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The National Capital Press 1210-1212 D St N Phone_ M. 650 PRINTING TN A HURRY &b ®eads but not hikh oriced. S48 1th St KW on new miade- | Fioes OPPOSING COUNSEL fNot Consulted on Develop- ments Leading Up to Lease, Finney Testifies. (Continued from First Page.) these found their way into the hands of Fall. The only identification Sinclair with the trading comps chasing Co.. which bought ol from the Trading Co. Harry M. Blackmer, now residing n Europe, and who has re- fused to testify in the case in the capacity of chairman of the board of the Midwest Refining Co., originally negotiated for the purchase of the oil beforp nominating the Continental Trading Co. for the role of purchaser from A. N. Humphreys of Texas, now deceased, he declared. . The first Government witness w: called by Mr. Roberts at 11:30 o'clock. He was George W. Holland, a clerk in the United States Geological Survey. whoso duty it will be to remain in at- tendance throughout the trial identify. all_papers used as evidence as coming from that bureau. Executive Order Produced. Through the witness, Mr. Robeits produced the original executive orde! of April 30, 1915, creating the n: oil reserves, “for the exclusive us the Navy. Before calling the next witness, Mr. Roberts read to the jury the act of Congress of February 25, 1920, regu lating the lcase of oil lands, and the act of June 4, 1920, putting the admin- isiration of oil reserves under the con- trol of the Secretary of the Navy. Stephen G. Quigley, a clerk in the State Department, was the next person called by the Government It was his purpose merely the appointments of Sec v | and Secretary Denby a the length of their service in cabinet. President Harding’s executive order of May 31, 1921, which figures so prominently throughout the trial, was next identified by the witness before he- was excused to make way for Dr. George Otis Smith, director of the Ggologicfll Survey. ‘At Robert's request, Dr. Smith pro- duced a large colored map of Teapot Dome reserves and its: surroundings. The sixe of the map caused consider- able trouble in handling and Mr. Sin- clair, one of the two defendants, eagerly assisted the various attorneys in unrolling it. Tt was finally stood upat the back of the courtroom where the jury and counsel could readily see it. the Dr. Smith Explains. In response to questioning, Dr. Smith explained that the polky of conserving oil was first recommended to President Taft by the then Secre- tary of the Interior at a conference in Salt Lake City. The next day. Sep- tember 27, 1909, President Taft issued an executive order withdrawing three million acres of oil lands in California and Wyoming. The order establishing reserve num- ber three in Wyoming was issued by President Wilson on April 13, 1915. he testified. During the cross-examination of Mr. Smith by Fall's counsel, the for- mer Interior Secretary took an active interest in the questioning, transmit- ting . inquiries to his attorneys fre- quently, This marked the first out- ward interest the former cabinet officer has displayed in the proceed- ings since Monday, when the case opened. / Leahy Voices Protest. Dr Smith’s cross-examination was CLASH AT OH. TRIAL — [to the S y was as half | owner of the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-| | John K. Rob THE EVENING by Sinclair and his family and J. W. | Zevely, Sinclair's attorney, who has since died. Toward the close of the visit, Littleton said, Sinclaiv asked Fall if he intended to lease Teapot Dome and Fall replied he was having an investigation made about the ofl inage situation and could not deter- mine what his action would be until the investigation was completed. As u “side chapter,” Mr. Littleton the meaning of explained to the jur 4 oil,” which the wor summar! | shar str | slv se to drill for oil. | said that as the situation stood at that time “the Government was selling its 1ty oil 22 leases in reserves . 