Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 4

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Partola is an effective laxative and a valuable internal antiseptic— ’ | 'omination day. The Senator died at 4:10 o'clock yes- erday, after a four months’ battle zainst prostatic cancer, the end of which was avertcd several times only constitution. Messages sident Coolidge, who was “glad to call him my friend,” and scores of business and political 1ssociates, have arrived at the Home ‘tarium here and at his Champaign home. Relatives wish the {uneral to be representative of the man himself in its freedom from os- tentation. A private service will be held Fr day afternoon. followed by a, publ service at the First Presbyterian “hurch at Champaign. Was in Congress 20 Years. The death of the Senator, who was 70 years old, was apparently only a atter of weeks as long ago as last ', when he was defeated for re- to the enate by Col. nk A. Smith of Dwight, who was ubsequently elected. The defeat in he primary came on the heels of the enator’s vigorous stand in favor of American adherence to the World ‘ourt protocol and brought to a rse A congressional career of 20 vears, 14 of which were spent in the House of Representatives. Having been one of the wealthiest men in the Congress when he entered it in 1906, the Senator since that time has spent many millions of dollars in philanthropies, most of which were to_institutions in Illinois. Springfield, 11, advices indicated he possibility that his elected suc- ‘essor, Col. Smith, would fill the re- nder of Senator MecKinley un- xpired term, but at the same time here were reports current in Wash- ngton that pressure might be brought m Gov. Len Small to name some other person for the present short ‘erm of Congress to avoid a possible v to important administration leg- which might occur if Col. re appointed and the sub- ‘ect of primary campaign funds thus sizht before Congress. 1 enator McKinle; whose span of more than 20 vears in Congress, the latter portion United State Sena- tor from Illipois, covered the insur- gency among national legislators, the Roosevelt bolt of 1912 and the pri- mary scandals of 1926 business man and_ philanthropist avowal, he “blundered into politis because his business was running so smoothly he had nothing else to do. “I really blundered into politic: the Senator once i *L'y getting unnecessar Things went on without me. So when it was suggested to me that I run for Con- 1 accepted just for something | I never regretted it.” | McKinley “blunder” lasted from the time the Republicans of Cham- paign, T, and the nineteenth con-| gressional district sent him to the! lower House of Congress in 1905 until he was defeated for the party nomi- nation by Frank L. Smith of Dwight, 10, in the 1926 primary as McKinley was finishing his first six-year term in the Senate. Spent Own Money. s the huge expeuditures in t campaign that brought a investigating committee to licago aftér the Pennsylvania pri-| mary expense scandal aroused national attention. The Chicago hear- ing developed that while Senator M Kinley had spent about 000, rtually all his own money. Managers of his_successful oppo- | nent, Col. Smith, who was chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, accounted for approximately $300,000, | much of it contributed by executives of public utflities, an_industrial field in which Senator McKinley had made a fortune and been interested for years, ! tiis defeat was immediately followed by the Senator’s decline in health and serious illness of sciatic rheumatism. Aside from his political career, Sen- ator McKinley was best known for| his contributions to educational and rel'gious institutions, His philanthro- | pies were unattended by publicity his friends estimated in 1925 that hi s to education had pa lion-dollar mark Was “Regular” in Party. g to_do. It that, Senate it Party regularit principle with Me end and neighbor of “Unc annon of Danville, who repres the eighteenth congre adjoining McKinley nineteenth, in the da was known as the * of the House of Representatives and insurgency arose among legislators because of party _discipline. | McKiney and an uncle were in the banking business in Champr branched into the public ut dustry, acquiring traction light, gas and other inter ntually v known as the McKin- yhdicate. Their chief propertie: - the Illinois Traction System, which built the McKinley Bridge over the Missisisppi River at St. Louis, one most costly electric railway structures in the world “Uncle Joe” Canuon and his brother, Wil nkers, owned the Dan cays, which they sold