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The Washington times., 1928-04-18

they would pass into better weather
ana over territory that would put
them back upon their course. Com
putations from their instruments
showed they were about 400 miles
of their route, but when they tried
10 work southwark they ran into .
violent gale blowing from the west.
When the plane was let down
upon the frozen pond upon Greenly
Island the airmen feared they were
in an uninhabited district infested
possibly by. wolves. Won Huencfeld,
who carried q German army service
pistol, had the weapon ready I'm
case Of an attack by wild beasts.
All three of the men were very
tired. They feared they could not
get news Of their landing into the
outside world, but the lighthouse
keeper who received them with OK.
pressions Of joy. told them he would
get messages across the strait to
Labrador thence to the radio sta
ton.
After the messages had been sent
and the outside world knew that
the airmen were safe. the radio
operator ut Point Amour and other
stations began 20 pick up rag
mentary details which they flashed
out.
After q meal and sleep Won
Huenefeld told his companions that
| they should keep on their way II
the plane was not badly injured.
They made an inspection finding
the tires bursted, the propeller shaft
| bent and the tail damaged. Imme-
| diately Won Huenefeld sent another
radiogram asking that the spare
| parts be rushed by plane.
In the meantime the Canadian
| government sent word to Point
Amour that the ice breaker Mont.
calm was on the way and Trans
continental Anyways, Ltd, flashed
| the news that a plane would hop
off for Greenly Island Immediately.
This news cheered Won Huenefeld
immensely, for he believed that
parts were being sent so that re
pairs could be made.
With the help Of the lighthouse
keeper and several men who crossed
to the island from the mainland
the machine was raised and every
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
Stewart and BIacIkmer
Visited Fall at Ranch,
SOn-in-Law Reveals

