New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1926, Page 15

ROTE BY HARDING 1S READ AT TRIAL Letter Written by Harding In- troduced in Oil Case ‘Washington, Dec. 1.—P— A let- ter by President Harding, approving the oll leasing policles of Albert B. Fall while he was secretary of the interlor, was brought into court to- day by the , defense in “he Fall- Doheny oil coneplrncy trial. “The policy which has been adopt- ed by the secretary of the navy and the secretary of the interior in deal- ing with these matters was submit- ted to me prior to the adoption thereof,” wrote Mr. Harding, “ana the policy decided upon and the sub- sequent acts have at all times had my entire approval.” No Details Mentioned The president’s letter did not go into details regarding individual leases, but he enclosed a statement by Fall, then secretary of the inter- for, outlining what had besn done azd saymg that he was certaln the contracts entered into *‘will redouna to the credit of your administration, both in the immediate present and the distant future.” The letter was sent to the senate in April, 1922, in reply to the origin- al resolution of inquiry into the Teapot Dome Elk Hill leases. It was put into evidence while a prosecu- tion witness was on the stand, and was a part of a defense effort to show that Fall did not himself bear the responsibility for award of the Elk Hills lease to the Doheny inter- ests after Doheny had advanced him a “loan” of $100,000. ‘Was Acquainted With Fate In his reply to the senate Presi- dent Harding sald he was acquainted in detail with the policies of the interior department, had been &p- praised of the exact terms of the various leases, and approved and supported the entire program of the department. > E. C. Finney, assistant secretary of the intérior, a government wit- ness, testified he personally had sub- mitted much of the interior de- partmental detail incorporated in the president’s message. Under cross-examination, by Mark B. Thompson, of counsel for Fall, Finney told the jury of correspon- dence with the Standard Oil com- pany of California regarding the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, oil storage project, & contract for which even- tually was awarded the Doheny in- terests. Standard Oil Protests Finney sald the Standard Oil com- pany expressed misgivings as to the authority of the interior department to enter Into a contract involving such extensive interests of the navy department and suggested that Sec- | retary Denby, of the navy be made | a party to the proposed contract. The witn assured Secretary Fall, he said, that the Standard's ideas on that point were “all wrong,” since President Harding's executive order of May 31, 1921, transferred all authority over naval oil rescrves from the navy to the interjor department. Finney 6aid he recelved a peti- tion from Doheny's Pan-American company on Nov. 22, 1921, secking relief from what it regarded as bur- densome royalty terms in a contract covering 22 offset wells in the naval reserve. Terms Not Reduced After discussion with Fall, Finney told the company the government could not reduce the terms, but would consider an equitable adjust- ment through additional leases to the company. Owen J. Roberts of government counsel brought out that Fall was advanced the $100,000 by Doheny on Nov. 30, 1921, Dorrie C. Ham, secretary in a Washington law firm, was the next government witness. She identified e letter in which Union Ol company of California protested to the sec- retarles of the interior and navy that it had not been asked to bid on the Pearl Harbor project. The let- ter was dated April 28, 1922, three days after the Pearl !hrbor con- | tract had becn awarded to Doheny's Pan-American company, Fall's Responsibility. Again mulling over the physical facts that surrounded the leasing of the Elk Hills naval oil reserve, op- posing counsel in the Fall-Doheny oll conspiracy trial battled over the question of Albert B. Fall's respon- sibility for award of the lease to the interests headed by his friend Edward L. Doheny. The prosecution, seeking to show that the then interior secretary di- rectly influenced the award after Doheny had advanced him $100,000, pinned {its reliance on the stories of government employes who were more or less directly associated with Fall In the leasing negotiations. The defense replied militantly, striving to show by the govern- ment's own witnesses that Fall had left many important parts of the negotiations to others and that the final decision was reached while he was absent from Washington, and cn recommendation of officials of the navy. May Rest Cnse Today. There was some possibility that the prosecution might rest its case before tonight's adjuornment, a} though the prolonged cross-exam- ination of witnesses by the defense lawyers dimmed that prospect hour- 1y. F. C. Finney, assistant secretary of the interior, whose cross-examin- atlon was begun at last night's ses- slon, remained on the stand at the opening of court today and again was questioned by defense about his statement that TFall was in New Mexico when the deal was closed, and telegraphed that the award te Doheny would be satisfactory to him if the navy “thought best.” Frank J. Hogan, for the defense, brought out by his questioning of Finney that Fall was absent from Washington until April 13 until some time in May, 1922 and that TFinney did not see Doheny or even know where he was. Finney said the navy department approved the royalty terms of the arrangement and that these terms t been drawn originally by A. W, Ambrose, petroleum technologist of the bureau of mines, without con- sultation with Wall. Defense Starts In, ‘With the structure of the govern- ment’'s conspiracy case against Fall and Doheny nearly completed, the defense already has begun work on the effort to tear it down, The first important move in that direction became apparent at the first overtime session of the trial | of the former interfor secretary and | the oil magnate last night when their counsel took up cross-examin- | ation of Assistant Secretary Finney | of the interior department. Finney, who has much first hand knowledge about the awarding of | contracts to Doheny’s Pan-American x Petroleum Company for construc- | tion of the Pearl Harbor, Hawail, | naval oil storage plant and for ex- poitation of the Elk Hills, Cal,| naval oil reserve, was still in the hands of the defense attorneys when the session went over until today. The conspiracy charge against the two men arises out of those awards and a $100,000 transaction between Doheny and Fall which enabled the latter to extend his ranch holdings | in New Mexico, all of which took | place after President Harding, by executive order, had transferred administration of the naval ofl re- serves from the navy to the interior department, headed at the time by Fall. Frank J. Hogan, chief defense counsel, told the jury at the begin- ning of the trial that he would show that the navy department’s particl- pation in the awarding or the oil | storage contract and the lease pre- cluded the possibility of collusion tetween Fall and Doheny. Ques- tioning Finney, he brought out tes- timony that Fall, then at his ranch sanctioned awarding of the Pearl Harbor contract to Doheny’s com- pany on condition that ‘“Admiral Robison and secretary of the navy think best” and “If authorized Ly Denby (the naval secretary).” Robi- son was chief of the bureau of en- gineering of the navy at the time. Statements that the plans for the Pearl Harbor project originated in the navy department also were plac- ed before the jury by Hogan, to- gether with testimony by Finney that Theodore Roosevelt, as assist- ant secretary of the navy, was the first to suggest to interior officials that publicity be avoided in the ne- gotiations. Acceptance of the Doheny bid was approved, Finney saild, by Robison and A. W. Ambrose, petroleum tech- nologist of the bureau of mines, be- fore Fall was requested by telegraph to authorize its acceptance. He gave his conditional approval in a tele- gram dated April 18, 1922, Ambrose, Iinney asserted, also prepared the schedule of royalties in the Pan-American contract, and he recalled that officials of the com- pany requested that the navy secre- tary be made a party to the agree- ment. The royalty question had provided a point of conflict hetween govern- ment and defense counsel just be- fore Finney took the stand, the lat- ted objecting strenuously when the | prosecution presented six other oil leases executed about the same time by the interior department, which required royalties ranging from 64 to 72 per cent of all oil produced under them over 100 barrels a day from each well. Comparison of roy- alty per centages was held by the defense counsel to be unfair in view of the differences in productions in various oil fields. Testifying under the questioning ot Owen J. Roberts of government counsel, who was attempting to show that the reserve leasing nego- tiations were personally handled by } City Items Popular Vocalist in American Legion Show — /| Mrs. Elizabeth ' Kelly of West | Springfield has returned home after | visiting Mrs. M. J. Hannon of Wal- |lace street. I Hot Walffles, advt. 25¢, in Crowell's. | Beauty Shop. Tel. 638.—advt. The Burritt degree team will visit | Farmington ~Grange and confer the third degrees on a |large class. The excrcises will j(ollowcd by a harvest supper. { A son was born yesterday to Mr. |and Mrs. Frank Schroeder of { Cherry street. | The Scandinavian W. C. T. U. {meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 | o'clock at the home of Mrs. John A. | Johnson, 343 Stanley street. | Worthy Temple | Sisters will hold an early meeting | Friday evening followed by a social | card party. | The New Britain quarters tomorrow evening. The Sunshine society will meet Monday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock at the Methodist church. The common council committee on claims will meet at 8 o'clock to- morrow evening at Room 201, City Hall, to give hearings. TRUCK DRIVER 1 LUCKY T0 LIVE MISS SALLY ROWLEY Tickets for “That's That,” the Eddy-Glover Post, American Legion play to be produced at the Capitol theater December 6th and 7th are being sold rapidly, according to re- ports to Commander Harry Gins- burg made at the noonday luncheon of workers at the Legion home at Washington strect this noon. Wi liam Turner of the ticket commit- tee announced that there were some very desirable scats left and that| they were for sale at Crowell's drug store. Past Commander Arthur Petts | reported that the various luncheon clubs were planning theater parties. | As an extra advertising stunt, it was | announced that the *40 and $§”| Seymour, Dec. 1 (A —After load- French box car had been secured | ing the federal truck of the Seymour from Patsy Glannotta of Berlin to|Commercial company with cement at 6 around the street Friday evening | the freight station about 5 oclock to boost the show. The program |last night, Thomas Moore was about for the show will be an enlarged |to drive across a track siding when edition of the post's monthly news- |a box car being shifted in the yards paper “Boost and Pull.” hit the truck and hurled it 30 or 40 Miss Sally Rowley of Newington, | fect with Moore cooped in the cab. | one of the most popular vocalists in | The car hit the truck broadsides and this vicinity, will have a leading role | smashed it to smithereens, and it fn the sho | was announced miraculous that| h was not crushed, as he| B P 0 E MEMORI | could not get out of the cab. As it/ . LUK, AL | was, Moore, who lives on South Man | | strcet, had both legs injured, one| more seriously than the other. He New Britain Lodge to Pay Respects | had to be taken out of his cab prison by railroad employes after the crash and was cared for by Dr. E. R. Har-| vey, who took him to the Griffin | hospital this morning for X-rays to The annual memorial exercises of | determine just how badly one of his e Hiitain 10855, 5,50 g }(norq was hurt, and it is possible AT T | that there is a bone broken. the | Elks home on Washington street | Sunday evening at 8 o’clo Sunany. evening at 8 oclock, John {John Miltern Plavmg . Gilmartin of Waterbur : R O ) Role in “The Captive” los L. Stuhl- man will be the soloist, - accom. | JOhn Miltern, a New Britain man, DAn{BA MY Otmanist who, off the stage, is John Sheehan, William Bishop. Mg The exercises will be open to the peLiaced HOJHIun SRenon in ilip)) 't of Monteel in “The Captive,” a public. Mr. Stuhlman will render several vocal nuhbers during the | jorn g;‘{"fi;fi“,‘g hHeR i i evening, eppropriate for the cere- firgt timo last night. He 1s monies. Rty : i SR A R known to theater-goers, having ap- will be held in the home tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock at which time | the memorial committee expects to | have the program fully outlined. | Friday evening, the lodge will hold | a dance in the Washington building. Train Hits Car to Deceased Members Sunday | Evening. famous stars of the theatrical world. MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT The police were notified today of treot | the Teturn of the operator's license | | of Francis Fitzgerald of 369 Com- ;mmmcauh avenue; the suspension ¢or the right to operate in the case ‘ Constantino Fabretti of 283 cnnum street; suspension of the Season’s Debs Fall between April, 1922 when the Pearl Harbor contract was award- ed, and December of the same year, when the lease was authorized, Fin- ney declared that the Elk Hills mat- ter did not come to his attention | between June and December al- though, in the same period, he | handled a number of other leases. CROWE INSISTS ON GETTING ON “INSIDE’ (Contlnued from First Page) City Engineer Williams stated | that the salaries of the members of | the board must be affixed at the next meeting of the body for the December session of the common council. | A petition signed by Alderman; Gustave Johnson requesting the in- stallation of strect lights at 344 Chestnut street and 88 Jubilee street | was laid over for Inspection. The board voted to authorize the repair of Allen street between Oak street and the Beth Alom cemetery. | The board made an inspection of lights following the meeting. CENTRAL JR. H. §. NOT The amditorium program at the Central Junior High school for this week is a Civic league meeting con- ducted by Richard Brophy, Civic league president. The program is as | follows: | Flag Balute follow: by the “Star| Spangled Banne: Civic League pledge. Statement of Principles from Civie League. Constitution. Reports of Committec: Scholarship, Ruth Williams. Conduct, Leona Naughfon. Attendance, Mabel Spring. Property, Donald Recor. Depositor, Robert Hodge. Traffic, Edward Smith, Report on School Paper, James Burke. Remarks by Mr. French Mr. Jack Miss Stearns Social Period— Piano Selection—Hilda Krenn. ON POLICE BLOTTER Albert Sherman of 28 Clinton street reported the theft of a tire| from his car in front of his house. Fred Moore of 79 Linden street | reported the theft of his car on Lake | street, but recovered it later on| ‘Washington street. T. K. Haynes of 24 Camp street | reported that his room was entered since November 25 and the following articles taken: one suit case, one leather bag, one bathrobe, two pairs of low shoes, one pair of high shoes, stockings and underwear and a 501\1 ring with a small diamond, | | | their action. i | i Miss Florence Kip Clarke, d crnscs of Lucian Niksa of 343 I street, Guttleb Brandt of 191 rome street, | South street, gh » Je- {man of 112 Austin street, and su: | pension of the right to opcrate in ‘Hw case of John Garvey of Re: | ; return of the license ot Tony | Urbanakiez of 2011 North street or 40 Star street. i I | i initiation into the girls’| sorority of Kappa Pi Delta will be| held Thursday evening, when the members will meet at the home of Miss Mae Miastkowski on Beaver strect. The applicants to be voted | upon are Misses Sophie Horozyk of | this city and Cella Wrobleskl of | Hartford. The sorority, which was organized | only a month ago, is composed of girls of this city and of Hartfor The president is Miss Mac Mias ice-president, M Celia leski of Hartford; recording| secretary, Miss Marie Ostrowski of | Farmington, and treasurer, Miss | Wanda Chotkowskl of Kensington. | A dance to be held in Hartford is planned for the near future as the first event Is the sorority’s social activities. SCHOOL, DEPT. MANUAL The manual of the school de- | partment for this year made its | first appearance at the office of the |school department today. It con- |tains a list of school commlttees land the dates of their terms of of- | |fice, the school board committees, | |a list of department heads and a | list of teachers in every public | |school In the city. A list of parcnts and teachers | associations and the officers of the |teachers’ council and the New | Britain Teachers’ club is contained | |in the latter part of the Dook. INJURED M. BETTER Hartford, Dec. 1 (P—George . Troxell of 134 Westfleld avenue, | Bridgeport, seriously injured in the |automobile accident on the night of | Douglas H. and Ed- |November 21, when homson of Farmington |ward W. Cummins of Winnetka, | Illinois, were killed, was reported considerably improved at the Hart- !ford hospital today. Mr. Troxell sustained a broken right leg, badly [lacerated right hand and minor in- juries. Authorities say he will not |be able to leave the hospital |some time. ¢ ‘ POLISH BUSINESS MEN MEET | The regular monthly meeting of | | the Polish American Businessmen’s association will be held tonight at 30 o'clock at Falcon's hall. The nominating committee will be elect- ed for the purpose of bringing in a | 15t of names as candidates for of- of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. »; | fices in the association, for the an- | Miss Almira Rockefeller, d:mghlorjnu&l meeting in January at which Here are three pretty sub-deb daughters of New York’s soclally elect who will be introduced this season. From top to hottom: Sara H. Chisholm, daughter of Mr. z\nd] Mrs. Edward de Clifford Chisholm; of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam G. Rocke- | time the officers for next year will feller, be elected, Get your swirl bob at the Lucllle | this evening | be | 123 will | No. 18 Pythian | | Scoutmasters’ | association will meet at scout head-| Hartford Man Pinned in Cab as| for the | well | | peared for many yeays in support of | ~ | route by rail between New England Ind O & G . Ermine Quarti of 559 | John J. Miezanka of | 174 Pleasant street, Robert Michal- | for | | SUDDEN DENAND |an extra dividend of 25 cents on lhe} | common stock and the regular quar- | £ Market Booms Upward This, Aiternoon |terly of $1, also the regular $1.50 | on the preferred, all payable Janu- ary 1 to holders of record Decem- | | ber 10. Net loss of $130,121 for the six| months ended October 31 is report | ed by Amalgamated Silk Corporation. New York, Dec. 1.