to the MeKinley interests and which eventually were chiefly disposed of to the Studebaker and other utilities in- tevest lways a regular Republican, from standpatter” times to “farm bloc days, McKinley directed the adminis tration campaign for the renomi- nation of President William Howard Taft in 1912 when the Rooseveltians t the Republican party. Opposed Roosevelt Charges. McKinley issued a ribing Roosevelt as an ing the lightning,” and denied the Roosevelt charges of stolen conven- tion seats. He challenged Roosevelt to come from his Oyster Bay, N. Y., home to the storm center, Chicago, and predicted an unsuccessful holt from the Republican party pted the ch: and soon after s arrival in Chic: is adherent Jeft the party convention and organ- old district, the: when Cannon statement de- defy- | yet is pleasant to take—in mint form- convenient to buy—at your Druggist Regutarbox30¢ Double size 50¢ A ized, the Progr ve_or Bull Moose convention and nominated Roosevelt for the presidency. The defeat of both Roosevelt and Taft by Woodrow Wilson, the Demo- cratic nom:nee, took McKinley down to defeat in his home district, and he was out of Congress in 1913 and 1914. He was again elected to the House, however, and in 1921 was elected to the Senate by a few thousand votes— the votes of women—over Col. Smith, who finaily defeated him in 1 des owning transportation lines, v believed that he was the greatest traveler in the United States. He had traveled 1,500,000 mles in 25 years—more than a million miles of the total in nine years—including 30 trips across the Atlantic, three Roosevelt | Unoprwoss, ENATOR W. B. McKINLEY. JUDGET GNORES EAFOR CRUISERS Country’s Defense in Jeop- ardy, Britten Says, as Wil- bur Explains Situation. By the Associated Press. Secretary Wilbur told the House Naval committee today that the Bud- get Bureau had ignored his request for funds to start construction of three light cruisers authorized by Con- gress last Winter. Then the Army and Navy and the rest of the country are to be controlled by the budget,” Representative Brit- ten, Republican, Illinois, remarked. “I for one am going to ignore it from now on . It jeopardizes the country’s national defense.” It was developed that none of the eight light cruisers authorized by Congress in 1924 had been completed and that their completion would de- pend on appropriations by Congre ILLUMINATING GAS ENDS LIVES OF TWO Thomas Cratty and John Prender- ville Suffocated by Fumes Escap- ing From Open Jet. Illuminating gas that escaped from open jets in a room at 734 Fifth street about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon cnded the lives of two men. One was Thomas Cratty, roomer in the house, the other being John Prenderville, a visitor. Gratty, 60 years old, and Prender- ville, 70 'years old, were frienfls and companions, according to information obtained by the police. The men were together much of their time, it stated, but just when the visitor paid his last call on Cratty was not learned About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs. Louise Kjelberg, landlady, de- tected the odor of gas and had police make an investization that resulted in finding the bodies of the two men in the gas-illed room. Dr. Josetph C. Rogers, deputy coroner, conducted an investigation and reached the conclusion that the gas fixture had been left open acci- dentally. Hen: Tenth illumin: abhout Paulsen, 49 years old, 413 street, was overcome by ng gas while in his room 7:30 o'clock last night, the gas having escaped as a resuit of an accident. He was taken to Emer- gency Hospital and treated by Dr. Neiman, who reported s probubie recovery. to South America, a dozen trips to Cuba and Panama, and had visited every country in the world except Russia and Turkey. Senator McKinley was born in Petersburg, Il September 6, 1856, the son of a Presbyterian m'nister. He worked on the farm and spent two v at the University of Tllinois, of which he hecame a trustee in 1902, At the age of 25, after he had gone into the banking and mort- zage loan business with an uncle, he began his public utilities career by building a waterwor ystem in his home city of Champaign. The Senator supported Coolidge's advocacy of and voted for adherence of the United States to the World Court. PRESIDENT VOICE! President REGRET. Declares in Message He Was Glad to Be Friend of McKinley. President Coolidge last night sent the following telegram to Miss Julia Mattis, Champaign, 1ll, a niece of Senator McKinl “The report has just been received of the death of your distinguished kinsman, Senator McKinley. He has had a long and useful career, in which he has been greatly honored by his fellow citizens and greatly benefited them by his generous charities. 