Fresh evidence, indicating that
former Secretary Of the Interior
Albert b. Fan wrote the mysterious
oil memorandum found in the files
of the senate Public Lands Commit
tee in january, 1924, was unearthed
today at the Senate's oil inquiry,
The unsigned oil memorandum. =
mystery for four years, declared Eau
had never gotten dollar from Har-
ry r. Sinclair and that Sinclear had
never spent a dollar on FATS
ranch. If actually written by Fall
it would shatter the story that Sim
clair paid S233,O00 for an interest,"
in Falls ranch.
with Clarence C. Chase. Falls
son.in-law, on the witness stand it
was shown that the memorandum
apparently was written by the same
person who wrote letter to Sena'
tor ,Lenroot of Wisconsin. on De-
cenber 10, 1924, and signed by Fan.
Fall has never denied writing tle
letter. $l
Senator Thomas j. Walsh IF Mon
tana showed that the letter and
memorandum were written on the
same kind Of paper and apparently
on the same typewriter. Chase
identified Falls signature on the
letter and admitted that the letter
anad memorandum look very much
the same. as though they We're pre-
pared by the, same person.
Robert w. Stewart, chairman OK
the Standard Oil Company Of Indi-
ana, was drawn into the oil case
again by Chase. The letter revealed
that stewart and Henry M. Black
mer, the oil man who fled to Europe
and a partner OF Sinclair, bad visited
Fall at the latter's Three Rivers
ranch in January. 1922.
Chase was very confused about
his knowledge OF the $23S. 900 Sim
clair bonds that went to Fall.
when did you first learn about
the Sinclair bonds?"
at don't recall" Chase replied.
eft may not have been until I read
it In the newspapers"
Chase later added he must have
heard from Fall that the bonds were
used by Sinclair to buy a third in
terest in the ranch.
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was talking about the Japanese
war scare" Of 1872.
II told Fan" said Robson, that
IN connection with the then aitua-
ton OF our nation, there was q great
weakness in our national defense.
and It would have been fatal IN
event Of certain combinations
against us
Il think you testified yesterday
that you were responsible for getting
the casing-head gasoline clause IN
the Teapot Dome Iease?" continued
Roberts.
Eyes" answered the witness.
Don't you know that the gasoline
clause is an exact copy Cf the In
terror Department form lease?
even. look at it, snapped Rob
erts. showing 4 copy Of the lease ct
Robson.
Corpus DeIecti''
Robson examined the lease. pro-
tested his innocence and sought to
return the paper.
"You may keep the corpus delec.
IT," said the prosecutor and Defense
Attorney Hoover was on his feet oh.
jectfng to ''side remarks"
Roberts produced q letter Robson
wrote the late Representative Kelly
OF Pennsylvania, former chairman
of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee, only two weeks before the
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States Attorney Robert Peter, Jr.,
gave out the following statement to
the press:
ION March IL, 1928, Samuel T.
Robertson, Of Bethesda, Md, went
to the home of Wilson Trout, of
Potomac, and there was an alterca-
tion and an automatic pistol was
drawn on Trout. according to him.
by Robertson. He Immediately noti-
fled the police at Rockville, ana
Robertson claims he obtained the
gun in the alteration and delivered
at to the police at Bethesda.
Robertson was asked II he had
an automatic pistol and he replied
that he had and he delivered one
poIice. Tests of the two pistols
showed a similarity between cart
ridge and bullet fired from them
and the bullet which killed Mills
and the cartridge which was found
near his body.
SOn this advice a warrant was
obtained for Robertson charging him
with the murder of Mills and when
It was served a typewriter OF the
same make on which the paper
that was found on Mills body was
written was found at the house OF
Robertson.
1.-THE discoverey Of the above facts
were made by Chief Monkey,
Officers Bogmer and Merson and
Sergeant Rodgers and they were
counseIed and advised by Captain
Burns and Lieut.. Manning, OF the
Baltinore City detective force.
Rushed to Baltimore
Robertson was arrested at his
work Monday, according 20 WI
ness. and rushed to Baltimore with
-nut even the formaIity of notifying
Efs assistants. or his wife, or Of
getting his hat and coat.
He was held at Central police sta.
aion where he was severely grilled
nv Detective Lieut.. James M. Man
ming, who made the original 1nVeSt1'
cation of the homicide at the re-
quest of Montgomery county author
tiles, and by Capt. Charles Burns
chief of detectives. Neither Man
ming nor Burns would give any IN
dications Of the result Of their ques
tioning.
Al the time Of the murder, and
as the days passed with no definite
clue to or arrest Of the murderer
it was predicted by those familiar
with the character Of the people In
the neighborhood Of the killing that
the murder would never come to
light until and unless the killer
had an alteration with someone
who would "squeal'' on him.
II the Robertson arrest proves tc
be the right one, this theory viii
have been INDICATED to the letter
It was said that Robertson was
of religious turn of mind.
Raymond E. Kennedy, head of Z
Baltimore and Washington private
detective agency, who was Gale,
into the case after all clues ha
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and Fitzmaurice. alternating at the
controls, held the Bremen on her
Westbound course.
They felt that victory was In their
grasp when they ran into treachers
Gus weather between $50 and 500
miles off the Newfoundland coast on
Friday morning.
The skies were so overcast with
fog-the blanket reaching 1000 feet
in the air-that the darkness Of
midnight settled down over the
surface of the sea.
1t is now revealed that, except
for the long. fruitless cruise over
Labrador and the adjacent Atlantic
while the men We're lost, they
could easily have made Mitchell
Field.
Shortly after daybreak Friday
North American coast line. Below
them they could see forests and
mountains, but q fresh storm blew
up and the planes lights failed
and instead Of turning south the
plane appears to have continued
in a northwesterly direction.
For more than 10 hours after
crossing the coast line the Bremen
sped through the all, battling head
winds and snow and bobbine
through air pockets. 1t was at noon
on Friday that the airmen sighted
the lighthouse on Greenly Island.
The mist and snow had obscurec
the sky to such a degree Of dark
ness that the keeper had already
lighted his beacon.
For five more hours after frs
sighting the tiny glare on the ice
bound islet the Bremen continued Il
soar through the clouds.
Feared Wolf Attack
The filters knew they had reached
the American coast and they knew
from the amount Of ice below then
and the chill of the stosms that they
were far to the north, but they die
not know the identity Of the lane
below them.
! They pressed on in the hope thai
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
PATRIOTIC FETE
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 1S.-
The old Presbyterian meeting house,
which has been restored and opened
to the public, will be formally dedi-
Gated May 8. The National Society
of the Children of the Revolution
will hold exercises Friday at the
grave of the Unknown. Revolu-
tionary Soldier. Gen. Amos Fries
will speak. A guard Of honor from
the Alexandria Post American
Legion will take part in the cere.
monies.
Police are complaining against
insurance companies which offer
rewards for the recovery Of auto
mobiles but refuse to give the police
rewards, claiming that the officers
recovered the cars in the line Of
duty. On behalf of Sergeant Sims
and Officer Wright, States Attor-
ney William p. Woods has begun
an Investigation.
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Continued from First Pagel
May 6, 1926, in which she attacked
the VoIstead act.
Tomorrow, which IS Patriots Day,
the anniversary Of tho battles OF
Concord and Lexington, and ma
tionaI defense day in the D. A. R.s
has been chosen for the official de-
nunciation of Mrs. Baillie's group OF
insurgents who made public the
black list.
There 10 little chance that .ndi.
viduals will be read. out OF the -.
A. R., as the official policy mas
been to ignore them.
Every movement Of Mrs Baillie
in Washington is being closely fol-
lowed by the D. A. r. leaders. "A
special guard has been placed at
the doors of the Auditorium to see
that she does not gain the floor OF
the convention, as she is neither a
delegate nor an alternate.
Spy Group Formed
Another group has been assigned
to observe and report every person
that Mrs. Baillie cOnfers with. In
this way a close check-up OF the
scant score Of known insurgents OF
the so-called black list Of undesira.
bles is kept.
Since Mrs. Baillie has been In
Washington she has conferred with
the Rev. Frederick J. Libbey. head
of the National Council for the Pre-
Vention of War, who is being In
vestieated by the House Of Repre-
sentatiVes and the Postoffice Depart
ment for alleged misuse Of the
frank of Representative James V.
McClintic of Oklahoma.
In the House last week it was
charged that requests for funds and
propaganda against the pending
Navy bill had been sent out BY
Libbey under Representative Nc
Clintic's frank.
A member Of the House Commit
tee on Naval Affaires, who also Is
from Massachusetts,, received from
a constituent, John Weeks, of Wei.
lesley Hills, Mass, the envelope and
content mailed to him, he alleged,
under the McClintick frank by Lib
hey.
This Representative laid the mat
ter before Chairman John Butler
Of the House COMMITTEES on Naval
Affairs, and he in turn called in the
Postoffice Department, which stated
that such use Of the mails is q Vlo
lation of the ranking privilege.
Mrs. Baillie comes from Massachu
sets and the alleged abuse Of tho
frank was discovered in that state
She hasdpeen actively supporting thS
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
BLACKLIST AND .POLSONPEN'
TOBE DISCUSSED BY D. A. r..
organization

