Evening Star Newspaper, September 5, 1924, Page 14

"4 THE EVENING § TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1924. HIBBEN DISCOVERS . LONG LOST REPORT Accused New York Reserve Officer Seeks “Higher Au- i thorities” for Decisicn. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 5.—A re- port lorig since reported to have been missing from the War Department files in which William J. Burn erly of the T used Capt. turned up vesterday at the meeting of the Army board of inquiry investi- gating Capt. Hibben's fitness to con- tinue as a member of the Officers’ Rte- serve Corps The document, which Capt. Hibben said he often had futiiely sought in the War Department files that he might prepare a defense against its charges, was discovered by the ac- cused officer when he again took the stand in his own defense. In going over a mass of papers which had becn introduced by the prosecution, the report turned up. Capt. Hibben had a hasty confer e with his chief counsel. Col. John J. Bradley. who asked for an adjournment of the hearing to give him an opportunity | to study the Burns charges, The | case was continued to next Monday. | May Take Case to Coollige. s h ng a nnouncement Hibben's case would be carried to| higher authorities, possibly President ze, if the inquiry board found the accused office Hradley told the board that verse decision would ruin his t “we are shootin rities than the conven- | o brought | that Capt. | Col. | Special Dispateh to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, September 5.— Senator Carter Glass, who was con- oard in this case.” The only “higher authorities” to| Which the case may be carricd are a special board of inquiry or the Presi dent Of the Burns report, Capt. Hibben, after denying many of the allegations | and criticising some of i nterpre- | tations of his utterances and actions, | declared If Mr. Burns doesn’t understa ish it is pot my fault.”’ Charges Misinterpretation. He characterized as a misinterpre- tation a passage of the report cred- iting him with seditiois utterances with rezard to Soviet Russia | “What I did say.” he tesiified, “was: | “My belief is that under present con- ditions the Russian people are work- ing out a government which will be a democratic one and result in the wel- | fare of th and by that| added | “port by | | n child feeding which criticism of Burns as | o the policies of the | government had been Secretary of Com- the time he was i of Russia commended merce head of the American Relief Adminis- by Hoover at tration in R BRYAN INVITES TRINKLE. ‘Wants Governor to Aid in Getting Out Vote. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., September *Gov. Trinkle has been invited by W liam Jennings Bryan to become a member of a committee which is to devote its energies to getting out the vote of the Democrats in the South this Fall. 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