1 am gratified to call him my friend, To you and his other loved ones I offer my sympathy, in which Mrs. Coolidge join “The passing of Senator McKinley will be umver: mourned,” Vice President Dawes “His life was devoted to constructive efforts along lines inuring to the benefit of his State and his country, both in his business ities a career of great usefulness and serv- ice, but the influence he exerted and ! the activities he set in motion will long survive him. = Within a few moments after the Senate met today it adjourned out of respect to the memory of Senator McK nley. The death of Senator McKinley was brought to the attention of the Senate by his colleague, Senator Deneen of {Illinois, who recalled that he had erved for 14 years in the House with inction and for nearly 6 years in is not the time to speak of the service he rendered to the State of Tllinois and to the Nation, but later k that a day be set aside to | a trbute to him,” said Senator Deneen. He then presented the resolution, which was adopted, ap- pointing a_committee of 15 Senators | to attend the funeral, following which the Senate adjourned. Vice President Dawes named the following committee to attend the funeral: Republicans—Senators Moses of New Hampshire, McNary of Ortgon, Ernest of Kentucky, Short- ridge of California, Weller of Mary- land, Fess of Ohio and Deneen of II- linois. Democrats—Overman of North rolina, Fletcher of Florida, Ashurst of Arizona, Robinson of Arkansas, Harris of Georgia, Broussard of In- pay journeys around the world, several Voyages across the Pacific Ocean and diana, Stephens of Mississippl and Tyson of Tennessee. i ! {the oil pr {casion that Fall D. (., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER WELFARE BAZAA NETS OVER 6,000 Rummage Sale Ends Day Early, When Entire Stock of Goods Is Depleted. ‘The Child Welfare Soclety rummage sale and tea room closed last night with the total receipts passing the $6,000 mark, following the disposal of practically every article in the vast stock. It was announced by Mrs. Breckin- {ridge Long, general chairman, this morning that after incidental ex- penses were paid, the net proceeds exceeded $6,000, and from other com- mittee members it was learned that additional sums are to be added to the total in an effort to reach $7,000. The amount that was realized from the auction sale of 25 or more pieces at Sloan's this morning have to be tabulated also. After the various amounts are received the total will be added to the sum already on hand for the completion of the society’s endowment fund of $100,000. Stock Sold Out Last Night. Although the sale was to have re- mained in operation through today, a final effort to dispose of all the wares yesterday evening and the price re- duction which accompanied that effort brought about the practical clearance of the stock. Only one or two odds and_ends of merchandise—perhaps a few collars, a picture frame or two— remain, and it was suggested this morning that these be turned over to some charitable organization. In the final press of business which accompanied the. clearance of the £oods, the general committee, under Mrs. Long, and the other workers were expressing their gratitude to the Federal-American Bank officers, who, under John Poole, president of the institution, donated the establish- ment at 1315 F street, with heat and light, for the sale. In an announce- ment the general chairman thanked all the donors of merchandise, and each of them, it was said, will receive personal letters of appreciation from the committee. Expenses Limited to Cleaners. The only expenses that the society had to meet were the salaries of two colored women who worked a few hours a day to clean up after the day’s business. All the rest of the gross proceeds will be used as an- nounced throughout the sale—for the completion of the society’s endow- ment fund. That fund is for the pur- pose of maintaining the two child wel- fare bureaus at Children's Hospital, the Mary Gwinn and the Cushman memoriais. There the work of “keep- ing the well child well” is carried out every day of the year. Parents are given intelligent advice as to the rearing of their children and the youngsters themselves are carefully watched over by the society’s staff. The general committee, under M Long, in charge of the ba cluded Mrs. John Allen Dou Mrs. Frank C. Letts Langhorne and Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Arthur O'Brien was chairman of the tearoom, which was