oc-plain-dealer 1924-03-18

LIGHT OFFICIALS BOT OIL STOCK (Coulined from First Page) Representative Joseph H. Hilmes, Republican of Ohio. The last three named retired from congress last session. Slemp's transactions took place before he became Secretary to President Candler Bond said and while he was still a member of Congress from Virginia. Daugherty dealt both in his own name and in the account of W. W. Spaili, a partner of William Hibbs of Hilbu, and Co., Washington, Bond reported. He said indications were that Spaili's account was that of Jesse W. Smith. Smith's name, however, did not appear on the books. Some of the dealings were reported by Bond as follows: On Feb. 28, 1922, Senator Curtis bought 100 shares of Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp. stock. Daugherty realized a profit on 100 shares of stock of the Pan-American Petroleum Co., owned by E. L. Doheny, lessee of Elk Hills reserve. On June 3, 1922, Slemp bought and sold 1000 shares of Mexican Seaboard, a Sinclair subsidiary, realizing a profit of $1434. He also made a profit of $581 on Mexican Petroleum. Elkins had extensive stock dealings from March 16, 1922, to April 9, 1923, through J. P. Benkard & Co., New York. He bought 9800 shares of Sinclair Consolidated at a cost of $302,350 and sold 7700 shares for $277,924 and took 1000 shares for delivery on May 24, 1922. He lost in deals in Sinclair Consolidated thru Harriman & Co. from May, 1922, to November 24, 1922. Bond said he had not found an account in the name of "Will Hays" on the books of Ungerleider & Co., Cleveland. Slemp's account was thru John L. Edwards & Co. On December 26, 1922, Representative Arthur B. Rouse bought 100 shares of Pan-American Petroleum and sold 87 shares for $8715. After receiving reports on the stock operations from Bond, the T. Blake Kennedy (above), Hugh L. Patton (left) and Albert D. Walter in Sinclair Consolidated thru Harriman & Co. from May, 1922, to November 24, 1922. Bond said he had not found an account in the name of "Will Hays" on the books of Ungerleider & Co., Cleveland. Slemp's account was thru John L. Edwards & Co. On December 26, 1922, Representative Arthur B. Rouse bought 100 shares of Pan-American Petroleum and sold 87 shares for $8715. After receiving reports on the stock operations from Bond, the committee called Price McKinney of Cleveland, a personal friend of Albert B. Fall, and he immediately created a new sensation by testifying that last November, C. C. Chase, Fall's son-in-law, came to ask him to say that Fall had borrowed $100,000 from him (McKinney). "What did you say?" asked Senator Walsh. "I told him I couldn't say that I had or hadn't made the loan." McKinney testified he had also received a letter from Chase requesting that he say Fall had borrowed the money from him. McKinney then described a trip he made to California with Fall in 1921. "On the way back, Fall stopped off at Three Rivers, and I came into Cleveland." McKinney said. "Didn't Sinclair come to Three Rivers shortly after that to arrange the leasing of Teapot Dome?" "I don't know a thing about that. I am not interested in oil." McKinney was then excused and Henry Woodhouse, New York publisher of the Scientific Age, was called. Woodhouse said he owned one-sixth of the Chester Concession and that he was considered an authority on oil matters. Daugherty's profits in Sinclair Consolidated were negligible, Bond testified, and in all of the attorney general's deals he did not handle more than 1100 shares. For 15 years I have been collecting secret treaties and secret negotiations on world oil. I have written thousands of articles and six text books," said Woodhouse. Walsh asked him to tell about an article charging that E. L. Doheny had organized a subsidiary company to sell oil from the Elk Hills reserve to Great Britain. During the summer of 1921, Great Britain had acquired about nine-tenths of the world's oil supply. They had even bought out right control in American companies, such as the Union Company," Woodhouse said. In 1919, Woodhouse said, "Doheny went to London to make an arrangement with Great Britain about American oil. On July 15, 1919 a company was formed to exploit Mexican and American oil. It was called the British-Mexican T. Blake Kennedy (above), Hugh L. Patton (left) and Albert D. Walton. Atlee Pomerere and Owen J. Roberts, special counsel for the government in the oil lease scandal, chose T. Blake Kennedy, of the United States court for the district of Wyoming, as the judge before whom to begin the fight to cancel the naval oil reserve leases. SHOWERS GENERAL OVER SOUTH CAL. LOS ANGELES, March 18 — Coming as a great relief to ranchers throughout the southland, rain that varied from mere drizzles to heavy downpours continued to fall today through So. Cal. Col. H. B. Hersey, in charge of the U. S. Weather Bureau here, said So. Cal might expect rain tonight. Heavy snowfall was reported from the mountains in several sections, particularly at Lake Arrowhead, where it was stated eight inches of snow fell. SAN DIEGO, March 18.