Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1928, Page 2

rorere AR CONVENTION | ENDS Y HARMERY ‘Congress Adopts Resolutions Aimed at Radicalism and Pacifism. The thirty-seventh Continental Con- gress of the D. A. R. adjourned yester- «<day amid an avalanche of harmontous fesolutions that drowned out discordant ®choes of the insurgent storm against | policies on national defense | dve influences.” Not content with smothering the re Rellion led by Mrs. Helen Tufts Bailic of Boston and Mrs. St. Omer Roy of _Kansas, areh-critics of “black Iists” anc speech,” the congres: | essions by ad reaffirmin of all kinds of adequate national de- ifense. The Tesolutions were the battle ery of victory voiced by those who had | —————— [N BURNING HOUSE ‘Bailie fired a parting shot after the convention, aimed at “Mrs. King George cau and Mis. h:,rd North Walker,” Man, Woman and Two Chil- dren Taken to Hospital After Blaze in Home. CAPT. P. . Commander of Truek Co. ) 3, who hung out a window for 5 minutes last night with a woman he had saved fram a fire. uniil members of his company rescued them. opting Star Staff Photo TWise general and be arkey. goke on fecord as ention.” said Mrs epared to leave e - phyed t = for Bos- o istrictly according ountered > at Tival in Washingten fhave been showered with Mrs. B useau’s manife: denouncing the com- fmittee of protest, who have been threatened by her with .discipline and | ilibel suits. “The present leaders of the D. A. R. . i B “'“’"‘"‘%g““uh h“':‘md sent them to Emergency Hospital. - Lord where they were said, this morning. to e T s o G § g serious condition from burms and i 3 " vi suffocation. Budker KL it proves son costy. e | ThE mast serously burned was 4 revolution §§ well under way. and can- Bernard not be stayed. There. are disagreeable surprises i1 Store for the sutoerats of | the D. A R.” In eddition to passing a number of tc resolutions of their own, the tes voted indorsement to a set df 19 resolutions adopted by the Wom- | en's Patriotic Conference on National | Defense, ai its meeting here last Peb- | ruary. These resolutions excoriated Summoned by a woman who ran screaming through D street .shortly after 9 o'clock last night, firemen res- cued a man. woman and two children ; years old, respe: Richard Matthews, a chef in the South- ern Lunch. Thirteenth and D streets. Capt. P. J. Suliivan of No. 3 Truck Company was partially overcome by smoke when he went into the house and Richard Matthews. He created considerable excitement when {he hung from the third-stery window for about five minutes after the rescue He later resumed his duties, refusing treatment. | _The first to enter the ouliding was | Pnivate M. R. Bumett, furmer Marine | and driver for Deputy ¢ire Chief E. R |Davis. After groping his way from | the first to the third floors he located the Barnes woman and carried her to | the street. The children were brought out by Firemen J. W. Kay and H. F. Rothery of No. 3 Truck Company. Children Saved by Ladders. strong Navy and merchant marine, re- strictio i ? of reserves, citisens' military train- | camps, creation’ of an adequate ¥ lg' foree. continuation of the | | L (1L was carried R [ E afik, I from a burning house at 1309 D street | ctively: and their fatner. | {of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. The knowledge of the predicam.ut | % RAILROAD PAYS . C. = |$30,000 IN CLAIM CASE :TH’F':' SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. (., APRIL - ONELECTIVE BOARD | Federation, After Debate, Approves Plan for Edu- cational Body. The Federation of Citizens’ Assoeia- | .iens last night indorsed in principle the | Capper bill providing for an elective | Board of Education, and for the second | time in recent months rejected a pro- ! posal designed to preclude its delegates |from accepting positions with public utility corporations in the District. | _Action on the Capper bill was pre- ceded by an animated discussion during | which opponents of the measure made a | vain attempt to prevent a vote on the ground that a committee had not re-| ported on the measure and some of the | | delegates were unfamiliar with its pro- | visions. As a copy of the bill was not available, James G. Yaden, president of the federation, and several others ex: | piained briefly the major differences be- | | tween that measure and the Gasque | | elective school board bill. The latter | was indorsed in principle by the federa- | | tion some time ago. | 'The vote of indorsement was 38 to 13. Four delega! recorded themseives as ‘not votin Discharges Committees. Consicration of the Capper bill fol- | lowed the adoption of a motion of | Charles 1. Stengle discharging the com- mittee on local suffra; from further deliberations on the Gasque bill. The | ommittee had undertaken a survey of the federation’s constituent bodies to | scertain sentiment with respect to the measure ‘before making a report The principal plea