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of and knees as man the and Long against from Savin rietor New WET-DRY DEBATE BURIES ALL OTHER ISSUES IN CAPITOL Fight Raging in Congress Seen as Turning Point Against Volsteadism. Eagle Bureau, 901 Colorado Building. By JOHN BILLINGS Jr. Washington, March 13-Wet-anddry debate is sweeping through Congress like an angry wind. Never before has there been such incessant and insistent discussion 1 of this single issue.

Though at no time offlcially before the House, Prohibition has simply backed off the map talk about farm relief, economy, national defense and the dozen other familiar topics so dear to the heart of the average Congressional orator. Not a day has passed in the last week and 18 half that Prohibition in some form other has not cropped up to consume an hour or more of the House's time. Observers in Washington are attaching considerable importance to this outbreak of the Prohibition question. They are asking themselves if it indicates a milestone in the history of the 18tth Amendment, turning point in public sentiment. Issue Will Not Be Downed.

House leaders have done their utmost to suppress all wet-anddry debate, but without avail. They have pleaded with the wets to forego their continuous thrusts at the Volstead Act, which in turn prod the drys to violent retorts. But the talk flows on like a' mighty river and there is no stemming it, as long as large sections of the country opposing national Prohibition send wet representatives to the Capitol. The explanation is being given in the House that the majority leaders have attempted to sit on the Prohibition issue, to soft-pedal it for political purposes, with the result that it boils over furiously on the House floor. If they had followed the wets' requests and given Prohibition some sort of hearing, the whole question, it is now claimed, would have been to a committee hearing and thus have been removed from such a puNic forum as the House cham- ber.

Wets to Continue Agitation. The wets' avowed purpose is to agitate this single question as much as' possible, to discuss it on all occasions and to keep it squarely before the country. They believe that this is the only way to get a change tri the law. it they silently accept present conditions, they believe the mind will grow indifferent to Volsteadism. They want to keep this open and sore, lest complacency effect some extra-legal cure.

And no wet can make a speech in the House without a dry accepting the challenge to answer him. Thus is al circle of Prohibition oratory. In reviewing this deluge of Prohibition debate the two striking features are these: The talk is carried on by numerically insignificant groups both sides. Arguments Are Not Weighty. The arguments pro and con that advanced concerning Prohibition are of a very low order, certainly no better than would appear in a grammar school debate on the subject.

The wets who are making all the noise are Tinkham of Massachusetts, Hill and Tydings of Maryland, Griffin, Celler and Black of New York. The dry defense in the House falls heavily on two men--Upshaw of Georgia and Blanton of Texas. The great mass of dry Representatives, and they outnumber the wets four to one, sit by silently and let these LIO Southern Democrats carry the burden of the Eighteenth Amendment. The Arguments Summarized. Briefly summarized, the arguments that appear for and against presentday Prohibition are something like this: For--The Eighteenth Amendment was legally enacted.

It is now the law and must be obeyed. The great mass of people favors it. The churches are for it. Statistics show its financial benefits to the people. A legitimate Federal power.

Against---An invasion of personal liberty, The law has broken down and clogged the wheels of justice. It has bred corruption, crime and general disrespect for all law. The constitutional amendment was "put over' when 4,000,000 men were at war. Statistics to prove these general contentions. New Arguments Very Rare.

Only on the rarest occasion does a new argument intrude itself Into these Prohibition debates. Each speech's makeup can be anticipated and catalogued under the foregoing classifications, Tinkham of Massachusetts opened the sluice gates of this debate last week by calmly reading Into the record newspaper clippings recountotistanding ecclesiastics who disapproved of Prohibition. He quoted Cardinal O'Connell as saying that "Prohibitionists habitually practice misrepresentation." Here's an Upshaw Specimen. Then came the reply of Upshaw of Georgia. Here are somo of the choice bits from his speech, just to show the sample of arguments employed by the Drys: want to state that that declaration of that Catholic prelate that habitually practice misrepresentation' in a miserable an unwarranted, outrageous statement, "I don't propose to allow any Lo declare, without my indignant protest, that the stalwart, Godfearing men praying 14ndmaldens of God who fought fo Prohibiton 011 their as wel.

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ON SHORT TERMS PUZZLES POLICE Crooks Get Light Sentences. No Fault to Find, Says Commissioner. Police and judicial circles are puzzling over Police Commissioner McLaughlin's terse statement last night that he "has no fault to find" with the disposition of. the cases of Vincent Buono of the Prospect Hotel, Coney Island, and Isidore Hellman of 868 Broadway, Manhattan. These men, both of whom have long police records, were sentenced to a year in Sing Sing and 60 days in the workhouse, respectively, by Judge Levine in General Sessions on March 5, following their pleas of -guilty to -lesser charges than those for which they were indicted last month.

