Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 3

SINCLAIR IS READY IN CONTEMPT QUIZ 0il Man to Return Here for Second Proceeding on Tuesday. omder a three month sen- refusing to testify before nvestigating commit- | tee. aclair, co-defendant with Albert all in the famous Teapot Dome conspiracy case, is pre- rn t0 Washington to re- in the second con- Al tonce the naval reserve in W r imated co 000, shut down. Sixty- have been producing | day were closed off | The United States Navy, which the t held was defrauded of aluable reserves through the con-| v of Fall and & ! to oper | viral H. H naval petroleum re- THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTO | D. C., | INDBERGH TAKEN ON RIVER CRUISE Tropical Swamps Reveal to Him Danger of Forced Landing. BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH. | By Tropical | ing | would | r | The gov rament landing field at San Salvador, where Col. Charles A, Lindhergh will bring his Sp visits the Central American Republic. Inset shows President Romero Bosque, who w | down when h | serve, ia going to Casper January 3. to clean up the business of Teapot Dome for the Government. Lieut. H. Oszocd, who has been aintaining an office at Casper for the will turn over his affairs « 10 a custodian, who will | of the property until en by Maj. Gordon was that Burns, “lair. Henry Mason Day, Sheldon Clark and W. Sherman Burns, who | were among those charged by the | nd jury with a conspiracy to ob- uct justice, already were ‘on trial on criminal contempt allegations as a | . | result of the same series of inciden: the Teapot |1n addition to these. Charles G v h Oil Co.. | Ruddy and Frank J. O'Reilly, opera under the court|rives in charge of the jury surveil: sold the oil UD!jance, also were named by the grand to the Sinclair concern, The receivers November 11 1 & Refini Raps Presentment. The following statement was jssued ¢ Mr. Douglas: “I do not regard the nd jury's presentment growing out of the mistrial of the Fall-Sinclair case of legal or moral importance to | my clients, William J. Burns and W. | t r. | nis is written to the four-year | Sherman Burms, or to the other per- | s Exrxfgifle o regain possession of |sons involved. It is of no legal im. | the famous Teapot Dome reserve, the | portance since the presentment died Gavernment will get back something | Virtually at its birth, and no indict- 30 from operations |ment can be based upon it, nor has took hold, re have totaled These receipts have been vested in Liberty bonds, with in- from the bonds and about $ in cash on hand in the re- ceiver’'s bank accounts. By the Associated Press. Despite the recession in recent months, American business, in the | judgment of the Federal Reserve | Board, closed its books vesterday aft-| er a vear of activity second only to record-breaking 1926. Throughout 1927, the board said in rship. |any court the power to try the persons | mentioned in the presentment fitself. New Situation. | The presentment amounted to noth- | < to reopen the | ing more than a statement made by | before Justice | the grand jury in the report of their g. after a 10- | act which they delivered to the on arose yes- | presiding jut fusal of th up an indic onally. T believe that the re. district attorney to draw ment was due to the fact that t not evidence satisfactory or sufficient to convict any of the per- cons named of the accusations made | by the grand jury in their report to | the court “When it is considered that the pro- | record of civil and er owing out of the gation. Postponement the second Teapot Dome conspiracy et for January 16, the Dis- preme Court, is possible. Tllness of Fall was assigned as one of the reasons why a delay will be | ceeding before the grand jury was sought in the retrial. Fall, according to word received | purely ex parte, the report of the| | grand jury can have no moral| rom his attorney, William E. Leahy, | : is confined to his bed and it was be. | significance. As the foreman of the Lieved his lungs were affected to such { £rand jury said, the eves of the| an extent that he could not stand | Nation were upon them, so they felt the long trip from New Mexico and | that they should take some action. work incident to the trial. Mr. Leahy | “With the wholesale accusations plans to discuss Fall's condition with | against one of the petit jurors of the Owen J. Roberts, special Government | Fall-Sinclair trial and his subsequent oil counsel, at Philadelphia this week. |treatment by the district attorney’s Before Government counsel will con.|ofice so fresh in the minds of the sert to a continuance, Mr. Roberts grand jury, and with all the hysteria have to be convinced that the attendant upon this matter, it is ea r cabinet officer's health is such (10 See Why the grand jury was so a delay in the retrial is unavoid- | Insistent on taking the unusual step which it did. It should, more. {over, be borne in mind that the in-. ry by the grand jury related to Justice Frederick L. Siddons gave the shadowing of a trial jury, which assurance in court yesterday that he | has never by any court been de. “induiged a very sincere hope” that clared to be improper and is a prac. the present contempt proceedings will | tice in which the Government has in Siddons Seeks Speed. terminate In time for the Government |/ many cases induiged, the last one to|erg were somewhat reduced, while | made public y: to be ready on January 16 to prose- (my knoledge being the recent Philips cute the second Teapot Dome case. | war fraud case, in which I appeared Nothing short of an fliness that would |as counsel.” | make it physically impossible for Fall| So far as Ma). Gordon is concerned; 1o come here then, it was indicated, |no immediate action is contemplated. | wonld be accepted as an excuse to If developments meanwhile demand a | @elay the eonspiracy trial indefinitely. | Teopening of the case, he indicated, the The action of the District grand |evidence can be laid before the incom- 3 in overruling Maj. Gordon and grand jury. returning 2 presentmer charging | When the contempt proceedings re Einclair, Willlam J. Burns and five | open before Justice Siddons Tuesd others wi'h conspiracy in connection | Edward J. Kidwell, jr., the juror who with the Teapot Dome jury tampering, | 2ccusex Gordon's assistant, James J s opened a wide range of specuia. }O'Leary, of intimidating him, will be tion. Mzj Gordon was accused yes |recalled as a Government witness, The terday by Charles A. Douglas, counsel | 1aff of Government attorneys have for Burns, of misstating his reasons | Peen building up their defense against for not 4rawing up indictments upon | the intimidation charges presscd by a business review of the year, bank credit was abundant for all classes of enterprise and money rates were rel atively low, particularly after Mid- summer and early Autumn, when dis unt rates were reduced. The supply apital funds arising from national cavings was exceptionally large and flotations of domestie and forelgn se curities were in record volume. The board summed up the situation f {in this language | “Industrial and trade activity in the United States showed a further de i clina in the last weeks of 1927, when | allowance is made for the usual sea- | sonal trend and at the end of the year | production and wholesale trade were | in smaller volume than at the close of | any year since 1924. Near Record of 1926. “Notwithstanding the recession in business in recent months, the volume )£ activity for the year as a whole was nearly as large as the record es- tablished in 1926 and larger than any previous year, | “The output of mines and factories and the volume of building construc- tion was somewhat smaller than the | year hefors though larger than in | sreceding years, Factory employ-| ment showed a slight decline for the vear and earnings of industrial work- | the value of farm ger than in 1926 “Distribution of commodities to consumers was maintained on a high level and there was no evidence of | undue accumulation of inventories, general level of commodity which ad been declining for about two years, turned upward arly Summer of 1927, and at the e of the was only at per cent Jower n at Under the heading of industrial ac- | tivity, the board said that except for | minor fluctuations, industrial produc- |tion declined steadily after April 1, | talling in July below the level of 1926 products was | th 1997 GOOD YEAR FOR BUSINESS. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD FINDS 'Books Closed After Activity Second Only to Record Set in 1926, Exhaustive Survcy Reveals. | commerecial plane takes off for Canada, | to fa | Americ it of St Louis receive him, In a discussion of industrial profits, the board said declining prices and| curtailed Industrial activity in the course of the year has had the effect of reducing profits of industrial cor- porations below the high level of 1926, Net profits of 171 corporations, from which reports were summari by the Federal Reserve Bank of York, wera “about § per cent sr for the first three quarters of 1927 than for the same period of 1926, hut considerably larger than in the same period of 1525 or 162 YD RULES FED N CANADA FLIHTS American Pilots Must Carry Licenses—Commercial Planes Barred. Commercial afrcratt entering Cana- da from the United States must be registered and passed as alrworthy by the aeronautics branch of the De- partment of Commerce and bear regu lation markings. Pilots must be licensed by the department and carry | their licenses in planes. : These are among the requirements terday by the State Department. Before an American | approval of the date, hour and place of first landing must be received from | the Canadian customs authorities at or nearest the landing field in order | flitate examination. | Commercial Planes T Planes must carry aircraft, engine ind Journey log hooks and certifi- cates of hiness issued by t n Gov iment American y s nd tered in America may pot engaxe in | commercial aviation in Canada. | Where the plane and pilot are licensed to carry pasengers in the United | planes regis- | | exported. a8, Decem- this morn- a launch trip up the ize River, on which I was accom- a by Mr. V. L. Bryant and Mrs. Freeman, On the trip I obtained idea of the difliculties which ho encountercd in case of a A Janding in a_ tropical country. viver on both sidles is bordered with mangrove swamps, through which progress on foot would be ex- tremely slow and diflicult. Iven on higher land the vegetation is o dense that weeks would be required to cover A wrative distance of the beaten L—The pi included sgram her me fore n intervals in the mangrove swamps we saw a large number of mathogany logs, which are floated down from the interior to be cut and The smaller boats on the river were, in most cases, cut from a solid log by the natives. After proceeding several miles up | the river we stopped at the Botanical Gardens, where the ving on experiments with the na- trees and g 15, and where we were able < practically any fruit desired from trecs. We returned to Belize hy another route which took us out to ihe Cayes, which constitute one of the most at- tractive scenic features of the city. M schedule for the afternoon called for attending a base ball game at St. John's College and tonight there is to be a banquet at the Inter- national Hotel, given by the recep- tion committee, After meeting the reception com- mittee yesterday, I was escorted to Government House, where I was to remain during my visit as the guest of Sir John Bourdon, Governor of British Honduras. In the afternoon 1 attended receptions at the Newton Club, Polo Club and the Golf Club. In the ev at the Palace Theater w of welcome by the governor and Col. James Cran, My plans epll for taking off from Relize at davhreak tomorrow Salvador. This flight about 3! hours and will cover a di tance requiring abont three davs to fraverse with the exlsting means of | . travel. JANUARY 1, government is | ints of British Hon- | ing_there was a meeting | ith addresses | for San | should require | 1928—PART 1. FRENCH FLYERS 3 | "NGINEERS URGING COMING HERE " FLODD ATA PLAN fSession Next Week Will Seek | Waterways Inventory by Geological Survey. A study of flood control will cccupy the attention of the American E neering Council when it 10-11 in annua! & ernment. program Dean Dexter % ity, presiden nting on declared and the forma 1 v Vide World Dieudonne Costes, left, and Joseph Le Brix, now at Lima, Peru, will fly | to Washington before attemptinz New York-to-Paris hop. . American Federation of Arts Receives Grants Totaling $245.000 to CORCORAN GALLERY ERECTS TWO NEW WINGS DURING 1927 meane can safe and great na Allow Expansion. BY LELIA MECHLI During 1927 the Corcoran Gallery erected two spaclous new wings, one to house the W, A. Ciark collection the other to give additional room fo its other permanent exhibits. Tha c of erecting the Clark wing was borne by the late Senator Clark's heirs rmore, in the e Autumn o Mrs. Clark made a gift of $100 the Corcoran Gallery to create |a permanent fund to meet the cost of | the biennial exhihitions of cotempo- v American painting. | The American Federation of has announced the receipt, during t last months of the year, of gra om the Carnegie Corporation. | Rockefellar General Education Board Arts - the tes. Cana- | angd the Sage Foundation, aggregating | U. S. ACES’ RECORDS FURNISH THRILLERS IN NEW STAR SERIES| (Continued from First Page) Autumn of 1918 when the great struggle of natlons was entering its last chapter. Hitherto the story of Lieut. Luke— one of the most thrilling and colorful episodes of American history—has been told only in fragments. Only occastonal references in the war cor- respondent’s dispatches got past the censorship at the time. After the war the story was lost in the many tales of heroism brought back by the eoldiers. On Wednesday The Evening Star will start the publication of this story, as reconstructed from official docu- ! ments In the files of the War Depart- ment by John Knox, well \uthor and newspaperman. Called “Hero of History.” In tribute to Luke, Maj. Gen James E. Fechet, chief of the United States Army Alr Corps. sa Frank Luke. jr.. second I States Air Se 0w hon Wan aw 15 not "kiow 'fuar. knowa n aviator tal of Honor 58 lotal ot man who did \Who 'had” an ‘Wiier draregatd safety in air fighting. but whose and forbade Lieut ry