for a delay in ac- | tion on the Capper bill was made by B. | | A Bowles; delegate from the George- | |own Citizens’ Association, who raised {a point of order that the federation could not indorse a measure without a | opy before it. He was overruled. The chief supporters of the bill were | Herbert Wilson of the Manor Park | Citizens' Association, A. H. Gregory of the Stanton Park Citizens' Association {and Hugh M. Frampton of the Cath- edral Heights Citizens’ Association | Wilson urged that the bill be indorsen ! primarily to contradict the statement | of Commissioner Dougherty before a | congressional committee, that there i no real sentiment in the District for an elective school board Report Is Submitted. ‘The retusal of the federation to forbid #s delegates to serve public utility | corporations in an official capacity was in accord with the recommendations of |a spectal committec headed by Harry | N. Stull, w0 which had béen referred | resolutions toward this end adopted ny | the Kenilworth and Trinidad Citizens Associations. The adoption of stnl‘l"z rap.)rl was preceded by a protraci SCuSsion. | Louis Gelbman and G. M. Koockogey | were the chief opponents. | Delegate Stull while discussing his | report paid tribute to the character and | integrity of President Yaden and Jesse C. Suter former president. Mr. Yaden is 3 member of the board of directors | \ | | Mr. Suter was in the employ of the law firm headed by William G. McAdoo, who represented Harley P. Wilson, prin- cipal owner of the bus company dur- ing the transit merger negotiations. ‘The tederation agmitted to member- | the Glover Park Citizens' Asso- clawon, and at the request of Mr. Suter authorized appointment of a com- mittee of five to co-operate with like committees of the civic federation of Ariington County, Va.<and Montgon- Md., in arranging ery County, & gen- eral civie outing to be held in June. i Settlement of First §treet Tunnel Figltt Leaves Only One More Pending. 3 ARAD ACTVITIES IN .. o | Mrs. M. S. Willey, State Re-| 3 The Pennsylvania Raliroad¢ Co.- turn- | ed over to the District Commissioners | yesterday a check for $30.000 in full settlement of the mun! govern- ment’s claim for damages for restoring the surface of First street east from B street southeast to C street northeast caused by the settling of the roadway over the Pirst street railroad tunnel The $30,000 represents a compromise | of the District government's original {claim for $60.000 which has been in ispute since April. 1920 The settlement of the so-called tun- nel case leaves only one of the many wewnulated suits against the railroad | and the Washington Terminal Co. to be | disposea of —a case involving the Bal- dmore & Ohio Railroad in connection with its Benning road viaduct, involvnig 312616 Some of these cases had been pending for 18 years. The settlements thus far have resulted in the recovery by the District of $382,512 o e OPIUM 1S’ SEIZED BY LIQUOR RAIDERS Two Held on Narcotic Charge. Drug-Smoking Material . Is Confiscated. VANCES | e ., Michigan; Jones, Texas, and Mrs. funger, fowa. “The new State regent from the Dis- tritc of Coiumbia is Mrs. David D. Caldwell, 3342 Mount Pleasant street, | and the new State vice regent is Miss | He Harman. 3524 nth street Some of the regents confirmed r i L 2 the D. A R. in foreign countries. idludmg China, Cuba, and rance. lines featured activities 0f the 60 D A. $1,000.000 necaed 10| R chapters in the District of Cdumg: gent, Submi@s Yearly Report. | Marked progress along Americaniza- tion, educational, civic and patsiotic | The entire finance Constitution Hall, the new au- oo = ioriim of the D A" R 'be erecied | Saint e e 7 sars. Maud & Willey. in tae rear of Memorial Coulnental)gege regent for the District of Colum- U s now in haod, it was reported | g | by Mrs Russeil William Magna, chair- | * The Americanization work has oeen | man of lhe finance commitiee. Many | earried un under direction of Mis. W itional pledges and eontributions | w. Husband. ‘Wate chairman and also were received Guring the final session. | putional chairman, the report said s 7n0W can ¢ maas 1o siart wn- | These activities have been launched in connection with the Americanization | schooi of the public school systemn. it | | was explained. ~ Women are brought to | this school from outlying distri n a Rotary Club bus, weekly luncheons | are given the alien girls and wome:. at- | tending the school, silk’ flags are pre- sented to the new citizens and other assistance s givén those Wisbing 10 be- | o e oo "% (A quantity of eplum and oplum smok- [ Bistrice “The. e aabtirs ot | 1f materials wére seized during a liquor |rald on the premises at 120 Virginia the Republic have four clubs with & |avenye southwest, - er- et OF o coogrens | S a i biiLe ¥ late yesterday after 5 noon, wh ) 0 C ual banouet last night at| The conservation and thrift commit- | headed ,};“,,Z‘,,,'{"’:," _y’{ ,Tf.,',‘,‘,,:,,.'q‘;,.& Mrs. William May- | e has planted 1,175 trees on farms|gone to the house with a warrant for : of Objo was Wastmisirest. | and in home gardens, 17 chapters have | the arrest of Charlle Crompton, colored those who spoke were Mrs. Ed- | mgned the wild flower pledge, five|Lee King, 27 years old, 120 E streel ’,,': ,,,‘ ?:_';lu. meu& er’x | chapters had programs on forestry. | southwest. and Olivia Spence, colored te regent of New Jersey ske G. White of Florida, Mre B. Joy of Michigan and Mr P. Hobart of Ohio uesis of hopor were Mrs. Bros- id the national officers of the More than seven hundred at C. Cochran, Mercer, Pa., in memory ¢f Calvin Cool- she sald, “was an s when he was at Academy.” Mss, John s gave $90 “in honor of the Litle Randolph Coyle, 4th, son of Maj Rapdolph Coyle. M. C. coliected $147 from the by passing his Marine cap Tre boy wore m _compleie orm, in wiihiature. Scores were made from the floor. pledged $10 idge, )r., who, [ been placed and many visits have been | were arrested apd char, | beey pinced sud many vials have al and charged with violating was | the Harrison anti-nareotic act | puinted out | Entering a rear room on the second The local Constitution Hall finance | floor members of the squad, police say, committee has placed the District high | caught the Chinese and the colored up on the list of contributors to the |woman in the act of smoking oplum | proposed auditorium, it was sald. In | As they approached, it was reported, the 32 was ralsed for this project two set fire to some bed clothing in an during Jm» ‘,»u‘v under n{lrn ll:'-‘l D. | effort 1o prevent deteetion of fumes em- Caldwell and her commitlee, bringing fanating from an oph I total contribution to $17,857, nvnlhy’ L D s T Continental Hall and Revolu- | The Chinese s sald to have told po~ for relics committee donated to the | lice when questioned that he had pur- museum a collection of 20 artieles own- | chased the opium from a Chinese who ed by Col Gordon Hutchins, Revolu- |brings a quantity to Washintgon from | tionary soldier. The gift came from |New York each week, The man and |Mrs. George B, Barnes of Deborab | woman will be taken befere the United | Knapp Chapter Hlates commissloner Monday morning. Clock Is Purchased, ) FIRE THREATENS TOWN. A valusble old clock was purchased in Miguel, Mexico, |from the estate of the late Thomas Controlled With Great Difficulty st pie ut | Page, Ambassador to Italy, and placed yesterday thet he played poker at “|in the District room at soclety huad- MEXICO CITY, April 31 (#).-A dispatch o Excelsior from Tampico Glouer with Harry ¥. Binclalr, oll mag- | quarters The local student loan fund nete, 1o 1922 as lestified by Capt J | committee 1s pssisting s student at % Robison, reured, i the ofl man's |George Washington Universily to com says the town of San Migual In the state of Ban Luls Potos), was threatened with complets destruction by a fire Dlete her course Other committees which have done | which was only controlled affer heavy dumage had been cauned | good work, 1 was stated, are the flag | “ommittee, the Ells Island commitiee, | “More than 30 houses were burned ot | the eround wnd the inhabitants, be the forelgn relations committe 1 | genealogical research commitlee, na lieving that the entire lown was doomed, fed o the nelghboring hills ense committee, petriotic edy Machado Ordered to Rest, ADMIRAL DENIES PLAYING POKER WITH SINCLAIR Letter Wilbur, At Probe Testimony er, in w tacks O} of Capt, Robison. Adwiral J Latimer, tommandsnt t the Philsdelphbia Nevy Yard, denied Flames Ban | $rial with the Dotk ek i connection Teapot | Wilbur, made Ad o letter o 8 elary Department 4 that he had & ner given by B ich Sincialr was prese lared he hud never ylayed poi Sinclair or & gume &t which Sin wiak present w admirel seld e had never mel i our verdict. | many birdhouses and bird baths have |23 years old, 914 First street southwest, | 29 1928—PART 1. Harry F. Sinelai~, right, and his brother. Earl, photograplied at the Dis- trict Supreme Court after a jury yesterday had exonerated the oil magnate of a charge of comspiracy. Son of Banker Claims Bride Plied Him With Liquor Before Wedding. Wife Files Divorce Action, Charging Husband With Desertion. Charging that his bride of six weeks, ll.;'ne former Budrlgne]s‘sd.i‘?’:l; .:::rimvm; | Hagen, designedly plie Wi uo: and took advantage of his intoxicated | condition to marry him for the pur- pose of altaining pecuniary advantages | from his parents, Peter A. Drury, jr., of this city, has filed suit for annul- | ment at Reno, Nev., according to news received here yesterday by telegrapn. | This news was followed quickly by i the filing of a suit for limited divorce |in the District Supreme Court about | noon yesterday by Mrs Drury, the for- | mer baroness, who charges that her hus- | band deserted her five days after their | SINCLAIR. CLEARED OF FRAUD S TO JERSEY FARM CHARGE, GOE ___ (Continued from First Page) that made an impression on us a that was no matter who the was for he broke down und examination If he was a ment witness, he broke down under defense cross-examination and viee versa” he juror was nunder the imp sion “three or four were for the € ernment” when they entered the room for final deliberation. ke said a ballot was taken right way. but it did not prove unanimous. Then they all stood up one at a time and gave their views. Those who were not inclined to ce with the m oon thought our way.” but, ed, “there was no « about their am United States 8 in the M of the Court's decision Company case. v hich « lease given by Fall to Sinclair Teapol Dome was null and void ar ardered the property returned to t Governwent. The ~jurors. however, were not influenced by this deck recalling that part of Justice Je nings Batley's charge which pointe out the difference between u civil suit and a_eviminal proceedi Critics of the jury’s verdict, the mem- ber said heatedly. had referred to the wealth of Sinclair. “Money didn't make any difference.” he declared em- phatically. “It was a question as to whether a conspiracy had been proved by the Government beyond a reasonable doubt, and we concluded it wasn't.” Another juror rejoiced over gaiuing his liberty after having been “locked up” since April 9. For the first time in his life. he declared, he felt the mean- ing of the word “liberty,” and he broad- ly intimated that a defendant would have to be something “pretty big” be- fore he would deprive him of his free- dom This jurer said he followed the evidence with meticulous care, and drew no assistance from the argument of counsel. “T made my decision on the evidence alone, and I have done my duty. My consclence doesn’t hurt me,’ he declared. Carter, in his story of the case as viewed from the jury box, said much difficulty was experienced in following the evidence. “We would leave the courtroom in the evening with nead- aches from trying to remember the points that the lawyers had brought out” he explained. “Those people from New Mexico (bank officlals testi~ fying as to the deposit by Fall or for his account of $90.000 of the Sinclair money) added to the confusion. 1If the case gnd been brought out in the order in which the events had happened. it would have been easier to follow. “I believe we hnnr’ndled lhl:’: rusn; uniquely. When the judge told us a the opening that we should not discuss the case among ourselves, we appointed a sergeant-at-arms. We elected L. Clark Brown, the investment broker juror, to that job, and I tell you when body started talking about the case he came down on them hard. . There wasn't any discussion until the case was turned over fo us. Describes Ballots. “When' the judge told us to take the case wé went into the jury room and started to elect a foreman. Each man wrote his name of his choice on a plece of paper and then we took the on \ | two recefving the highest votes and chose between them. We clected Ben- jamin P. Anderson, Crane Co., foreman. He took ‘charge Belare there, was any. discussion each men was told to write his opinion on a plece pf paper ‘Guiity, not guilty, or uncertatn.’ On the first ballot there were eight not guilty and four uncer- tain There were no guilty ones. “The foreman then called the rall and asked each juror to give his opinion of the case. Each man stood up and said what he thought. The uncertain ones gave their reasons and the rest of us discussed them. On the second ballot the uncertain oues had droppel. I be- leve, to two. We did the same thing again and on the third ballot all of the slips of paper had ‘Not guilty’ on them. We then told the deputy marshal we were ready and went down and gave “The uncertain jurors hesitated mostly for technical reasons. For in- stance they were not sure about the receipts. But all people might not take receipts when they have business trans- actions but this certainly was not enough to convict a man on."” ‘Praises Justice Balley, “Judge Balley Impressed me as being a_mighty m;my‘ut{r he continued. “"He Was a8 1 as he could be. 1 served on a jury once before and a lot 4 person can read between the Judge's charge to the ju been quicker and surer Delay in Finding Out Mal Do you tire easily? Are you losing weight ? Do you eough persistently ? If you have some of thes or Saturday at 2.4 o'clock, o | Cross, Salvation Army, Boy and Girl Seou el There is pow 810000 in the chapler house & wnd $1,000 s belng given toward the @umorial being erect- ed W tounders of Ve soclety, wislr or had sny conversation with n ercept Ol GRBUIT That was tae Fall of 1924, when he was or wd W Cheyenne Wyo., &b & Wiless e 1 Donme thiere i Uk e Becrelawy of Lhe Navy aanmitlee real wng Btate historic HAVANA April 2 Mauchudo, 11 with a ¢ was given W Friendshi Suildren's Hospital, the ¥ was reported by physicians greatly lmpn.vtg hut in need A Duy Nursery, Visiting Nurses, It plele rest until