conducted in conjunction with the rummage sale. SINCLAIR AND FALL T0 PLEAD IN 9 DAYS Justice Jennings Bailey, presiding in Criminal Division 2 i Supreme Court, today ment December 17 the conspiracy c: against Harry F. Sinclair, oil magnate of New York, and Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior. The case involves the lease to Teapot Dome and is a companion to the con- spiracy case now being tried before Justice Hoehling against Fall and Edward L. Doheny. The date for ths trial of Sinclair and Fall will be set following the arraignment. Owen J. Roberts, chief counsel in secutions, appeared before Justice Bailey at the opening of court and presented the mandate of the Court of Appeals dismissing the spe- cial appeal allowed by that tribunal before the passage of the Walsh act last July depriving the local appel- late court of jurisdiction to hear spe- sial appeals in criminal cases. Spe- cial Counsel Atlee Pomerene and United States Attorney Gordon were in court with Mr. Roberts. DENBY REFUTES HIS’ SENATE TESTIMONY ON STAND IN TRIAL (Continued from First Page.) oil lands to the Interior Department, Fall was reluctant to assume that responsibility. Fall informed the Sec- retary that his department had all the work it could do at the time and was not looking for any more, but if Mr. Denby thought it was essential for the good of the Navy he would con- sent to take over such duties Only because the Navy Department was not accustomed to handling such matters, former Secretary Denby said, he had requested Mr. Fall to draw up a draft of an executive order. He said that upon receiving this draft from Fall he had submitted it to Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, who examined it and sug- gested that it be amplified. Then. in_response to questions by Attorney Frank J. Hogan for the de- fense, he said he was absent from Washington beginning May- 28, 1921, and upon his return early in June found that the President had issued the executive order. He replied also to further questioning that he had submitted the letter transmitting the draft of the order to the President. which he previously had sent to Fall for his approval. Knew Loss Was Heav Mr. Hogan asked the witness when he first became vognizant of the situa tion in tie ofl reserv and Denby replied that it was very shortly after coming into office in 1921. The heavy drainage that was going on in the reserves was called to his attention, he said, and he was aware that the loss to the Government and the Navy was heav “I was very much worried about the situation and didn't believe the Navy had adequate facilities to han- dle the reserves,” he said. It was be- cause the Department of the Tnterior had supervision over public lands that he took up this matter of co-ordina- tion with Secretary Fall, he said Denby said he explained the diffi- culties of the situation and asked if the department would give the Navy the necessary data. It was on this oc- consented to look after the Navy's interests in the re- serves only upon being pressed to do_so. Mr. Denby said he next took the matter up with the President and told the President that he feared the naval oil reserves were being depleted. Since the Navy was without facilities and it was the policy to allocate such matters to departments under which they would naturally come, he wanted the President's help. “I asked him if Be would not issue i 'm order transferring the reserves to ! the Secretary of the Interior and plac- ing under him the administrative de- ;:1‘1; of the naval oil reserves,” Denby | Denby said he would not care to . quote the President’s reply, but that | Mr. Harding agreed with him as to the necessity and said he would issue such an order. In reply to questioning, Mr. Denby testified that while the Judge Advo- cate General of the Navy had declared the proposal to exchange royalty oil for fuel oil and store it in tanks for future use was legal, other officers of the Navy did not at that time approve of the proposal. ‘When he took the witness stand Mr. Denby gave a detaiied account of his various governmental positions and the fact that he had been a member of Congress and, as a youth, hadserved in the imperfal Chinese customs service when his father was United States Minister to China. He also told of having enlisted in the war with Spain and later having enlisted as a, private in the Marine Corps. At the | reputation for honesty, integrity and patriotism, the witness testified that “no one in California stands better in these respects.” As a business man, he said the defendant was highly respected. Rev. Dr. George Davidson, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church of Los Angeles for the last 14 years, said his church was “around the corner” from Doheny's residence. ‘When the witness began to give a detailed account of Doheny’s civic and patriotic activities in Los Angeles, mentioning particularly his donations to particular funds, Gov- ernment counsel objected. The witness also gave Doheny a clean bill of health, describing him as a man of “ideals, integrity and character.” When it came to the matter of Mr. Doheny’s patriotism and reputation as a citizen, Justice Hoehling and At- torney Roberts interrupted him with the reminder just to state his general obinion without going into details. “Mr. Doheny’s patriotism never has outbreak of the war with Germany he | been questioned in Los Angeles, to was promoted to a lieutenant and now holds a commission as a major in the Marine Reserves. Ambrose Discloses Trip. A trip to Honolulu aboard the pri- vate yacht of Edward L. Doheny, on which Arthur W. Ambrose, petroleum technologist of the Department of the Interior and one of the chief negotia- tors of the Elk Hills and Pearl Har- bor contracts, was a guest of the Cali- fornia ofl magnate in June, 1922, was disclosed when the trial was resumed today. The story by Ambrose, who had been called as a defense witness, was wrung from him by Attorney Roberts and came as a complete surprise. It pro- duced a near sensation. Mr. Roberts had been questioning the former Government official con- cerning matters connected with the Pearl Harbor lease of December, 1922, when he suddenly shifted his course asking the witness if he had ever re- ceived any gratuity from Doheny dur- ing his employ in the Government. Tells of Honolulu Voyage.’ Somewhat disconcerted by the ques- tioning Mr. Ambrose replied that if such could be interpreted as a gra- { tuity, he had taken a trip to Honolulu. “When was this?” asked Roberts. “In the Summer of 1922,” the wit- ness replied. “How was the trip made?” “On a boat,” was the answer. ‘Whose boat?” he was asked. “Mr. Dohen: he answered. “His private yacht?” pressed Rob- erts. “Yes,” the witness replied. In response to questioning, Mr. Ambrose said he had taken the trip at the invitation of J. J. Cotter, Mr. Doheny’s right-hand man in the ne. gotiations, and had received sanction of Dr. H. Foster Bain, director of the Burcau of Miges, his immediate superior. Account Produces Stir. Mr. Ambrose’s account of the yacht- ing trip to Honolulu, which occurred a_ few months after the award- ing of the April 25, 1922, cuntx‘éct for the Pearl Harbor construction® work, produced a stir. He said that others on the trip were H. W. Anderson, who is president of the Pan-American Petroleum Co.; Gano Dunn, president of the J. H. White Engineering Corporation; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cot- ter and his own wife. It was also disclosed that William A. Kent, an accountant in the Bureau of Mines, was a guest aboard the yacht. Roberts asked the witness if he went on the trip to be Mr. Doheny’s guest. Ambrose replied that he would not say that positively, as he had departmental reasons for going along. Mr. Ambrose testified that Mr. Cot- ter came to his office one day and mentioned the proposed trip to look over the Pearl Harber situation. He sald_he had invited Dr. Bain and E. C. Finney, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, but that they could not go. Reasons for Trip. Ambrose said he told Mr. Cotter, “that would be very nice,” but that he would have to take it up with his superiors. Mr. Roberts reminded the witness that he had nothing to do with the construction work at Pearl Harbor, but Mr. Ambrose replied that there were matters in which, as a petrole- um technologist, he was interested. He said that one of the reasons why Dr. Bain suggested that he go on the trip was to ascertain the proper time for filling the fuel oil tanks. “We were very interested in advis- ing the Navy Department on that matter,” he said, “as we had made a study of it.” He said the trip also enabled him to represent the fuel de- partment at the exT®sition, which was being held at Honolulu at that time. During the course of the question- ing Mr. Roberts asked the witness if he had ever received any other gratui- ty from Doheny. He replied “No.” A little earlier the Government counsel had obtained the statement from Mr. Ambrose that he had taken the December, 1 lease to Secretary Denb; office for his signature. Do- heny accompanied him at that time. Mr. Ambrose’s recollection of the conference between Doheny and Admiral Robison, during