1 and was ving into the Tr on Ju 1 and the money . Fall wrote a letter of the Na !what he desired should be done with the royalty oil the Government was 2. The defense will offer this that Fall was in “constant ation” with the Secretary of whenever any question of | | leases arose, oil and plained Fall Makes Inspection Trip. In this letter Fall suggested that it would be wise to exchange the | royalty oil for fuel oil, Littleton said, jand then he told the jury that the crude oil as it was extracted from | the ground was unfit for use as fuel 1d to be refined. Fall thought | the royalty tuel oil could be used for | the current need of the Navy and he so informed the Secretary of that de- par‘ment, said the attorney Fall then left Washington and went i rip to the Pacific w Comdr. Landis, avy oil matters in nd also some Bureau of with whom he dis- tion of the Govern- the West. Mines offici East and in_ Ne- esident Hard- turning braska, FFall wrote ing on September 24, stating he had had conferences on the matter and | thought it would be wise to obtain two concrete reservoirs, each holding 750,000 barrels of oil and to be lo- cated on the Pacific Coast for the current needs of the Navy. Fall did not return to Washington until Oc- tober 4, Littleton sa | Robison to Testity. In the antime Rear Admiral o, chief of the Bureau | of Engineering of the Navy Depart- ment, suggested for the first time, as far as he knew, that the royalty oil should be made a reserve and not used currently by the Navy. Little- ton said that Robison would testify to this and other parts he played in the oil matter and which made him a storm center in the Fall-Doheny trial as well as in his closing days on the active list of the Navy. Littleton then went into a dis- n of the origin of the Navy th respect to using the roy- alty oil. He made it clear that Tea- pot Dome played no part in the mat- ter, but the oil considered was from the California reserves, around whicl the Fall-Doheny trial centered., Vir- tually the same steps as taken by the defense in those proceedings were re- traced today by Littleton in leading up to the declaration of policy on the matter of Government voyaity oil. Summarized in brief, these steps were. as told the jury by Littleton: The general board of the Navy had created a plan for the defense of the Nation by the Navy which called for the storage of 45,000,000 barrels of oil on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, to be held there until the {ime of a national emergency. That was in 1919, and Admiral Robison, being “saturated with this program,” entered office as chief of the Bureau of Engineering fully acquainted with this program “Policy Letter” Cited. October 25 Robison drafted a letter for Denby’s signature, which he after- ward took to Fall and which letter became known as “a policy - letter.” In paragraph 10 of this letter two alternatives were suggested—one that the oil be used for the current needs of the Navy and the other for em- of a perfunctory nature and concerned technical questions or. routine per- formance of the institution of which he is the chief. When Roberts excused the witness from the stand and re- quested him to remain in the court- room, as he would be called later, Leahy objected, declaring the witness should be exhausted of his testimony at the time he is on the stand. Rob- erts explained he would question him on an entirely different matter the next time he appeared, and Justice Frederick L. Siddons signified his ap- proval of the Government counsel’s procedure. Capt. H. A Stewart, U. 8. N., who appeared as a witness in the Fall-Do- heny trial on many occasions and who is assistant director of the naval pe- troleum reserves, stated, after ques- tioning by Roberts, that he would pre- sent varjous documents for identifica- tion and remnin in court subject to the call of the Government. The third witness, Reid Martin of the controller general’s office, produced the lease of April 7, 1922, between the United States and the Mammoth Oil Co. *This lease is the Teapot Dome lease. When it was handed by Mr Roberts to Sin- clair’s attorneys for perusal and when they passed it back Fall interrupted: “Let me see that,” and after examin- ing the signatures declared his signa- ture was correct. Agreement s Produced. The agreement between the Govern- ment and the Mammoth Oil Co., Sin- clair's concern, signed February 9, 1923, calling for the construction of fuel storage tanks to be built by the oil company, was then produced and examined. At the request of the Gov- ernment, the defense agreed to the substitution of photostatic copies of these documents for use throughout the trial. After Mr. Roberts read the most | important excerpts from the Teapot Dome lease, he called Judge E. C. Finney, First Assistant Secretary of the Interior Department, who figured £0 prominently in the Fall-Doheny case. Judge Finney testified that he has held this present position since March 18, 1921, and has been in the Govern- ment service since 1894 in various po- sitions under the Interior Department. Roberts proceeded immediately to zet down to brass tacks. He inquired of the witness under whose supervis- ion fell the general leasing of il lands prior to Harding's executive order. Finney admitted that he had super- vision over leasing o all oil lands, in- cluding naval. Leahy Objects Again. Attorney Leahy, for Mr. Fall, ob- jected when Roberts pressed the wit- ness to assert under whose authority naval oil leases were executed, except the Teapot Dome leas The court overruled the objection. xcept for this lease and those in California 1 signed all oil leases.” Judge Finney replied. He was next asked if the Teapot Dome lease had ever been shown him before it was executed. “I never saw it until after it was executed,” Finney replied. A long legal wrangle followed whe Roberts produced a letter written by Fall and dated July 8, 1921, which he suid referred to the California leases. Mr. Hoover protested vigorously on behalf of Sinclair, claiming that under the rules of criminal procedure the letter could not be properly sub- mitted. It was this letter in which Mr. Fall was_believed to have written Edward L. Doheny telling him that full con- trol of the California oil lease was in his hands. ergency reserves. The Navy council met November 29, 1921. Rear Admiral Robert £ Coontz called attention to the inadequate appropriations for fuel for the Navy and that opened the dis- cussion as to the use of the royalty oil. Robison was quoted by Littleton as having said: “I have coine to the conclusion that you cannot use the royalty oils which are coming in for the current needs of the Navy, because it would defeat the intent of the whole reserve idea, which is to keep the oil as a reserve for military necessity. and it would de- feat the whole intent of Congress, be- cause Congress has made appropria- tions every year for the current needs of the Navy, and that is Congress’ business to do that.” The council yielded to “the sound- ness of his proposition” and after Denby obtained a ruling on his authority to exchange the royalty oil for fuel oil and storage tanks which Robison had advocated, he approved such steps, Assistant Secretary Fin- ney, then Acting Secretary, as Fall left for Three Rivers, N. Mex., Decem- ber 1 and returned January 27, 1922, was informed of the policy on Decem- ber 9, 1921 Refutes Secrecy Charge. By way of showing there was “no secrecy,” as the Government charges, TLittleton sald, the defense will offer a letter written by Acting Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt to the Interior Department regarding plans and specifications for the con- struction of oil tanks at Parl Harbor and which, he said, were embeded in war plans and therefore must be kept as confidential as possible. As a result of conferences between Fall, Ambrose and Bain, Admiral Robison was advised that “strip leas- ing” would be an effectiye way of pro- tecting drainage in Teapot Dome. When Fall asked Robison what proposed to do, the latter declared he would not repeat the disasters in con- nection with the California reserves and_therefore would not recommend leasing Teapot Dome unless the lessee would agree to build a 1,000-mile pipe line to the coast so that the oll could be made available to the Navy at strategic points in event@f any emer- gency. 4 After Secretary Denby had been fully advised as to this situation, Lit- tleton said, he then gave instructions to proceed with the leasing of Teapot Dome. Robison had told him he did not believe the oil would be of any use to the Navy unless stored in sufficient quantities along the Pacific and Gulf Coast ‘This was the dominating idea with Robison, Littleton declared. Negotiations Called Constant. Storage of oil for preservation and protection of the Teapot Deme from drainuge was the foundation for mak- ing this lease, Littleton claimed, as a result of which the Government ch: a conspiracy. Shortly after Fall's return, Robison explained to Sinclair and Zevely, his counsel, the need of a pipe line if Teapot Dome wae to be leased, and explained the exchange of crude ofl for tuel oil. Sinclair a few days later submitted an informal application on February 3 for the lease of Teapot Dome, em- bracing in it these proposals, On Feb- cuary 18 Fall directed Ambrose to prepare a tentative draft of the lease. #rom this date until April 7, when the lease was made, Littleton stressed, all officials of the two departments have ing anything to do with the ofl re- serves were in constant negotlations. That is a rough sketch of happen- ings up to this time,” sald Mr, Little- ton. “We will show by evidence that Assistant Secretary Finney advised Justice Siddons admitted the letter in evidence and court took its lunch- con recess before it was read to the jur; Mr. Littleton began the last half of his opening argument this morning by referring to a visit made to Fall and his family in the lar,rr part of 1921 | 1Fall there was no doubt that he had !a nght to make the lease and that ' the legal adviser of the Navv so ad- vised Denby. From the day the fting of the lease had begun and it was signed. we find Robison keeping Denby advised as to every detal, IFinally, after Jall had signed the STAR, Littleton ex- | WASHINGTON. Jease, Robison .took it to Denby and | the two of them went over it line by Iine. Denby signed it with full under- standing.” Reverts to Prior Claims. Mr. Littleton then reverted to the prior claims held by ofl companies on lands in Teapot Dome and explained that the Ploneer Co. had come intc possession of these claims when the Sinclair lease was being negotiated. At that very moment, he claimed, the Ploneer Co. was presenting these clatms to the Government. The Pioneer Co. in August, 1920, had filled application of - four producing wells and had laid claim to 3,200 acres in Teapot Dome. Before the Goverr ment could_lease Teapot Dome, Mr. Littleton pointed out, it was necessary to qulet these claims. Sinclair was directed to do so. He was successful in this and turned over to the Govern- ment the quit-claim lease of the Pio- neer Co. Referring to the so-called secrecy in the case, Mr. Littleton declared that not a single applicant for a lease had expressed any willingness to build a pipe line without cost to the Govern: ment, as Sinclair had agreed to do The defense will prove, he declared. that this pipe line was a burdensome thing upon the Sinclair Co.. costing millions of dollars without a cent of cost to the Government. In addition, under the lease, the Government was to get between 1214 and 50 per cent of the oil. “We will show these things to disprove that this was a corrupt lease, disadvantageous to the Government,” Mr. Littleton said. Mr. Littleton then turned to that part of the ‘ndictment which alleges that, on about May 8, 1922, Sinclair delivered or caused to be delivered, and Fall received or caused to be re- celved from him, large amounts of bonds with a par value of $230.500. He read verbatim from the indictment and referred to the story of the al- leged occurence as given vesterday by Mr. Roberts in his opening state- ment for the government and then followed with the defendant's knowl- edge of the charge. Mr. Littleton's version. which he declared the jury would receive from witnesses and evi- dence, “and which will not be doubt- ed” in substance, w: Blackmer Negotial Blackmer, new living in Furope after refusing to respond to two subpoenas issued for his appear- ance in this case, had been negotiating for some time with a man named Humphreys, who had a large amouni of oil in Texas. On_Novembher 14. 1921, Humphreys met Blackmer at 60 Broadway in the office of Humphreys, consulting “engineer. Negotiations were virtually concluded for the sale of 30,000,000 barrels of oil to Black- mer, -who -then - was chairman of the board of the Midwest Refining Co. On November 17 in Blackmer's hotel room in - New York the following gathered: James O'Neil. president of the Praries Oll & Gas Co. (who like- wise has been in Europe and cannot be found to answer a subpoena); Robert Stewart. of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana; Mr. Sinclair, representing the Sinclair Consolidated Co.. which owned one half of the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur- chasing Co., while the Standard Oil of Indiana owned the other half: Mr. Humphreys and former Senator Thomas of Colorado, attorney for Humphreys. ‘The matter before these men was to consummate the contract between Humphreys and Blackmer. Blackmer said he wanted the contract to be made in the name of the Continental Trading Co., to which Mr. Thomas replied he had never heard of it. O'Neil said that his company and the Sinclair Co. were going to buy the oil from the purchaser of it, from Humphreys, and those two companies would guarantee the comtract, where- ;noln Humphreys consented to the| eal. ns Cited. Contract Drawn Up. The contract was drawn up in favor { of the Continental Trading Co. and the oil was sold at $1.50 a barrel, Sin- clair and -Stewart actéd on behalf of the Sinclair Crude OIl Purchasing Co, and O'Nell on hehalf of the Prairie Oll and Gas Co. in guaranteeing the contract. Another contract was made between these two companies to take the re- maining oil from Humphreys' oil flelds after the Continental Trading Co." oll had been run off. In concluding his version of the story, Littleton declared that the only connection Sinclair had with the sale and transaction was as representative of the Sinclair Crude Ol Purchasing Co.. along with Stewart ‘n guarantee- ing that the Continental Trading Co. would pay Humphreys hecause they were to buy oil later. Their interest was in their respective companies to obtain oil from the,Continental Co. ““Nothing will appear in the evidence to indicate Mr. Sinclair had the slight- est interest in the Continental Trad- ing Co.,” declared Littleton. “He never had a bond that the company had or passed a bond that the company had and it will be made clear he never had anything to do with a bond of the de- scription mentioned by the Govern- ment, and he never passed a bond to Fall or any one in behalf of Fall.” Starts Last Chapter. In what he called the “last chapter” of the defense, Mr. Littleton told the Jury the story of Fall's receipt of $25,000 in Liberty bonds from Sin- clair following the Interior Secretary’s retirement in the Spring of 1923. This he gave in-effect as follows: Sinclailr was interested in oil con- cessions in Russia, and he desired Fall to go with him as his counsel. Fall explained he could not go with Sin- clair at the time, but he would go later, and he told Zevely before he could accept the post of couneel for Sinclair he desired to visit Washing- ton and see if the administration had he any objection because of his close as- soclation with it and the strained re- Jations between the United States and Russia. Zevely said Fall would require some expense money in advance and Sin- clair authorized his secretary befqre leaving to give $25,000 on demand of Zevely, which the latter would pass on to Fall. Sinclair went to Furope and Zevely went to Three Rivers, N. Mex., Fall's home, and made arrangements for Fall to act as counsel. He then obtained the advance ex- pense _money, which was in bonds— “not bonds of the Continental Trad- ing Co., but bonds of no association with the ones mentioned by the Gov- ernment in the transaction and bonds of po identity with the Trading Co. bonds”—and sent them to Fall's bank in E) Paso, Tex, Fall was to go with in “‘easy mind” after disposing of some business matters. When the Senate Investigation of 1923 and 1924 into the ol leases called Mr. Zevely as a witness he told all about the transaction, which was per- fectly legitimate and “which you can- not find fault with in our judgment,” declared Littleton. “We implore your attention, which we know you will give, and ask you to g0 to the end of this case, when we shall ask, confidently, a_verdict of not gulity,” Mr. Littleton declared in bringing his long gpening statement to a close. HEE TR s| THIEF KIDNAPS. JEWELER. Man Taken From Home to Store, . Robbed and Escorted Back. SPRINGFIELD, Ill,, October 19 (#). ~P. A. Merlo, a jeweler, was kid- naped .from .his.. home last night, forced at the point of a pistol to open the safe in his store and hand $6,000 worth of uynset. diamonds to his kid- naper and then was escorted home. ring the walk through busy down- town streets the kidnaper-robber con- cealed his weapon under his coat, keeping. it pointéd at Merlo, walking heside