—So. Cal. was rejoicing today over a generous soaking rain which fell intermittently yesterday, last night and this morning. Heavy snows were reported in the mountains. While San Diego city received but a quarter of an inch, some sections of the county were given as much as 2½ inches. The rain broke a long drench which threatened to stunt orchards, kih pastureage and cause a setback to this section which would reach into the millions of dollars in damage. NEWSPAPER MAN SUCCUMBS TO FALL LOS ANGELES, March 17.—A literary funeral was being arranged today for Eugene B. Lewis, former San Francisco newspaper man and for the last eight years a noted scenario writer, who is dead here. Death came as the result of injuries received in a fall a year ago. Lewis, aged 46, was born in Salt Lake City. PLAIN DEALER CLASSIFIED ADS PRODUCE RESULTS During the summer of 1921, Great Britain had acquired about nine-tenths of the world's oil supply. They had even lought outright control in American companies, such as the Union Company, Woodhouse said. In 1919, Woodhouse said, "Doheny went to London to make an arrangement with Great Britain; about American oil. On July 15, 1919 a company was formed to exploit Mexican and American oil. It was called the British-Mexican Petroleum Co., and had the following as directors: Lord Pirrie, Sir William Weir, Sir Thomas Royden; Sir Peter McClellan, Sir Peter McClellan; Sir James Currie, Sir Alexander McGuire, L. O. Selmen of New York; E. Walker of New York; E. L. Doheny, Sr. and E. L. Dohery, Jr." "A contract was made with this company and the Doheny group." Woodhouse said, "Whereby the British company would have first call on the output of Doheny's oil in both the United States and Mexico." "In substance, all British ships in the United States would fuel at Doheny's stations." Besides having the call on all oil supplied by Doheny, members could use Doheny's tanks in America for storage purposes for use by the British naval fleet. "The American government knew only in a slight way about this arrangement." This contract, however, was not made public until I published it. The British government supplied the money for the company and thus enabled Doheny to get on his feet financially after he could not raise money in the United States." Woodhouse could not produce she contract between Doheny and the British company. He was then excused and the committee adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow. CALL FALL'S SON-IN-LAW WASHINGTON, March 18—C. C. Chase, cashier of the First National Bank of Pueblo, Colo., and son-in-law of Albert B. Fall, ex-secretary of the interior has LOS ANGELES, March 17.—A "literary" funeral was being arranged today for Eugene B. Lewis, former San Francisco newspaper man and for the last eight years a noted scenario writer, who is dead here. Death came as the result of injuries received in a fall a year ago. Lewis, aged 46, was born in Salt Lake City. PLAIN DEALER CLASSIFIED ADS PRODUCE RESULTS been subpoenaed to appear before the senate oil investigating committee on Friday. Chase will be questioned concerning the testimony today by Price McKinney of Cleveland, that Chase had approached him (McKinney) with a request that he had loaned Fall the mysterious $100,000 that figured prominently earlier in the investigation. DAUGHERTY SHOWS LETTER WASHINGTON, March 18.—Continuing his defense against charges that he participated in a conspiracy to exhibit prize fight films in the United States, Attorney General Daugherty made public a letter indicating his intention to imprison anyone who tried to transport or exhibit pictures of the Dempsey-Firpo fight. The letter was from John P. Harris, a theater operator of Pittsburgh, who had planned to show the Dempsey-Firpo pictures until blocked by the department of justice. DEMPSEY AND KEARNS DONT EXPECT TO BE SUBPOENAEI SALT LAKE CITY, March 18. Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight champion, does not expect that he or his manager, Jack Kearns, will be called to Washington as witnesses in the Daugherty investigation in connection with the showing of the Dempsey-Carpentier fight films. "Neither Kearns nor myself had anything to do with showing the pictures," Dempsey said today. "We disposed of our interests in the fight films I Rickard and Fred Sullivan were film was sure. The "rainmakers": Charles M. C. They manufacture rain. For twenty his brother Paul of Glendale, Cal., have mentions into working against their will produced water from the clouds every two decades. Two California counties contract for a substantial downpour of an inch. JAM COURTROOM AT CLARK TRIAL SAN DIEGO, March 18.—A courtroom, jammed to the doors, with bobbed-haired girls in their teens, and a goodly sprinkling of women of mature years, was waiting eagerly this morning to hear the story of the romance between E. Drew Clark and Mrs. Sarah Margaret Schick which has culminated in Clark being tried for the murder of George E. Schick, her husband. Intimate details of the whirlwind courtship of the attractive Mrs. Schick, pressed by Clark while her husband was occupied with business; of stormy scenes between husband and wife; of love-making by Clark morning, noon and night, and finally how she yielded to his ardent wooing, and eventually became the mother of a baby girl of which he admits being the father—all of these things proves the magnet which drew the largest crowd ever assembled in a San Diego courtroom. Then, too, there is to be the wierd story she will tell of how he wielded a mysterious power over her—of dreams and visions; of portents and auguries of death and misfortune; all of these will be woven into her fantastic story of events which were the prelude to Schick's strange disappearance over a year ago. There is to be nothing withheld—the whole story of the illicit love affair is to be told, according to the state, whose witness she will be, and it is largely upon her testimony that the prosecution will rely to lay the foundation for the score of other witnesses' testimony which the district attorney hopes will result in Clark being found guilty of murder of Schick. Mrs. Schick is to be the first witness called as soon as a jury 's selected, which it is expected will be late today. LOS ANGELES C. OF C. DISCOVERS ANAHEIM CONGRESSMAN IS GIVEN HEARING ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE, Va., March 18. — Congressman Harold Knutson of Minnesota, charged with a grave moral offense, committed on a lonely country road near Washington in company with Leroy Hull, a government clerk, was held this afternoon for action by the county grand jury. A large crowd of curious spectators thronged the courthouse here for the preliminary hearing. County Officers Burke and Wise, who made the arrests, took the stand and told how they came upon the congressman's sedan parked along a lonely Virginia road late Sunday night. They flashed their lights into the car and made the arrests on what they saw within. Both the congressman and Hull pleaded not guilty. Laughter rippled thru the courtroom as the officers related the sordid details of the case and several times Judge Thomas had to admonish spectators "that this is no entertainment." A number of congressmen attended the trial of their colleague, two of them, Representatives Larson and Newton of Minnesota, being among Knutson's counsel. PICKWICK STAGE UPSETS THIS A.M. A Pickwick stage, Los Angeles bound, shortly after 8:30 a.m., went into a ditch and turned turtle at West Commonwealth ave and the railroad crossing, shaking the passengers up a bit, but seriously injuring no one. The accident is said to have occurred when the driver tried to stop for the railroad crossing, and the car skidded, turned around and went into the ditch. An accident was reported near Buena Park in which N. C. Hubb. to avoid striking another car, ran into a truck. Hubb's car was badly damaged. No one was hurt, it is said. OX TEAM VISITS COMMITTEES YEAR NAMED A. committees were last night by Wm. Sesident, at a meeting building on So. Philan. The board met followwith the boys of the The supper was preserved. Charles Schweins. Scott. The speaker was Bryant S. Drake. the Cal. Citrus Fruit of So. Los Angeles-st. an educational talk lines of chemical endustry and how it featured in the local plant. The in preparation of the arself campaign. appointed were: 1. grounds—Frank N. man, Charles EygaDr. H. A. Johnston; 