Monday, local Telephone Main 992 night of March 3. Mrs. Drury says in her declaration that her husband called her on the | telephone March 5 and told her ‘“there | was: —— to pay,” and that his father | was furious. She declares that later | the same day young Drury called her | again on the telephone and said_that his father had telephoned from Jacl sonville, Fla, to his attorney in this city and ordered his son's name stricken from his will. Peter A. Drury, sr. is the president of the Merchants’ Bank & Trust Co. of t city. Hushand's Allegations. ‘The husband alleges that as soon as he became sober he repudiated the marriage. He has been in Reno since March 28. Mrs. Drury is living in her husband’s apartment at' 1616 Sixteenth street. In his complaint filed at Reno young Drury sets forth that he was in such a state of intoxication that he did not | For several | know what was going on. days before the marriage, he alleges, he had been in this condition, having been plied with ardent spirits. He says that his bride had been previously narried three times. Mr. Drury’s iawyer, who filed the nit, is E. E. Roberts, mayar of Reno and a former member of Congress from | Nevada Mrs. Drury is represented by Ravmond Neudecker, an assistant United States attorney. “I_have obtained depositions,” said Mr. Neudecker yesterday, “showing that |at the time of the marriage Mr. Drury | was as sober as a judge.” KENNETH CARTER, Sinclair Case Juror. her husband had filed an annulment suit she said: “That is very curious; I wish you would tell my lawyer.” The wife in her suit charges that how the judge feels over the guilt or innocence of the defendant. But in Judge Balley's charge I didn’t get any | DRURY, IN ANNULMENT SUIT. LAYS MARRIAGE TO TRICKERY | romantic elopement to Rockville on the‘ When Mrs. Drury was informed that | YJREAU FORLOVGHS * BECIN TONORRDW \Engraving Layoff Will Last o ! End of Fiscal Year, ’ June 30. The furlough plan for operating div | sions of the Bureau of Engraving and | Printing will become effective from.to- | morrow morning until the end of this fiscal year, June 30. . While there was some difference of | opinion among employes, most of them 4 | having had a similar experience in the | past, accepted the change as a mat- | ter of course. Many of them, it is known | were not sorry to receive the furlough | | which means only a few days off with- 4 | out pay during the next two mont! O T ki it ha 't h. ho ] e principle of urlo h, W | s vevER A DERE 38 | e Bk s e Sccammeitie the | Photographed yesterday as she left the | amount of work to be done, and the District Supreme Court, where she filed amount of money available, will en- suit for a limited divorce. | able the bureau to operate with | full force during the remainder of | fiscal year without the necessity of | any dismissals. The.furlough had no: | been used to any extent in the past two years. Three years ago it was em- ployed on a wide scale. Failure of the Pederal reserve ba |young Drury willfully deserted her | March 8 and has since remained away from her. She tells the court that her husband gets $7,000 a year as manager Rl ot . veries of paper mon ot the Southern Building and earns| b e i et ox;c P e $7.000 additional by his real estate 'inyolved, which cut down botk work. She declares that her husband |and money available is a member of a prominent and | Already 1,500 persons ha: wealthy family well able to support | furlough of one day in every f him in idleness in case he should cease ing 300 persons off daiy from t gainful employment to avoid support- | printing division. To these will ing her. She is unemployed, she says. added virtually all the remaining w and has no income and assets. |ers of the eperating division. A Asserting that from the date of their 4700 altogether will be 1u marriage her husband has not con-|and about 618 or 620 wi | tributed anything to her clothing. ! each day. maintenance or support other than | The largest divisions going on fur- such necessities of life as she has been | lough tomorrow and the number of da able to obtain on his credit, she charges off duty for_the next two month that he attempted to surrender the!as follows: Wetting. examining, nu lease of the apartment at 1616 Six- | bering and stamp divisions, 4 day teenth street and ordered the gas and | plate printing office, engraving and electricity turned off. Iengmzennx and machine, 9 days She declares the grocer with whom | register, 8 days: rag laupdry, 24 da: she was dealing was ordered not to sup- | ink making, 3 days, and the remainder ply her any groceries on the credit of |2 days. her husband. Excepting a grocery bill| The orders for furlough were trans- for goods purchasec. by her up to that | mitted to the various division heads for time, she alleges that none of her credit | communication to the workers. accounts has been paid. ' FLOOD BILL CHANGE MEETS OPPOSITON Mrs. Drury claims that March 