This means that Buono will be free in eight months and 10 days, while Hellman will get out in one month and 15 days. Men Held in $50,000 Bail. One of the outstanding developments in the war on crime yesterday was the fixing of high bail for Michael Coppola, 25, of 120 55th Astoria, whose case has proved of particular interest to Commissioner McLaughlin and the Police Department. When Coppola came up for a hearing in the Morrisania Court on a charge of suspicion of robbery he was held in $50,000 bail by MagOberwager for a further examination Monday, despite the vigorous protests of defense counsel. March 8.

when arrested, he had been released in $5,000 bail by Special Sessions Justice Direnzo. This drew from Commissioner McLaughlin a denunciation of the easy bail the statement on the Buono and Hellman cases after he had looked over the records of the two men and had read the report of Detective Herman Levine of the Fence Squad, in which the detective said that neither he nor the complainant had been notified or subpenaed to court on the date on which the men pleaded guilty and were sentenced. The Commissioner did not enlarge upon his brief statement. Buono and Hellman had been charged with assault and robbery by Samuel Taunus of 120 W. 47th Manhattan, on Jan.

17. Three days later they were indicted by the Grand Jury for attowpted robbery, first degree; attempted grand larceny, first degree, and assault, first degree. In addition, Buono was indieted 08 a second offender for' violation of Section 1,897 of the Penal Law. Detective Levine's report stated: Policeman's Record of the Cases. "On March 5, 1926, Isidore Hellman pleaded guilty to assault, third degree, and was sentenced to 60 days in the Workhouse by Judge Levine, Part General Sessions.

On this date, Vincent Buono pleaded guilty to violating Section 1,897 of the Penal Law and was sentenced to one year in State Prison. Deputy Assistant District Attorney George Marra represented the people." The following records of the two men were made public by Commissioner McLaughlin: Both Men Old Offenders. "Vincent Buono -Nov. 22, 1920, Brooklyn, grand larceny, sent to penitentiary for six months; March 15, 1922, Brooklyn, grand larceny, automobile, discharged; April 22, 1923, Brooklyn, felonious assault, knife, discharged: Feb. 24, 1925.

Brooklyn, felonious assault, six months in county jail: Sept. 29, 1925, Brooklyn, assault and robbery, discharged; Oct. 2, 1925, Brooklyn, attempterd extortion, no disposition. "Isidore Hellman-1913, Newark, N. receiving stolen goods, Rahway Reformatory; May 21, 1920, homicide, discharged; Sept.

13, 1920, the Bronx, assault, fined $100 in Special Sessions: Oct. 30. 1920. grand larceny, discharged; Oct. 20, 1921.

Los Angeles, burglary, three years in Tolson Prison: March 4, 1925, the Bronx, grand larceny, evil. McLaughlin Looked Over Records. The Police Commissioner made automobile, discharged." Coppola Was in Bandits' Car. Coppola, with two companiona, was arrested with two companions in a motorcar bearing the license number of the car used by bandits who stole a truck loaded with $15,000 worth of cigarettes in the Bronx on March 8. Coppola's two companions escaped after knocking down a detective.

Five hours later Coppola, after communicating with friends was leased on $5,000 ball by Justice Direnzo. Police Commissioner MeLaughlin was urprised not to find him in the "line-up" morning. When arraigned in Morrisania Court Magistrate Oberwager held without bail for examination yester- day. Attorney Protests Heavy Ball. Yesterday he appeared in Morrisania Court again and was arraigned on a short affidavit.

When Assistant District Attorney 0'Gorman asked that he be held without bail for a further hearing Monday, Coppola's counsel, William Jackson, protested that as long as the prisoner was in court he saw no reason why a full complaint could not be drawn up at once. Me declared that his client had been in jail four days and that his Constitutional rights were being violated when he was held without ball on a short affidavit. "All right. If you want ball, 1'11 fix agreed Magistrate Oberwager. "Bail Is $50.000.55 too much," pleaded the attorney.

But the ball stood. Two other men, seized Friday as the suspected comrades of Coppola, were held without bail for examination Tuesday. They were Philip Cardovana, 19, of 556 E. 226th the Bronx, and Robert Verdina, 22, of 561 E. 187th the Bronx.