him. D. C. WEDNESDAY. METHODIST WOMEN VISIT WHITE HOUSE Delegates to Baltimore Mis- sionary Session Make Tour of Capital. I8 Approximately 500 officers, delega and visitors to the national convention in Baltimore, of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Ipiscopal Church came to the Capi- tol this morning to greet President Coolidge und pass the day sightseeing. The party traveled in 20 busses. and were delayed more than an hour on account of the weather. They were met at Capitol Plaza by local members of the organization and, braving the vain, at_once embarked on their trip. After going through the Capitol. the women embarked on their tour whick: included the Congressional Library, Arlington Cemetery, rt Myer, The Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School, the new Maternity Building, at Sibley Hospital and the statue of Bishop Asbury at Sixteenth and Co lumbia road. Services at Arlington. At Arlington, the women disem- barked for services there. In the ab- sence of Bishop William Fraser Mc- Dowell, who was unable to be present because of a slight illness, the invoca- tion was pronounced by Rev. Dr. Fred C. Reynolds, pastor of the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church. A wreath was laid on the torab of the Unknown Soldier by Mrs. W. H. G. Goode, na- tional_president of the society: Mrs. John W. Lowe placed a wreath on the grave of Mrs. D. B. Street. Just before lunch the delegates were rveceived at the White House by Presi- dent Coolidge. Three hundred of the guests, including the general officers and trustees, were entertained at a veception and luncheon given by Charles S. Cole, resident of the train- ing school. and the local board of divectors at the institution. The luncheon committee consisted of Mrs. Charles 8. Cole, Mrs. A. S. Henderson and M . W, Stanton. The hostesses were Mrs. L. C. Clark, Miss Clara A. Lutz, Miss Bertha Gray, Mrs. Irving O. Ball, Mrs. J. Phelps Hand, . H. E. Woolever, Mrs. Frederick ; C. Reynolds, Mrs, B. T. Hynson, Mrs C. Howard Lambdin, Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, Mrs. Charles E. Wire, Mrs. G. Ellis Williams, Mrs. G. W. R. Stokes, Mrs. H. D. Miser, Miss Bessie Smithson and Mrs. Elizabeth Bru- baker. . 200 Guests at Luncehon, ‘The Washington District Woman's Home Missionary Society entertained 200 of the delegates at a luncheon in the Metropolitan Church. Miss Ruth Clark, president of the local soclety, and Mrs. Harry Bosley, president of the Metropolitan Auxiliary, were in charge. The remaining visitors lunched at the Methodist Building, where Dr. and Mrs, Clarence True Wilson were hosts. Following the close of the after- noon's program, the visiting women were to be received by Bishop and Mrs. McDowell at their home, 2107 Wyoming avenue, and then take busses back to Baltimore. Mrs. Henry 8. France is head of the committee in charge of the trip. McCARTHY HEADS A. 0. H. Commodore Bairy Division of Hi- berniars Elects Officers. The election of officers of the Com- modore Barry Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians to serve during the ensuing year was held last night at the regular meeting of the associa- tion at the Knights of Columbus Hall, and the results were announced us follows: James T. McCarthy, president; Michael J. Dowd, vice president; John J. Corbett, recording secretary; Daniel M. Stanton, financial secretary; James 8. Dugan, treasurer; Rev. T. Vincent Fitzgerald, chaplain; Dr. Francjs J. Reading and Dr. Raymond F. Oshorne, medical examiners; Michael Casey sergeant-at-arms, and Matthias P. Griffin, sentinel. The outgoing officers were given a rising vote of thanks, and a schedule of activities for the Winter season was arranged. TUXEDO CARNIVAL SET. TUXEDO, Md., October 19.—Begin- ning Saturday and ending a' week later, the Tuxedo-Beaver Heights Im- provement Association will hold a carnival here at Tuxedo, Md. On the closing day there will be a tournament and barbecue. ' The funds derived will be used to improve a stretch of road trom River road to Cheverly and the Beaver Dam Courtry Club, The tournament, starting at 2 p.m., will be the largest ever held in this section, as 30 entries have been placed. Mine Owners Get Court Aid. COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 19 (#).