flight Of Libbey'S organization
against the navy bill.
McClintic Fights
Representative McClintic denied
any knowledge Of the alleged abuse
and has asked the House to continue
the investigation. The House Com
mittee on Naval Affaires had intend
ed to make the investigation quietly
but word leaked out and Represent.
alive NcClintic brought the issue to
a head on a point of personal prtvi-
lege before the whole House.
The paper that Mrs. Peabody viii
read before the congress tomorrow
The Massachusetts, delegation is
second largest in the convention,
numbering more than 1870. Mrs Pea.
body's statement will be that the
entire Massachusetts, delegation is
behind the president general and
her action in the ''black list'' matter.
The original "black list" made
public by Mrs. Baillie was one which
Mrs. Peabody had sent out to the
various Massachusetts, chapters of
the D. A r.. Mrs. Brosseau yester-
day attended the luncheon of the
Massachusetts, delegates and it was
after this luncheon that plans for
the statement before the congress
by Mrs. Peabody were made.
The morning session today was
given over to reports of the various
committees and an address on
Russia by Silas Blake -AxteH, of
New York. The afternoon session
will be devoted to further reports
and an address by Ross r. Lock
ridge on George Rogers Clark"
The reports of various State regents
were also read. Tonight Secretary
of Labor James J. Davis will all
dress the delegates on "Immigra-
tion."
Opposes Russia
Opposition to recognition Of
Soviet Russia by the United States
so long as that country is dominated
nv the Communist party and Third
International, with Russians advo-
eating MARKHAM tenets Of world revo-
luton, was voiced by Silas Blake
Axtell. labor lawyer of New York,
who recently entered Russia with the
socalled Trade Union Delegation as
an observer, the principal speaker at
the morning session.
Expressing the belief that COM
nunism would never operate beyond
tina Russian border, and would in a
| farv wears be unacceptable even
| there. Axtell drew a tragic picture
~ the life OF the Russian peasant
under the existing regime.
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
Trinity Debaters Win
Over George Washington