19 her husband executed an alleged assign- ment by which he sought to transfer to Margaret S. Drury, his former wife, | all money due him from the Southern Building Investment Company. and all | household furniture in the apartment where she was residing. The engagement of the first Mrs. Drury to marry Charles Witte Waring of Charleston, S. C., April 30 was an- nounced yesterday by Mrs. C. C. Cal ! houn. her mother. ides of his perronal . feelings and 1 don't believe anybody knows how he felt but himself.” “What did you do for div you were locked up at night asked. them, shook hands with each, thanked them for their verdict on behaif of 2ir and told them what a pleasure ked. e wasn't much we could dos | | i been to aupear before them. o s ! he replied. ~A music store loaned us| Littleton observed to the scemingly a Vietrola and we nearly wore that| “°™ of people who offered congratu- out. We plajed it nearly all the time | Iations to him for his part in the case, belween the courtroom an time. “The pa i ) think we did wear out the “Golden | woo Persccution is cver Slipper” record. That was the fa-| The verdict drew adverse ccmment vorite and toward the end it was get- | from Senators Nye, chairman of the cil ting mighty r;eme. All of us slept in Edvards of New Jersey and one room. The beds were comfortable z i y i and we didn't even have one snorer. of Asosa. G Nye st { They fed us good. but I missed being | the jury's decision was an “added evi- awax,\’h(rmn my family. dence that it is apparently impossible to “1 have got to get reacquainted with ” | hem e deciared e o Bialie | cONVICt $1.000.900 in this eountry. ! year-old baby girl, who had been | Heflin characterized the verdict as | hanging onto his knees. “I don’t want | “astounding” in a brief speech in the | Senate yesterday afternoon. When he arose to speak he said he wanted “to comment on a very shocking and | another experience like this. Just tell the people that we did our best as | startling thing that has just taken place in the Capital.” | D when he was | | | House G. 0. P. Leaders Fail | to Win Support for Presi- dent’s Revisions. FALL 1 GRATIFID, BUTNOT SURPRSED | | i | By the Associated Press House Republican leaders failed §es- | terday to get supporters of the Senate- Jones flood control bill to approve re- | visions Jesired measure | by Former Interior Secretary|eresident Coolidge e | The overtures were rejected by the Says He Anticipated Ver- |orposing sroup after a day of many Gict—Feared Hung Jury. | By the Associated Press. | _ PASADENA, Calif, April 21.—Alber! { B. Fall, former Secretary of the In: | terior, said here today he was “grati- fled but not surprised” by the acquittal {in Washington of Harry P. Sinclair | | with whom he is charged with having conspired to defraud the Government {in the Teapot Dome oil lease. 'hMr.MIsuplmm at a sanitarium ere. “1 have very little to say,” Mr. Fal' continued, “for I had expected the ver- | | dict from the first. The only thing 1| ot | eon l?enna in " = erences might not hampered: by proceedings in the Hotse chamber. Reid May Head Group. The impending fight 18 expected to fl‘rx‘:ld Chairman lhififl of the fiood con- committee heading a Foup com~ posed of many . Western publicans and virtually the solid Democratic membership - against - the administra- tion forces supporting “the position of t i manager of the | vour doctor or have yvourself ex sons into the to enter. Justice Bailey entered court and took his place at the beuck a minute later and issued caution against any disturb- ance or demonstration on the part of the spectators, declaring he would pun- ish any such expressions on the find- ings of the jury. At 12:22 o'clogk the Jury filed in, and Clerk Wallace Stick- ney, turning to Anderson, who Bad been | chosen as foreman, asked if a verdict | had been reached. Anderson replied in the affirmative. Stickney asked: ‘Is it guilty or not guilty?” There was a pause of a fraction of a second, and Anderson without any feel- ing or emotion replied, “Not guilty.' { _As the jury entered the courtroom, { Sinclair arose voluntarily and held on tightly to a chair in front of him. No appeared to tremble from head to foot as the acquittal verdict was given Sinclair Discharged. Justice Bailey excused the jury from further duty until tomorrow morning. and as the jurors left the room Daniel Thew Wright of Sinclair counsel moved that the defendant be discharged. Jus- tice Balley granted the motfan. As the jurist left the bench Sinelair was confronted with con, ulations, and smilingly and at the same time tearfully acknowledged them His comment on the verdict was: “I have felt from the inception of these charges that 1 would be acquitted ot every suspicion of intention to defraud the Government if the charges were ever passed upon by a jury. I am happy at the outeome, of courre, but it is only what I have expected because I knew that I had not acted corruptly