— Federal court protection against mem- bers of the United Mine Workers in- terfering with efforts to operate on a non-unfon basis was granted to five additional coal mining companies, op- erating in Jefferson and Belmont Counties, Ohio, by District Judge Ben- son W. Hough today Cathedral Mansions—South 2900 Connecticut Avenue Northwest Corner Conn. and Cathedral Aves. Under McKeever & Goss Management ] Rentals from $40 to 8165 .OCTOBER 19, 192 HELEN KELLER AIDS IN WORK FOR BLIND Will Make Address Tonight Sup-| porting Lions Club Benefit Pro- gram for Sightless People. Helen ‘Keller, who was rendered | deaf, dumb and blind when 19 months | old, but whose courage and determi nation to overcome these great handi caps have won her international laurels as an author, lecturer and philosophere, will tell of her lite anl of the problems of the blind generally | at the “Blind week” obsevance of | the Washington Lions Club tonight | at 8:30 o'clock in Memorial Continent- | al Hall. Her audience will be made up of | high public officials and members of the vity's various civic and business | men’: clubs, all guests of the Lions | Club. A section of about 700 seats | also has been set aside for the general | public. | The meeting, one of a series being held throughout the country this week, by clubs affiliated with the Internazional Association of Lions Clubs, is designed to bring to public | attention the work which the clubs | are doing in behalf of the sightless | men and women of North America This program will he outlined by Irving L. Camp. president of the international association. About 1.186 clubs. with a membership of ahout 70,000 men. are participating in ohservance of this “Week for the Blind.” Dr. Thomas A. Groover. president of the local Lions Club, will preside tonight. There will be music by the United States Marine Band Orchestra and selections by the Washington Quartet—Mrs, Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano: Miss Ritchie McLean. con- tralto: J. F. M. Bowie, tenor: Fred East, baritone, and George Wilson. accompanist. Roger J. Whiteford, past president of the local club, will deliver a brief address on local activi- ties of the club and introduce Miss Keller. There is no admission charge and there will be no solicitation of funds. The meeting is entirely in the interest of the welfare of the blind and is purely educational in character. The presidents of the various civie ;mm will occupy seats on the plat- form. DR. STOKES SPEAKS AT SYNOD SESSION “Preaching Emphasis” Subject of | Address by Canon of National Cathedral at Roanoke. ROANOKE, Va., October 19.—The ‘Tenth Synod of the Episcopal Church, Province of Washington, opened here vesterday with a service conducted by Right Rev. Philip Cook, Bishop of Delaware. At a mass meeting last night Right Rev. W. L. Gravatt, Bishop of West Virginia, president of the synod, presided, and Rev. Dr. An- son Phelps Stokes, non of the Na- tional Cathedral at. Washington, spoke on “Preaching Emphasis.” “I think our church has a special responsibility in this matter of preach- ing?”" sald Dr. Stokes, in part. “We are members of a church which, thank God, gives great freedom to its clergy! We must believe in ‘God, the Father Almighty' as ‘Maker of Heaven and Earth,’ but we are free to accept any theory regarding the development of life on this planet that seems to us most ~onsistent with the discoveries of modern science. We are bound .o work for the realization in this world of the ‘Kingdom of God'—the rule of Jjustice, peace and good will among all men—but we are at liberty to in- j terpret that Kingdom in any terms, ronservative or radical, consistent with the teachings of Jesus and with our oath of loyalty to the Constitution and Government of these United States. We hold the historic corporate faith of the church as stated in the ancient creeds, but we are not denied great personal freedom in their interpreta- tion. This freedom in interpreting the ‘Truth of God' permits the clergy to be prophets of a new day in theologi- cal and ethical and social interpreta- tons of Jesus Christ and His message to the modern world.” o BEST REPORTERS CITED. Newspapers Prefer Educated Men to Bohemian Type. CHICAGO, October 19 (#).