The Trinity College debating team
scored q triumph over the George
Washington University trio in q
contest in the Trinity auditorium
last night, the winners being Mar.
garet HalIeran, Lillian Slattery, and
Margaret Eagen.
The question in debate was the
protection OF American investments
In foreign lands by armed forces
without the formality OF a declar-
alton Of war, Trinity taking the
affirmative side. Ruth Herman,
Louise Einstein. and Lillian Rhodes
composed the George Washington
team.
The Washington times., 1928-04-18

thing possible done preparatory
to the requirements.
The weather grew bad and Won
auenefeA began to get Impatient.
He decided that Fitzmaurice should
travel BY air back to the nearest
OUTPOST of civilization where spare
@narts could be obtained. Conse.
nuentIy when Charles Duke Schil-
Ter arrived with a flying companion
and no airplanN parts Won Huene.
field suggested that FItzmaurtce
fly out with Schiller and get the
needed parts back to Greenly Island
quickly a. possible.
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
Els, Sister to Bremen Plane to Bring Fliers
To Neu York for American Welcome

lthe first night at the lighthouse
with the keeper and his family.
KOeInI celebrated his thirtieth BIRTH
day on April Is.
A new undercarriage and other
equipment for the Bremen are be-
ing put on BY mechanics brought
BY 4 Canadian plane which arrived
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1928-04-18
FitzInaurice Left Two
Germans to Arrange
For Plane Repair Parts

GCE6EL, AkuGDGSs @Ap1AA 10 ASssW
and when Capt. Hermann KOehl and
Baron Ehrenfried Won Huenefeld win
leave GreenIy Island. upon which
they have been isolated since their
epochaI 56-hour flight westward
across the Atlantic. were the main
topics Of discussion here today.
The German fIiers have avowed
their intention OF flying to New
York in the Bremen. but their plan
may not prove feasible and delay
ensue.
Damage Stfn Unknown
Just how badly the Junlers trans
atlantic monoplane Is damaged from
a forced landing on the tiny lake
near the lighthouse on the ice-bound
island was stiIl very much q nys-
terry today.
Because Of adverse flying condi.
tons and the Islands inaccesaibiiity
by land and water, it is believed It
win take several days to bring the
necessary replacement parts to the
filters and make the repairs.
Confidential reports reaching here
revealed the true purpose Of Major
FitKmaurices departure from the
island in Duke" SchiIIer's rcscu(
plane and laid at res. rumOrs Of
dissensiOn between the Irish flieH
and his two German companions.
Fitzmaurice il now at Clarke
City, Que, after making q. 2O0-mile
flight from NatashQuan where be
and Schiller spent the night.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-05
SAYS VIOLETTE
WILL DELIGHT
BY ELOQUEUCE

That the people of Douglas will have
opportunity to hear man of unusual
eloquence when the Rev. Dr. E. E..
Violette comes to conduct his series of
evangelistic meetings in the Christian
church is the opinion of G. G. Nc
Bride, manager of the Douglas store
of the Phelps Dodge corporation. Mr. .
Mcbride formerly resided at San An
tonic and. it was while there that he
had opportunity to listen to DR.. Vio-
lette.
"It has always afforded me pleasure
to hear brilliant orators, no matter
what their line, whether from the
pulpit, in the forum as public lecturers
or in court room effort, and when I
heard DR.. Violette found him to be a
man of rare capabilities and finished
in oratory," said Mr. Mcbride Fur
thermore, his series of meetings in
San Antonio proved wonderful sue
cess. He is q convincing and effective
speaker and I am sure that the people
Of Douglas who enjoy good things in
the public addresses will be delighted
with DR.. Violette. In fact, before he
comes, I have no hesitation in saying
that Rev. Weaver is to be congratulate
ed that he secured the services for his
church"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-05
GREAT TRAFFIC
SHOWN In MONTH
THROUGH PORT