2. Arthur Coons, chairWm. DeSombre and men's work—Lee chairman, Earl Baum, o. Charles Pearson, and W. D. Grafton; 3. activities—Dr. H. D. chairman; Rev. T. H. A. G. H. Bode, Rev. and Dr J. A. Geiace committee—Ed C. chairman, Herman Beebe, D. A. Maltby, w and Harry Jayne. reading, receding gums arhea" and that genbad health. upon her testimony that the prosecution will rely to lay the foundation for the score of other witnesses' testimony which the district attorney hopes will result in Clark being found guilty of murder of Schick. Mrs. Schick is to be the first witness called as soon as a jury is selected, which it is expected will be late today. LOS ANGELES C. OF C. DISCOVERS ANAHEIM (Continued from First Page) official magazine of the Los Angeles Chamber. Mr. Stump recently visited in Anaheim for an article which appeared in that magazine concerning this city and county. While here he stated that other articles of the same nature will appear in future issues. The party's first stop was Fullerton and its second Anaheim. Orange and Santa Ana, where luncheon was served at St. Ann's Inn, were the next points in the itinerary. This afternoon they will visit San Juan Capistrano, including the old mission. Oceanside, Del Mar and San Diego, where a banquet will be served at 6:30 under the auspices of the C. of C. there, are the other communities to be visited today. Tomorrow morning also will be spent in San Diego. A pleasant incident before the visitors left was the presentation of oranges to each guest by W. H. Schureman, manager of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Ass'n. Secretary Reid thanks those who loaned cars to the Forum Committee of the Chamber under whose auspices the affair took place—Dr. H. V. Newkirk, William Jackson, H. E. W. Barnes and Leonard Evans. IDENTITY Somewhere—in desolate windswept space— In Twilight-land—in no-man's land— Two hurrying shapes met face to face, And bade each other stand. "And who are you?" cried one a-gape, Shuddering in the gloaming light. "I know not," said the second Shape, "I only died last night." —Thomas Bailey Aldrich. OX TEAM VISITS CITY YESTERDAY The Hemet-San Jacinto C. of C. visited Anaheim yesterday with a novel scheme of advertising the annual Ramona Pageant by the use of an Ox team drawing an old-fashioned Spanish carretta. The two-wheled vehicle was highly decorated in Spanish colors and a young lady Miss Alberta Raynor dressed in Spanish costume, distributed literature to the interested onlookers. The pageant which was produced last year for the first time was successful above all expectations of those who visited it, and a greater crowd is expected this year. BABY DAUGHTER PASSES The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Saenger, of 115 East Wilhelmina-st., died Sunday and was buried yesterday afternoon in Loma Vista, the Huddle Funeral Home in charge. SENATE PASSES NORRIS AMENDME WASHINGTON, March 17 The senate today passed the rius constitutional amendment olution moving ahead the date the convening of congress and inauguration of the president. The amendment provides congress meet on the first Monday in January following the vember election, and that president be inaugurated on third Monday in January. The vote was 63 to 7. SAWS SMUGGLED INTO JAIL CEE FORT WORTH, Tex., March 2 Two men, claiming to be openatives of the William J. Burnstective agency, were being held county authorities here this afternoon charged with the smuggling of 12 jewelers' saws into the cell of W. H. Harkins, known TRUSTE OF THE EN The Keen 175 WEST CONSIST ING FOR RAIN THEY HAVE "MADE" minmakers": Charles M. (left) and Paul Hatfield. fracture rain. For twenty years Charles M. Hatfield and al of Glendale, Cal., have been seducing the balky eleding against their will. They claim a record of having from the clouds every time they have been called in. twenty-three contracts they have carried out in the last two California counties are now considering letting a substantial downpour of moisture at the rate of $1,000. The Keen 175 WEST CONSIS CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS PAJAMAS, SMOKING J WORKING GLOVES, B UNDERWEAR, HAND TRUNKS & T ANI EVERYTHING IN G WILL BE SOLD AT FIXTURES FOR SALE Your Opportunity to Savet of main Keen Hat 175 West Center Street EIM. CALIF. Tuesday, March 18. 