or un- ethically in negotiating the lease." Mrs. Sinclair, the defendant's wife, was in a virtual state oi collapse and led slowly from ths court building by Sinclalr. Her facc was buried in a } | | | | | | bullding. Littleton and e Hoover of this city, Sinclair's counsel, were wreathed fn smiles. - As the jury left the courtroom and were about to return to thelr quarters, Hoover stopped Attention The sooner you know that you have infected with Tuberculosis the can you be cured. kes It Harder to Cure You Have you a poor appetite? Have you pains in the lungs front or back? e symptoms go at once to amined at the free Health Department Clinic Tuberewlosls Hospital, 14th & Upshur Sts. N/ Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. o Tuesday, Thursday Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosi 1022 11ty Streot NW. courtroom who wished | handkerchief as she walked from the | P | American citizens.” | The case had been given to the jury by Justice Bailey at 10:27 o'clock yes- l’:rday ux::eor?m, and the announcement rom ury room at 13:15 o'clock {ssued las! brought surprise to the waiting inter- mf‘x?z: “The mtmz‘,’-(m";{ m: ested parties. The corridor was fllled | verdict of acquittal in the Sinclair trial with :xop)e when ;L 182.19 o'clock Chief | wi)) result in the defeat of the Republi- | Deputy Marshal S. B. Callaghan ran presiden! | down the steps leacing into m:ulnnby!flm’ s b e | from e r above, orderi . Lt G Blames Party Leaders. | “It was not a court jury who acquit- | ted Sinelair, but the duplicity of Re- | publican party leaders. cabinet officials |and trusted public servants in | Harding-Coolidge administration which | paved the way for just such a travesty ted at the Nation's Senator Walsh, tor of the Senate oil committee, declined to make any statament at present, Senalor Borah. who 15 endeavoring te ocollect a fund to repay to Sinclair the §160.000 he contributed to the Republican party campaign deficit in 1920, made this comment: “I'll have to re-read the Su- preme Court decision.” This reference was to the court’s decision in voiding the Teapot Dome lease and describing it as “tainted with fraud.” ‘The composition of the jury and the order in which they sat in the jury box, follows: Harry W. Brooks, 25, 834 Eleventh s'veet northeast, steamfitter. ‘William H. Wrenn, 57, 1430 Rhode Island avenue, groceryman. 27,1728 Twentieth Leon D. Vanderleo, street, real estate. Niven F. Ladd, 32, 2327 Q street southeast, grocer. Fred R. Kocher, 28, 709 Kentucky avenue southeast, grocer. Howard A. Bradley, jr. 22 1940 Second street northeast, auto salesman. Willlam F. Throop, 47, 1163 Third street northeast, bicycle company official. Edmund J. Lynch, 39, 416 Fourth street northeast, clerk, Washington Gas Light Co. Benjamin F. Anderson, 58, $§500 ‘Thirty-ninth street, manager Crane Co. L. Clark Brown, 33, broker, 2831 ‘Twenty-eighth street. Ray R. Shockey, 26, 1402 Emerson street, clerk Capital Traction Co. Kenneth Carter. 28, 1341 Taylor street, rallroad agent. ‘The next court development growing out of the Senate ofl committee's pro- ceedings will take place May 21, when Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Ol Co. of Indi+ ana, will be placed on trial in the Dis- trict Surrr,mn Court on a charge of contes of the Senate. This was an- nounced yesterday afternoon by United States Attorney Leo A. Rover. Stewart refused to answer certain questions pro~ pounded by the committee as to whether he knew any one who had led Con~ tinental Trading Co. Liberty bonds or whether he discussed the ty bond transactions with Sinclair Wright's Statement. Danlel Thew Wright of counsel for Sinclair Ilast night issued the follows ing statement: “There » r wes & flner, more up- standing, fearless and independent group of American citisens ever gotten together than that jury, If Sinclair had been gulity they would have con- vioted him in five minutes. “The verdict 14 not merely a not- gullty verdict; the verdict is a coms te _exoneration The next move of e Cavernment will be ta abalish the Jury system and to try all indictments before Senator Walsh personally.” JAPANESE DIET CLOSE. TOKIO, April 21 (#.~The opening of the new Japanese Diet yesterday ahowed a victory for the Tanaka gov- ernment, but the margin was so close that the independents are now in a tuulunu to swing future votes against he ministry. The Tanaka government elected its candidate for Speaker of the Diet, but should the government meet defeat next week on some of the problems before the Diet it may mean dissolution and & genoral cleetion, |feared was tha possibility of a hung j Jury. Prejudice injected into the at- | mosphere in Washington, I feared | might perhaps cause one juror to hold out for a verdiet of guilty, but I am the | very gratified that such was not the | case. The defense was based | truth, and truth was x.