which the oil magnate threatened to drop all further negotiations when asked not to allow the Navy Department to be bilked, was somewhat different from Robison’s version. He said that as far as he could remember Doheny ap- peared considerably put out wl Robison said he didn’t want the N to get a bad deal. He declared the negotiations threatened to break off, but when Doheny said he was willing to accept the Navy’s proposed royal- ties Robison settled the matter then and there. Doheny “Feeling Badly.” “I am feeling very badly, but am here on deck,” Mr. Doheny remarked as he put in appearance at court this morning. The oil magnate's left arm had been dressed by his surgeon earlier this morning, and rather than delay progress of the trial, which is now rapidly approaching an end, he left his sick bed. Court reconvened at 10 o’clock after its recess yesterday, owing to Mr. Doheny’s fllness, and Hogan was pre- pared to conclude his case by the end of the week. At the outset this morning Govern- ment counsel Roberts and Atlec Pomerene excused themselves for a few moments while they ap- peared in Criminal Division 2 to ar- range for the arraignment of Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall on the conspiracy charges involving the Tea- pot Dome tease. Arraignment was set for Friday week. Mr. Hogan called four character witnegses for Doheny before going into questions involving the Elk Hills and Pearl Harbor leases and con- tracts. John McCormack, the tenor, had not put in an appearance early today. At the same time Mr. Hogan (announced to newspaper men that Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wil- bur would not be called as a witness, today at any rate. Reports that Charles E. Hughes, Secretary of State at the time of the armament confer- ence, was to be summoned as a Gov- ernment witness to offset the ‘“‘war scarce” testimony were not confirmed by either Mr. Pomerene or Mr. Rob- erts. Judge Is Called. The first character witness called today was Benjamin F. Bledsoe of Los ' Angeles, for 11 years on the Federal bench, having resigned in 1925 to practice law. He was judge of the Superior Court of California for 14 years and is also a Y. M. C. A. work- er, he testified. Asked what was Doheny's general my knowledge,” the witness replied. Competitor Praises Him. The next character witness was W W. Orcutt of Los Angeles, vice pr dent of the Union Oil Co., who said he was a competitor of the Pan American Co. “Why everybod: knows Mr. Doheny,” he said Hi: personal friendship with Mr. Doheny since 1903, the witness testified, con- vinced him that the defendant’s repu- tation for honesty and integrity was ‘most_excellent” and for patriotism xceedingly good.” When Bernal A. Dyas, Los An- geles department store manager, was put on the stand, Mr. Hogan asked him if it were not a fact that at one time Mr. Doheny -had loaned him a considerable sum of money. - Before Attorney Roberts could object the witness replied that the oil man had loaned him $250,000 in 1922 without security. Government counsel objected to this phase of testimony, Mr. Roberts contending that the private trans- action between the defendant and the witness had no bearing on the case. Mr. Hogan protested that he wanted to show by the testimony that it was not unusual for Mr. Doheny to help his friends financially, as he had done in the case of the defendant Faill. Justice Hoehling ruled the testimony was out of order, but the witn answer had been made to the ju Mr. Dyas said he was a neighbor of Doheny’s, having known him for 2i vears. “I know literally thousand: Wwh~ lnow Mr. Doheny.” he replied, n!idlmfl that the defendant was con- Sudered che “‘most patriotte man in Los Angeles.” i Ambrose on Stand. ‘With the conclusion of testimony given by character witnesses, Mr. Hogan called| Mr. Ambrose. He re- signed from the Department of the Interior 1n 1923 and is now in the oil business. He declared he had no con- nection with Mr. Doheny’s compani Ambrose, whose duties in connec ton with the leases virtually parrel- led those of his chief, Dr. H. Foster Bain, covered the same ground step by step as given by Bain on his di- rect examination. He told of his visit to the Pacific Coast in an effort to Interest several ofl companies in ing a bid, of how Mr. Doheny had sured him there would be a bid from the Pan American Co. and the doubt as to the legality of the proposal ex pressed by representatives of the As sociated Ofl Co. and General Petro- leum Co. After the bids on the first contract were opened, April 15, they were turn- ed over to Ambrose by acting Secre. tary Finney for