the Luke's ts ~ on the dav of feiious cotragn all of es of CHET the searching s to matk bim one of This, however, is only After months of labor in through the routine reports, in which the most g! s exploits of fighting days were hidden away in the hurry the grand jury's presentment. | ¥inclair's counsel, George P. Hoover, 4 after October below that of 1825. States, they may do so between the [of battle, Mr. Knox will present {n 5.000, which permitted expansion of tha federation’s scope of activities and ! | the appointment of an executiv | rector, Alexander B. Trowbridge. The offices of the federation were removed for greater fa from the Octagon | to the Barr Building. Pennell Exhibition. A notable exhibition in memor: Joseph Pennell opened in the Lit Congress in April and throughout the vear. Th comprised hooks, illustrations . ings, lithographs, water colors, etc ex! DEPARTMENTS IN DEAL. | Hanford MacNider, Assistant Secr | tary of War, has approved the gran | ing of & revocable license to the De. | partment of Justice for use of entire bullding, power plant, | ery and other equipment of the motor | | transport repair shop at For: Leav | worth, Kana. | 1In return for the use of t | perty, the Department of Justice wil undertak to repair, with prison labor, such Army motor equipmen: as the War Department may indicate. Details of the tra--action will be | settled by the commanding general at Fort_Leavenworth and the warden of | the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kans. | | | | | — Kappa Alpha Plans Birthday. ATLANTA. Ga., December 31 (#) The thirty-fo of Kappa Alpha National Cc Fraternity, in session here, has voted approval of a halfm for a national heads in R Va. an i vid iction houses and prov deserving students. Dyed nz to tha scopa of Mr. P popular in this c e last Christmas season. $1.. 2 METAL 3 Window cor WEATHERSTR (Lasts forever. Satisfaction guaranteed.) Col 10384, Day, Night and Sunday 1470 Clifton St. N.W. RESOLVE to live in CORCORAN COURTS 23rd and D Sts. W a gift of § n for lor of ctor of the p cement also made was of a Rentals. . .$35 to $92.50 Phone Manager. M. 10830. for Folder CAFRITZ Agents M. 9080 3 Pre-eminent among the Capitals fimest toun bouses. > NEV residence in the exclusive Kal- onma™ Hey &/ Ouners & Builders 1418 EYE ST, |and this matter must be cleared up | When allowance is made for cus- ibfllure"’lhc regular contempt case is|iomary seasonal movements, the pro- resumed. HATS Any Color United States and Canada, or vice |Vivid and authentic detafl the stories e versa, but not between points in Cana- [ of other alllad and American air he ductlon of manufactureers in Novem- | da except in the case of through pas- [roes whose exploits rank with those Douglas declared that Gordon's real motive was a helief that the evidence unoovered by the grand jury was not AHan’5304 | With the agreement reached yester. day respecting the postponement of {the contempt hearing of Harry M. Blackmer, missing witness, nothing now intervenes to interrupt the Teapot Dome contempt proceedings. Argu ment on the motion of Blackmer's at- torneys attacking the validity of the Walsh act, under which the contempt procecdings were taken, has been set for February 2 sufficient for conviction. The reason e ather then my 51172 Conn I BE RESPONGIRL SHEA AC LODGE_ %G 6 F. A A M. " one Lrosles a1 elated communics Morlay E 2] TO HEAR STATESMAN ;Don Salvador de Madariaga, For- mer League Disarmament Chief, to Talk. Jan. IGAN. Master. Secretary. is meetiok is for the COMPANY. ZACHARY Don Salvador Madari resigned cnief of the di ton of the League of Natlons Hecre. tariat, who 1a touring this preparatory 1o axsuming the chalr of | Bpanieh studies ar Oxtord University | will address the American University v Vomorow | Ame 16%4 Dy connection rre of the league, Don visw one of the statesimen principslly wful negotla wnd England in fed i the draftir iniee on. tered OFVIE 0¥ THE, «n, recently B B g Prament wec e D s Tacars ool from 11 & U i 7 o'clock at the Women's Club, evening nt v ervily " with the Vis OF THE SA visdor mpany ol Uis Ine ar Jece hy g n = am o rer caparity st hoques 1 i the prep weol, which of un of The Gene a4 the alre ent, b eiet a 1 of arbitration 10 tablished ones armsraent and security, In addition, s Anris g tine secretary of the orary Mixed B the 1 erlgned | the i capr Vhe ekl a s ples of REFPTTL ¥ LONOROE war 4l one e im Com agency of 1he problems of se retariat 1o eludies at er to promote ent s @ o Epar MORKIS beinn &'y 4 MOVING 16 8OME (THER CI1Y Y Gel - o ¥ 2 o »ton :“A!I.fl N4 “Wanted—To Bring of turniiurg tiom b T 5 L 4 Vi ia b pningiec® % z:: (i 7V | - Edueator 1o Lecture e addi of the -— LRy Ao Back | e o m. New | ¢ s which protessor of The iniversity sk Vhe BIh b are bemn s of the Cer Fleventh and