions, of which many are of desperate
character. Many of our citizens have
been beat up on the public highways
by the private guards, and
WHEREAS, the enforcement of the
sheriff's proclamation is unfair, I'M
just and un-American and being in
forced without any reasonable cause,
depriving the law abiding citizens,
both union miners and business men
or Washington County of their Con-
stitutional rights and protecting
those who are defying the law to
serve their own selfish motives,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, we the business men
of Monongahela City, Washington
County, Pa, edo hereby appeal to
Governor John S. Fisher to assist US
with powers given unto him to GUST
this lawlessness from our community
which is dangerous to the peace and
safety of our citizens, and is detri-
mental to the farmers, professional
and business men of this community,
be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this
resolution be Immediately telegraphed
to { Governor Fisher and published in
the newspapers.
Respectfully submitted and signed
by the Citizens of Monongahela City,
Pa.
DIR. H. T. Billick, mayor; Vernon
Hazard, attorney; Adam S. Vance,
real estate; D. H. Borland, merchant;
c. Puzzutelli, grocer; H. W. and W.
L. Mckinley, hardware; L. W. Plot,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-10
Marcus Loew, Movie
Owner Buried

Marcus Loew, owner of chain of
movie and theatrical houses turnout
the United States, was buried yes
terday in Cypress Hills cemetery.
Loew's first business enterprises
included several penny-arcades. He
later acquired interest in a number
of moving picture houses when the
industry was still in its infancy.