an and_ report. Assisting him in studying the bids was Lieut. Keating of the Navy Depart ment, who had made an estimate of his own, which turned out to be very close to the bids, the witness testifie In answer to a series stions by Mr. Hogan, the witne ared that neither Finney, Bain, nor Do- Fall, heny, had made any reference as to what the recommendation should be. Ambrose declared the Pan-American Co. had submitted an additional propo- sition in connection with the April 15 bids, which called for a preferential right to drill on the naval reserves and in return for this it would con- struct the tanks at cost and without profit. “It eccurred to me that it S too much to give them.” the witness volunteered, “so 1 worked out a recommendation for Judge Finney which would not give them a per- petual preferential right, as they at- tempted to get.” Cotter thought that Ambrose had taken all ad ntages out of the pro- posal, the witness said. “So then he vanted additional reage, and for this he would do the work at cost to the Government,” Ambrose added. Mr. Cotter, Ambrose asserted, ) not want to go through with this second e then was asked about his visit to Fall at Three Rivers, but he could not recall any positive facts in connection with it other than that he carried data to the Secretary in con- nection with the report on’ the bids which Ambrose had just made. The witness then was asked about the ations for enlargir nk ste ots ferences he said the ties which the Pan- would receive was the ‘ment. answers under Roberts’ eros mination were colorless and in_the main, constituted, “I il The witness' voice w faint and time and again counsel ad- monished himn to speak louder for the benefit of the jur Nothing Sai The witness was able to recall, how- ever, that as far as he was connected with the leasing neg was said to other bidd erential right to drill in serves which the Dohe had proposed. Likewise, had_no_recollection of having been made in h n the value of such a_preferential The trip to Pearl Harbor . took aboard the Doheny yacht was eptember or October, the but during that voy said to him aboud p) all of the nmaval r thermore, Ambrose X nothing of negotiatlons for these re srves which culminated in the De- | cember 11 contract, until the first of | December, The witness question of American Co. Ambrose about a pref the oil r he knew e e Once tried | Emily F. | plaved at the Ju was under the impression that the se of December 11 contained regu- fon Interior Department royalties, but when shown the contract by Rob. erts he admitted they were mot the ones, » e MRS. E. F. LONG DIES; CAME AS BRIDE IN 1866 Widow of Army Officer Expires Suddenly—Recalled Early Days of Life in Capital. Mrs. El Col LB A her home rs. Long was born in and in 1866 as a bride to Washington, husband was _stationed as military to President Andrew John son.. recollections of the offic and life of Washington durin those post-war years were in ter iter, when her husband was ordered to Kansas to aid in put ting down Indian uprisines, she made the long and perilous iey to join him at Fort Har In 1876 she r ton, where she until the present valid during o she continued to dire She is survived by Mrs. William Du V Lon ind me of Wa D. F. beth Foster Long, widow drew Kennedy Long, 1 suddenly yesterday at ensburs., she came where her rned to Washing- has made her home Althouzh an_in vears of her life, t her household three daughters 1 Brown, Miss Miss D. L Henry Algert Lewis anddat T t Mrs. William I Honolulu. FASHION SHOW FEATURES. al er granddaugh eaf, is now in will be dis > Fashion 1 the walnut Dresses for Show to be held Friday room of Woodward & Lothrop’s. Morn ing and afternoon se will fea the heoming exhibit, the last to be given by the Junior League this Sees . Gwinn st, Mrs, Howard Tucker, jr.; Miss Mary Bradley, Maud Marshall Mason, Juliet Carpenter and Lenore Scullin will be the models while Mrs. Dwight Dickinson, jr., and Mrs. Robert N. Ch will act as hostesses in the morning, and Biss Alys Downing and Mrs. A. Chamber: Oliphant in the afternoon. m‘bm’i e o fik it’s a B\ Better Hurry and Join Today 3 { FREE i BO 5 | CLUB! OLD SANTA HAS THE Tne HOMER L KI (1330 G Street N.w) MUSIC LE AND S A COURSF HOSE ARRANG OF b Wi MUSIC TEACH GREAT Grand 495 $3 Per Week YOUR CHOICE TO THOSE WHO PLAYER BI \N ADJUSTABLE A DUE 2 PIANO MEMEF SVERAL ARE S TH Sk COMPETENT 2 AT LF B1G THE iLL PRE HABY STOOL WITH UPR If You Can’t Come— Mail This Cqupon Homer L W ;ton, Please send iculars of Piano Club, D¢ me pa Xm: Name. ..ccccoececes. Address..... 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