Brennan Asks Women To Fight "National Evil, Volsteadism" Chicago, March 12 (AP)-The Chicago League of Women Voters today staged she unusual spectacle of United States Senator and two opposing candidates making campaign speeches from the same platforni and then submitting to a round of general questioning. Senator Witliam B. McKinley, Frank L. Smith, chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Republicans, and George E.

Brennan, Democrat, uppeared before the women voters. For Brennan, national committeeman, who finally determined to run for office after 25 years behintl the scenes, the meeting wAs a debut. Brennan' platform In "wringing wet." and his chief purpose la to tain amendment or repeal of the Volatead Act. He did not trim sail fear of the women's disfavor. but rather claimed their support along with that of pronounced drys and Republicans, No that he might lend a Congressional fight againct "this national evil, Volsteadism." Art Student Becomes Film Beauty No.

1-Miss Ethylen Clair, who does not swim, or dance, but was a commercial art student in New York City, was spied in a hotel dining room by a casting director in search of a type, who signed her up, so now she is en route to Hollywood. where she will make her first pictures. DRYS APPEAL TO COOLIDGE AS TIDE TURNS Continued from Page 1. the White House conference. At the Treasury it was reiterated that Mr.

Andrews had the confidence and support of Secretary Mellon in his program, Mr. Andrews expects to send to Congress during the coming week two or more Prohibition bills, proposing revision of the Prohibition act so as to tighten administrative provisions dealing with enforcement. Coolidge Told Publie Don't Count. The visit of Anti-Saloon League Committee thee the White House, a statement issued by it said, was primarily to take up several questions "important to effective enforcement of the law." but the subject of newspaper polls on Prohibition also were gone into and the visitors advised the President to take no stock in such balloting. It was learned subsequently that the callers at the Executive offices discussed legislation, particularly the pending bill to establish customs and Prohibition units in the Treasury Department, which has Anti-Saloon League endorsement.

League Attacks Press Poll. The league's statement, issued after the committee left the President's office, co, had a number of sharp things to say about the balloting, and it came simultaneously with one from Senator Edwards, Democrat, New Jersey, declaring it was "downright immoral" for Congress to ignore the Prohibition question "because through its submissiveness to the dictates of the AntiSaloon League it is conniving with criminals." "I do not believe it is fair, I do not believe it is just," he said, "for Congress to 'pussyfoot' on this question. And I herewith openly charge that this is what Congress is doing today." As to the newspaper polls, the Anti-Saloon League statement said mest of them do not reflect public sentiment and should not be taken as an indication that sentiment is increasing for modification of the Volstead Act. "Most of the papers engaged in this it said. "are in large cities where the sentiment for Prohibition has not been strongly developed, and we have credible evidence that Wet organizations are pushing voting.

Assert Drys Don't Vote. "The friends of Prohibition as a class will not take part in the called vote and will not be seriously concerned nor disturbed by the result of the "In effect, whether 80 intended by the newspapers or not, the straw vote is a part of the Wet agitation and propaganda which is being carried in advance of the Congressional ignored by the Drys cannot be elections of this year. may be final considered an expression of the setttiment of the qualified voters or the majority of the An attempt by Representative Upshaw, Democrat, Georgia, to obtain recognition in the House today to discuss Prohibition was blocked by three members. When Representative Black, Democrat, New York, objected to his request to print several telegrams In the Congressional Record, the Georgian stalked off the floor with the remark "You'll never get anywhere that way." Mr. Upshaw explained the telegrams were in reply to a letter recently read by Representative Tinkham, Republican, Massachusetts, from M.

B. Wellborn of Atlanta, which said that drinking was "almost universal" in all cities in that State. Mr. Black objected on the ground that Mr. Tinkham was absent.

The other two members, Representatives McLaughlin, Republican, Michigan, and Begg, Republican, Ohio, opposed the request because of the lateness hour. of the La Guardia Ridicules, Butler. Liquor is served at nearly all dinner parties held in the national capital and in New York City, Representative La Guardia, Socialist, New York, charged today. Guests at social parties in Washington and the metropolis are vir1 tually always confronted with cocktail or highball when they alt dwon to the dinner table, said. The recent action of Brig-Gen.

Smedley Butler, of the Marine Corps, In reporting fellow officer who served liquor at a dinner party, emphasizes "the unnatural and ridioulous nature fo the prohibition legislator said. Blease Charge of Rum Under Capitol Dome Generally Admitted Eagle Bureau, Colorado Building. No. 2-Princess Di Bitello, the danghter of Colonel Stuart-Taylor and niece of Mrs. