Evening star., 1928-03-14


ham and Stewart talking together once
in the lobby of the Chicago Club.
They were both members OF the
club he added.
Assistant United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover will represent the Government
at the arraignment of Stewart tomor-
row. The oil magnate is expected to
enter a plea Of not guilty and by At
tornevs Jesse c. Adkins and F. F. Nes-
bit will ask the court for 20 days time
in which to determine on the method TO
be adopted In the attack which the de-
fense is expected to make on the IN
iictment.
Will Go to Chicago.
With the transfer OF the hearing
to Chicago. testimony will be taken
tomorrow. Friday and Saturday Sub
poenas have been issued for al
persons to appear there. On this
list appears such prominent person
ages as J. Ogden Armour. now dead;
Samuel insult. utilities magnate; Ed.
ward Hines. wealthy lumber merchant;
Albert D. Lasker, former chairman oi
the Shipping Board; Silas Strawn. law
yer, who recently visited China on
special mission for President Coolidge
L. E. Block. Inland Steel Co.: Charles
and James Deering. r. NJ. Eastman
B. A. and Percy B. Eckhart, S. l..
Avery. D. w. Buchanan, John Burke
Edward F. Carry, H. w. Chandler,
Thomas creigh. Louis Eckstein. Stanley
Field. George r. GetZ. A. w. Goodrich,
Richard Howe. A. S. Huey. John F.
Gelke. L. G. Kuppenheimer. Kenneth
Mckenzie, Joseph j. Morand. A. II.
Mulliken. George NJ. Reynolds. Julius
Rosenwald. e. NJ. Rosenthal. John w.
Scott, John A. Spoor. George E. VAN
hagen, Raleigh Warner. Thomas E.
Wilson. Warren Wright. William Wrig-
ley, jr: E. j. Lehman. Names of two Of
the witnesses are being withheld until
the subpoenas have been served. Com
nittee attaches explained that 1t was
not thought desirable to make the
names public until there had been
service.
Seek Extent of Distribution.
The trip TO Chicago will be made In
an effort 10 learn Just how extensive
was the ultimate distribution Of the
Sinclair bonds which Hays received
from the lessee of Teapot Dome and
turned over 10 several leaders OF the
Republican party in 1923 for use. as he
put 1t, as security for donations ol
loans, In amounts equal To the bono
offers, 10 a fund TO help extinguish the
party deficit resulting from the Harding
campaign Of 1920.
James A. Patten, Chicago grain mer.
chant, has testified that he received
s25. 900 Of the bonds which Uphan
handled. and later turned them over u
/ the jefferson Hospital In Chicago. u
which he had promised gift of tha'
amount. after donating S2S 900 In CHECK
form To the party funds.
The sudden injection OF the Ku Klu,
Klan into the hearing yesterday had &
rcpercussion at Macon. Ga, last night
Charge Angers Hays.
| Questioning Hays. Senator Walsh
| Democrat Montana, committee prose
cutor, rad said he had information
| from what was considered a reliable
source that Edward Young Clarke, for
| n7er high official Of the KAN. had re-
ceiyed 100000 from the Republican
| national committee. and asked the wit
ness If he knew anything about It,
HAYS, pounding the table In ange
and rcsenting the charge as false aske'
Walsh where he got his information
The prosecutor replied that the com
nittee would bring that out later.
Clark. IN a statement at Macon las
night, denied having received AN
money from the Republican committee
II positively did not get any none
from The Republican committee" b
said, and furthermore. ! don't kno'
where Walsh got his information"
| Ii@ said ne had some correspondence
with Hays In 1920 relative ~ the Ee
publican campaign IN Tennessee, bu
| that was all he had 10 do with tn
then party chairman.