—(P— A sud- den demand for the oil shares featured the resumption of the up- of American Rallway | ward movement in today’s stock | market. Retention of relatively stiff | call money rates was disregarded by speculators working for higher on the theory that the higher s only temporary. ince in the oils was led Refining, which was bid up 4 points, and tended to contirm widespread rumors of a “December oil market.” Phillips Petroleum and | Mid-Continent Oil Preferred were | | bid up to new 1926 peak prices, the buying of the former being associ- | ated with merger reports. Declaration of an extra dividend | {on Lehigh Valley Common and the | ‘ resumption of dividends on Colorado | jand Southern infused new slr(nglh‘ ‘m the rail shares, although some | | disappointment was caused by the [ failure of the Rock Island directors | Gem, m,,“"gho declare a dividend on the com- { mon stock. Frisco Preferred touched Fortieth in the World, Bought By |a new top price and Jersey Central 4 was bid up 3 points. | Wealtny Ingien. Prines arly @ score ssues had estab- London, Dec. 1 (P—The “golden | lished new peak prices before the | wn," which ranks fortleth among | ©nd 0f the third hour, including sev- | (hfl famous diamonds of the world, | €ral tobaccos and Public Utilities. | was sold at Christie's today for| Reynolds Tobacco B was an out- £4,950, or about $24,000, a figurc|standing weak spot, ylelding over 3 much under expectations. The pur-| PO chaser was the Aga Khan, wealthy| The weekly steel trade reviews Indian prince. | reported a further recession in mill The “golden dawn” is a circular | OPerations, which are now below 70 stone, named for its rich amber|Der cent of capacity and expected to | color, flashing the myriad lights of | decline to around 60 per cent next a summer dawn, It weights 61 1-2 | month, when an upward turn fiS\ carats, equal to about 123 ordinary | considered likely. sized engagement solitaires, and was| THIE MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. discovered by Captain C. R. Lucas{ (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) [In a supposedly ~ exhausted claim| High Low Close near Kimberley, South Africa, in|All Che & Dye 140% | 1913, { American Can 53 HOOSIG TUNNELIS AMPLY LARGE NOW \Big Traing Gan Pass Kach Other| ‘ Easily income for the first elght months his year was slightly larger than for the same period of 1924, $1,487, amo inst $1,401,474. Total income was $190,083,655 against §$186,714,- 372 a selling ex-dlvidend to- ew York stock exchange lude E. I. Dupont De Nemours, | common; American Sugar refining, common; Canadian Pacific, common; Chicago and Northwestern, common; Chile Copper, Texas Gulfe Sulphur, Laclede Gas, common, and Vandium Corporation. $24,000 FOR DIAMOND The “Golden Dawn” G | and the west from the Hudson river | Int Nickel | to the sea. | Int Paper . | Ken Cop .... 7 . o Lehigh Val Want Bingham to Serve |Lenis & N On Commerce Committee | yack Trucg .. 1 Tel & Tel Am Tobacco . |Am Woolen . ‘Anacnnrm Cop Atchison Bald Loco Balt & Ohio. 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Plans for the building which is ta be constructed on the Viets prop- jerty will be made and it is ex- pected that definite steps will be taken to appoint an architect to make preliminary plans for the building. Chlcago Man Elected to | Head Boston and Maine New York— ring House, ex-| Boston, Dec. 1 (#) — Election of changes $1,271,000,000; balances | George Hannauer of Chicago, as $118,000,000. | president of the Boston and Maine |railroad was announced today by |Homer Loring, chairman of the road. The announcement said that he would assume his new duties on Southern N B Tel SURY BALANCE Treasury bal. . . §139,144,346. changes $84,000,000; ,000,000. Boston— Balances $3 |Brighton Street House | Threatened by Plames | Damage estimated ~at several | hundred dollars was caused by fire| January 1. James H. Hustis resign- m the cellar of a house at 113 ed the presidency, effective March 31 Brighton street, owned by Leroy last. Mr. Hannauer is vice-president | Ceneminger, this morning. Co. No.|of the Chicago Terminal railway, | 8 was called at 6:42 o'clock on a|controlled by the Chicago, Milwau- | still alarm, and five minutes later kee and St. Paul, and comprising an alarm from Box 423 brougl\t‘(hfl Indiana Harbor Belt railway, the other companies. For an hour, the|Chicago Junction railway and the firemen fought to keep the flames Chicago Riyer and Indiana rallway. from spreading through the build-| Barly this year he aided in design- ing. ylng the new Boston and Maine | The origin of the blaze was a bar-| freight yards and terminal. rel of rubbish, in the opinion of First Deputy Chlef E. F. Barnes, who was on duty when the call came, SPEAKS ON LABRADOR Rev. Theodore Ainsworth Greens gave an illustrated address on his experiences in Labrador with Dr. TO PLAN NEW SCHOOL Wilfred T. Grenfell, at a meeting of First steps to relieve the long- |the nurses of the training school of awaited need for school accommo- |Now Britain General hospital last dation: in the ngrthwene? section | evening. [