Thursday evening ) Drond history at will del foiecturee wh P © canducted tpal ifun etreets, indey el Conter . ¢ - e UNIVERSITY WOMEN | country | smen mt & dinner which will be held | aty | rporited In | ot | ‘Mr. the latest month for which com- | plete figures are avallable, was | smaller than tn any month since No- | vember, 1524 Manufacturing Recovered. | “Recovery in manufacturing activ- | ity during the early months of the| vear from the low level reached In | December, 1926, wis general through- out most of the industries,” the re- | | view added. “Although increases at |that time were especially large in fron and steel, utomohiles and V\IhVi her tires, the higher level of produc- | | tion in the Rpring, as compared with | the correxponding flected chiefly the output in th jle and leather industries | “Cotton and wilk sumption was Jarger than in any previous year, and ‘-m‘ wool and leather industries, re . ering momewha' from the depres- | fon of recent vears, were more ac-| tive than for any years since 19! ‘lh October and Noveml these In dustries showed some decline in out put, mlong with other industries, but continued wsomewhat larger than a ear enriier The largest A part of the reise Auring 'he last half of the curred in the » Industries the biggest increase st the e iron and steel and sutomobl The decrears was particularly sharp in automobile manufacture, the bonrd sald, due in large measure by cessn tion of production by the Ford Motor | while preparations were under | for produciton of o new model, | ch brought automoblle production er in 1927 than in any yesr showing Aning since | Late Decrenses Noted. There wern ) e the st half of the year in e mietals, bullding mater foud products and text festhior, et e a4 the end Auring | » her | industries leum 1e urern of ires, cept fining were e | 1927 than a Agricultural yeur were in conty indust e t stural pro ning of 14 industiial considerably in the car Late in the et ural Conno veflerting cleft B ol corton, corn during s the course continued which at the L oas bright . tmproved ar part of the | pring prices of 1en began to plse o the f the et s sl cattle eoquent other pre P nd mince gl co DANCING INE BALLE loy thiinn apd I it e b Ave ) aud Fiides, 0T ST sieah Wedi {authorization | proe sengers landing en route. When passengers are so carried, the owner of the plane or its pilot should make arrangements with the Canadian department of immigration for proper entry Must Pass Oustoms. Before final departure from Canada the pilot must report to the Canadiun | customs, and on reaching the United States, the pllot must report to the nearest United States customs author. ities. be fully tment of National De- the | stipulations ci Canadian Dep ot met | tense should be consulted by persons| AT desiring to make flights over Canadian territory, Army and Navy quired to ohtain vance through the w every flight ove tory. Army reraft have specinl to pass over Canadinn territory, without obtaining permis- | “on In advance or without reporting cach fiight, along the rth shore of Lake Evie between Selfridga Field. | Mich., and Buffal - M ‘ Drill Tower Contract Is Let. A cantraet for the construction of a Aol tower for the District Fire De partment, to be located on the south side of North Caroling avenus south cawt adfucent to No ¥ fire engine house, was awarded by the Commis wloners yesterday to Skinker & Gar alreraft are re mission in ad- | tate Department | Canndian terrl | [ rett Blds were submitted on the A that of Skinker & Garrett, was the lowent, Ten t 11146 it In special cireumstances when these | ' of Luke himself. (The Star will present from day to lay the tales of those fllustrious ‘avellers of tha air, members of the Escadrille—Raoul . James McConnel, Kiffin Rock Victar Chapman. Capt. Willlam Thaw and Eliot Cowdin, Will Tell of Living. Knox also will present the y sl living such as Eddie ¢ who followed Luke as n members Americ: other squ of the American drons who wrote the name rien In the flame-swept ho whole constitutes cloud: an epic | presentation of one of the most color- ful chapters of history to has heen ¢ of the United Stat Great France, Belglum and Germ which hither- Rritain, ny. They were a type of fighting men | ver had known | Though the blackness of the | ch us the world hefore. war night these few McConnel, Lutherry nhine like stars names—Luke, and the othery Texas Club to Meet. The Texas Club of W, meet January shington will 10 at the Roosevelt Ho. tel at 830 pm. The meeting will take the form of & reception In honor of two recent Texas hrides, Mes, Clay stons Beigks and Mia Sam Reybu ! mmittes in chargo of the m ng N composed of Mis. Morris Shep wand, AMiss Alla Clary, Acthur Mis Ruby Bdmiston, e Walker, Col. L. 8. 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