In verification of the fact that the
holiday traffic through the gate be-
tween Douglas and Aqua Prieta was
heavier than it is for other months
figures have been secured from the re-
ports of the horticultural inspection
service maintained here by the de-
partment of agriculture.
During the month of December the
inspectors at the port counted all cars
going into Mexico every day between
the hours of 7:30 O.. m. and 9 p. m.
and for the month their total was
27625 cars going one way. Counting
three persons to each car this would
indicate that 82,875 persons went across
the line during the two day shifts, in
the month of December
Considering that the majority of the
persons visiting Aqua Prieta that
month went there to dine and dance
and that the largest crowds were in
Aqua Prieta between II p M and a.
M during this month it must then
appear that as many or more people
must have crossed the border after the
count was discontinued each day than
did while the counting was going on
This would mean that 1857 per-
sons crossed the border into Aqua
Prieta in automobiles alone during the
month of December, 1927 With no
definite figures on the number cross
ing on foot available but allowing that
900 persons cross on foot each day or
$1,000 during the month and adding
to that another supposition that at
least 600 crossed on trains during the
month then the, grand total of persons
crossing in just one direction for the
month would be 204,350.
Following another government esti-
mate that as many cross in one di-
rection as in the other it is then nee
essary in order to secure the total of
persons crossing in both directions
simply to multiply the figures by two
which shows that, allowing for a slight
discrepancy in the figures on which
there are no records, 408, 700 must have
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-05
MEETING
DINNER SERVED
BY The GUILD

Arrangements were concluded yes
terday afternoon by which the ladies
of st. Cecelias guild will provide the
dinner for the chamber of commerce
on next Monday evening when Colyin
D. Brown, representing the United
States Chamber of Commerce, comes
to deliver an address to the members
of the local chamber. The dinner will
be served in the Parish house and the
plans call for service for rs persons.
The appearance of Mr.. Brown is
part of the program of the local cham
ber to bring about revival of in
terest in civic affairs and general de-
velopment in the city during the year.
He is classed as one of the foremost
organizers in the national body and
has charge of the work throughout
the western portion of the country.
At it's meeting yesterday afternoon,
the members of the guild made the
final arrangements for the serving of
the dinner, committees being appoint
ed to look after every detail of the
work
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-05
PEDESTRIANS MAY
PROFIT BY A STUDY
OF TRAFFIC RULES

Here are some things for the
people who walk to think about DUR.
ing the rest of 1928. Thinking about
them probably will mean they viii
be free from accident and ready tC
study a new list in 1929:
Do not Jay walk. Better careful
thousand times than a cripple
once"
Do not alight from moving trolley
cars. It's always dangerous.
Do no walk out from behind parked
cars. Motorists can't see through
automobiles.
Do not read newspapers while
crossing a street. Try reading al
home--it's better for the eyesight.
DO not allow children to play ir
the street. The playground or yarc
is much safer.
Watch and obey traffic signals
They mean safety.
When walking in the highway, use
the left side OF the road.
Warn children about hitching rides
This act has meant death to many
When crossing the street, first look
to the LETT and then to the right.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-05
RADIO PROGRAM
FOR new DODGE
CALLED BIGGEST

Whatever else may ever be said
about the Dodge Victory Six car, it
will have to be admitted that it was
introduced under the most unique cir
cumstances that any car has ever en-
joyed-if car enjoys an introduce
ton It was presented to the Ameri-
can public by radio hookup that was
proclaimed to be the greatest ever un-
dertaken with Al broadcasting stations
doing their stuff. It was presided over
by the popular American humorist,
Will Rogers, from his studio at Beverly
Hills, Calf, and then get this:
There was feature by Fred Stone
from his home in Chicago Al Jolson,
from theatre in New Orleans, sang
a song and talked. Paul WhitemanS
orchestra-that inimitable aggregation
of crown princes from the land of Jazz
played their stuff from New York. The
president of the. Dodge corporation
made a speech about the new model
from his office in Detroit. And then
Rogers took-off President Coolidge
whom he introduced and he modu-
lated his voice until it would have
taken a sharpshooter to tell that it
was not actually the president.
While the program was in progHes
announcement was made that it was
estimated that 3OOOOOOO people were
easily in reach of it all, that account
ing for the .broadcasting potential OF
the hookup which made it possible to
cover the entire American continent.