‘:f"" e s presented the true story of the transac- tan, and decided to let the Oonunen(:l oil deal. about which I knew nothing, alone. Canjectures and rumors of pri- vate deals made by oil men threatenec at first to cloud the real issues. “Stories of profits various qentlemen were supposed to have tak-a from oil fields adjoining the Teapot Dome in- jected the poison and adverss criti- cism into public comment on the case, which resulted in turning the Teapot jDome ail reserve over to exploitation by 'rlvrm owning wells outside the confines of the lease, who attempted to draw oil from within the boune- aries of the reserve. “The situation today is that within 72 hours after judges of the Supreme Court of the United States had decided the civil case. a naval officer, having charge of the Teapot as it was turned back to the Navy, led upon operators in Salt Creek fleld adjoining Teapot Dome to pay the Navy for oil which these private operators were said to be deriving Jhrough their own wells from the Teapot Dome. are still, I understand, en- Jaged the effort to secure such pay- ment, despite the fact that the United States Supreme Court had decided that ger: had .rumt been, -a\d never would , any real dam: lone to ‘Teapo! | Dome itself.” . b Mr. Fall's condition is declared to be | matertally improved since his arrival | here. Under ysician's orders he had denied himself to interviewers until to- { i BARTHELMESS WEDS NEW YORK DIVORCEE | | Motion Picture Star Hastily Mar- ried to Mrs. Jessica Sargent at Reno. By the Assoclated Press. RENO, Nev, April 31.—Richard Barthelmess, well known motion pieture aotor, and Mrs. Jessica Haynes Sargent of Reno, formerly of New York, wore married here last known tocay. They planned sall from San Francisca fo Honolulu today, Witnesses to ¢ w'«ldl{, were FlorAl O e hen 100 ichard Warthetmess Dallas P, Squires, o college chum of Barthelmess Mrs, ent, was divorced tn Rene ldst January 0 Harry Brooks Sare gont, New York broker, . SR recogn! “Throughout the trial the defense | day and declared he would have no ! | President Coolidge. Reid said after a commiitee meeling Iate yesterday that he could muster suf- ficient votes to pass the bill oy a “large majority,” while Representaiive Tilson of Connecticut, Republican ficor lsader said the administration camp had the trength to sustain the Presidect i the avent he should veto the rieasura. In addition. Reid announced the com- mittee had decided to meet early to- morrow to determine the exact nature of the bill they would support in the House. He said that two alternatives were open-—consideration of the Senate {Jones bill as amended by the House | committee. or a new measure drafted w0 meet some of the President’s objections. Object to Revisions. | The break between the two camps | came when the House committee re- | fused to go with the President on three | 3t several revisions which Mr. Coolidge |outlined to Republican House leaders | at | night. 1%e proposals were regarded by 1both groups as embodying the crux of |\he financial policy %0 be pursued by | the Government in carrying out the | flood control program. Tae rejected | changes were: Provision that States in the Missis- | sippt River basin area meet the cost, | steaq of the Government, of rights-c | way for levees on the proposed nood- | ways and spillways. ! Assumption of damages by | leans for the proposed Bonni o | spillway and a similar assumption. b | local wmterests in southern Ilhinois and | southeastern of the proposed | New Madrid River benk floodway. | Instead of outright Purchase of flow- | age rights by the Government in con- ! nection with the land falling within the | floodways and spillways, a | the property owners 10 seek redress in Federal New O et Cy MARINE IS WOUNDED "IN NICARAGUA CLASH | Rebels Flee as Troops Return Fire. Sandino Believed Losing Support. | By the Associated Prese. | MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 31 (& |;Audie Ellard, & Marine private (v nla, Tex. was slightly wous | Buckshot Thursday evening when rebels fired on & Marine patrol near Kt Sauge | He was hit in the hands and one s tut none of the hurts is serious. T | rebels A3 300N as the Mackcs jreturned the five. Marine brigade tors sakd to- day that since the bambmg of Kt Ohi- pote January 14, there had been 8 engagements between the rebels and Jground troops, and in 26 of them none Of the Marines was even touched The Marite commanders believe t Sandine was defeated so severely { Kl Chipote that he has been unabdle i re-establish hal prestige, even in the narthern country. Authoritative Ron- Jduran sources have said that Sanduio DAs Jost ground with his « ters o that side of the border and i veeviving (s financial and other ald ue Sources report that Sandine reiused to listen to the advice of his Honduran friends and that they have became o 5= Mal. P T Cruse. military attacm «f San Jose, Costa Riea arrived teedy from Teruelgalpa He said Iall was quiet on pduras-Nica- ragua border,