—Married men—*"solid, sound, with a good educa- tion—are preferred as newspaper re- porters to the Bohemian type of per- son who enters journalism with the idea that it is a vague sort of thing with an artistic_background,” Robert M. Lee, city editor of the Chicago Tribune, told members of the Inland Daily Press Association yesterday. The association will end its two-day meeting today. Appearance. courtesy, ability to make friends and accuracy were qual- ities which Lee said a reported should possess. APARTMENTS TO LET Al Sizes—Low Rentals L. W. GROOMES, 1416 F ST. Apartment Homes —that’s what every Suite is in Cathedral Mansions, SOUTH. And that’s what makes them the most popu- lar Apartments in town. They are planned uniquely; equipped practically—and to these features is added super- service. Mrs. Simpson, our resident manager, and her corps of assistants, are con- stantly on the alert and con- tinuously striving —to the end that all residents in Cathedral Mansions, SOUTH, shall be comfort- able and contented. Suites of one room and bath to six rooms and two baths, with twenty-four-hour switchboard and elevator service available. See Mrs. Simpson at Cathedral Man- sions, South, for reservations, or— EAGER FOR ANNIVERSARY Cincinnati Man Invites to Golden Wedding Three Years Ahead. Correspondence of the Assoctuted Press CINCINNATL—Stephan A, Ger- rard, fruit dealer. is fssuing invita tions for a party three yeaers hence to celebrate the golden wedding anni versary of the Gerrards. Although he has invited 784 couples, he says he has only started He will tak over | the ballroom of a Cincinnati hotel | for the affai Bn rays can be used to detect hidden | in wooden parts of airplane: : Offices fof Rent Single or En Suite Wilkins Building No. 1512-1514 H Street N.W. Very desirable suite of six rooms, individual entrance and private lavatory and toilet. Each room equipped with coat closet and hot and cold running water. Two Elevators Twenty-four Hour Service Randall H. Hagner & Co. Incorporated 1321 Connecticut Ave. N.-W. Main 9700. The Araonme SIXTEENTH and COLUMBIA ROAD NORTHWEST PHONE COLUMBIA 4530 LOCATIO ure Relief 'DELL-ANS ' FOR INDIGESTION 25¢ and 75¢ Pkgds.Sold Everywhere Convenient to three main street car lines, two bus lines, churches, schools, markets and thea- ters, yet located on high elevation in embassy district of upper 16th street at new r ential hub of Northwest section. BUILDIN kitchenette and bath to six halls, all outside windows, element of convenlence and finish. SERVICE throughout the 24 hours, night or day through our own efficiently absence. Individual servants’ rooms and gara apartment space and privacy. Pay having an additional advertisement, far better than this one. Beautiful Silk Stockin(qs Tomorrow Hosiery Headquarters opens its doors Please accept this cordial invitation to see the loveliest, authentic hues in hosiery created to blend exquisitely with Fall fash- ion colors. DEXDALE 1348—F St. N. W. Owned and operated by DEXDALE HOSIERY MILLS e, Pa. It Is EASY to SEE that CASH no one i should Is All You n:g_lect their EYES-- NEED when g we offer such Low Terms! 1f you have a prescription we will be glad to fill it for you. Any style glasses. 1f not, our Graduate Optometrist will be pleased to @ czamine your eyes. CHAS SCHWARTZ & SON 708 7th Street Perfect Diamonds 3123 M Street ATED HIGHEST BY THE DISTRICT HEALTH DEPT. HAVE SPARKLING E Y E S have the lack- sickness. For the health that sparkling eves show, drink Chestnut Farms Milk and use Chestnut Farms Cream regularly. The eyes reflect health. Robust bodies nourished by rich, pure Chestnut Farms Milk will never Mother 0 Other @hestnutZarms POTOMAC 4000 Pennsylvania Avenue at 26th St. N.W. The Knowin Will. Have ]\? THE ONLY DAIRY PLANT RATED 100% 1415 K Street Main 4752 BY THE DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT A modern, spacious, eight-story, fireproof struc- ‘ture, containing 229 apartments of from one room, rooms and fwo baths: with larze recention built-in baths, entirely compiete in every Service on phones and elevators is uninterrupted Milk and ice delivered conducted service room, which also receives and redelivers packages sent during occupants’ ges are obtainable in the building—in short, a happy combination of semi-hotel service with us a visit, let our resident manager take you through the building, and whether you rent or not, we shall be amply repaid In