Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-27

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of some Oh the American naval experts
at the conference, and that Shearer
and some Of these officers had In con-
versations In hotel lounge expressed
the hope that the conference would
not succeed.
Rear Admiral J. NJ. Reeves was the
officer named by Pearson rs expressing
not succeed.
After the committee has completed its
Interrogation OF 'Shearer, It Is expected
that the naval officers mentioned during
the investigation will be heard. either
at their own request or after being
summoned by the committee.
Shearers testimony may bring abou.
q recall Of some OF the witnesses al
ready heard by the committee.
1t Is considered likely that the de-
Tense of naval ofIicers against the
charge that they had expressed a hope
the conference would fail, IL they admit
they expressed any such hope. will be
that they believed the conference
should succeed only in the event that
the United States was accorded full
naval parity with Great Britain.
Names Other Omcers.
Other naval officers mentioned by
Pearson as having been in the company
of Shearer were Rear Admiral Frank M
Sch0feld, now commander OF Battle
Division OF the battle feet: Comdr.
harold C. Train, at present with the
General Navy Board in Washington.
and Lieut.. Comdr. Holloway H. Frost,
at present attached to the Army War
College in Washington.
Pearson was anxious to say that Ad-
miral Hilary p. Jones. retired, of the
Navy and Hugh Gibson. Ambassador to
Belgium, the two delegates OF America
to the parley, worked sincerely for an
agreement" He said they never met
Shearer
Describing Shearer as q lavish"
Spender at Geneva and the occupant OF
Luxurious apartment" Pearson said
the observer and reporter" for the
shipbuilders attended the newspaper
conferences, passed out memoranda and
was primarily interested that the con-
ference should not succeed"
Reeves Held Sympathetic.
Pearson said Admiral Reeves was
very sympathetic with Shearer and
quite loquacious."
Comdr. Frost, he said. was frequently
with Shearer, but he was . younger
man and didn't say much"
Neither Admiral Scfof1eld nor Comdr
Train was with Shearer so much, the
witness testified.
Pearson also told the committee that
Albin E. Johnson. Geneva correspondent
for the New York World, had shown
him q facsimile of what purported to ne
a Scotland Yard report on Shearer.
Upon returning to Washington, Pear.
son said he met Shearer here and That
the latter told him of going into john
sons room at Geneva and demanding
the so-called Scotland Yard document
and getting 1t. He added that Shearer
said johnson was going to be "fired."
Pearson said his memory about the
document was vague" johnson Is still
the correspondent of the New York
World at Geneva.
AS Pearson told his story, sometimes
demurring at answering questions OF
Senator Allen, Republican, Kansas,
Shearer crouched forward on . chair
directly behind the witness.
Occasionally catching the eye of news
paper men, Shearer would grimace and
point a finger at Pearson.
AS the newspapermen lett the stand,
Shearer snapped. Get that bird back
here to answer this question"
Pearson returned at the committees
reouest and answered q question pro.
pounded by Shearer's counsel, stating in
the Affirmative that his former wife is
cousin of Mccormick 0oodhart. an
attache of the British embassy in wash
ington.