1924 KING" OF AMERICAN GYPSIES TITLE BOY WILL RECEIVE WHEN HE MARRIES KIWANIANS HEAR OF ORANGE SHOW The Kiwanis club, at its weekly luncheon today, took no action on the proposal of Herman Stern, chairman of the executive committee of the Fourth Annual California Valencia Orange show, that the club use one or the corners of the big industrial tent for its exhibit. But the kiwanians are expected to do so by the next meeting. Stern told of the show's plans. Four Fullerton Kiwanians were present, including A. E. Stuelke, who, discussing the attendance contest, told his hosts that whatever showing in attendance or anything else that Anaheim made, Fullerton would equal it. Stuelke is a member of the Fullerton Kiwanis club's inter-city committee. The local club has had two 100 per cent meetings out of the three and expects to the third to be one, too. The principal speaker of the day was Harry Rimmer, evangelist at the Presbyterian church. A speaker had to do three things, said Rimmer: Have something to say, say it, and sit down. He intended to do the first and third of these things. The "Course of Empire" was the evangelist's set topic, and his speech bore out the legend "Westward the course of emipro takes its way". He said that there had been thrucut history one nation that predominated at a given time. Britain for centuries had been this nation. But now she was yielding to the United States. Every nation must either go ahead or go back, and Britain had started to go back. The Pacific coast particularly is coming into its own, in Rimmer's opinion. Young Americans of today will be the rulers of the world tomorrow. Kiwanis means "we build," and tho the term, originally Indian, doesn't signify just that. Katherine Williams and George Adams. King of all the gypsies of America. That is the title awaiting Adams, adopted son of Queen Julia Williams, ruler of 560 gypsies. More than 2,000 members of American tribes of the wanderered at Woodland, Calif., for a conclave at which the betrothed dams and Katherine Williams Katherine Williams and George Adams. KING of all the gypsies of America. That is the title awaiting George Adams, adopted son of Queen Julia Williams, ruler of 560 gypsies. More than 2,000 members of American tribes of the wanderer gathered at Woodland, Calif., for a conclave at which the betrothed Adams and Katherine Williams, daughter of Queen Julia, was anced. They will be married in four years, when George attains his majority; then he will become king of the tribes. NATE PASSES MURIS AMENDMENT WASHINGTON, March 18.—Senate today passed the Nor-institutional amendment resuming ahead the date for convening of congress and the duration of the president. The amendment provides that mess meet on the first Monday following the Nor-election, and that the tent be inaugurated on the Monday in January. Vote was 63 to 7. VS SMUGGLED INTO JAIL CELL LET WORTH, Tex., March 18. men, claiming to be opera- of the William J. Burns de- agency, were being held by authorities here this after-charged with the smuggling jewelers saw into the jail W. H. Parkins, known as CITY ASKED FOR STREET IN TRACT City council will be asked to cut thru a street parallelling the U. P. tracks at the north side of the 39-acre industrial tract and grade and oil it, Secretary George W. Reid of the C. of C. said today. Regardless of what the interior scheme of the tract will be, it is necessary to have such a thorofare. The next road planned is one running east and west, bisecting the tract. The surface well and polluted milk are still doing business at the same old typhoid stand. the "million dollar forger" and said to be wanted in California as an escaped lunatic. SCOUT PLANES LAND REDOING, March 19. Four of the seven planes that left Mather Field, Sacramento, today, landed this afternoon in a field a mile and a half south of Cottonwood and 16 miles north of here. The three planes believed to be the round-the-world flyers continued northward. Approaching Cottonwood, one of the seven planes apparently had engine trouble and three other planes detached themselves from the formation and descended with R. STEE'S SALE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF Keen Hat Stores 175 WEST CENTER STREET CONSISTING OF Keen Hat Stores 175 WEST CENTER STREET CONSISTING OF HATS, HATS, CAPS, SWEATERS, BATHROBES, JACKETS, SMOKING JACKETS, DRESS GLOVES, GLOVES, BELTS & GENTS JEWELRY, WEAR, HANDKERCHIEFS, OVERALLS, TRUNKS & TRAVELING BAGS AND ANYTHING IN GENTS FURNISHINGS OLD AT BANKRUPT PRICES URES FOR SALE—NOTHING RESERVED Opportunity to SAVET the treasure by Purchasing Now Hat Stores, Bankrupt Wm. H. Depend Trustee. Anaheim, Calif.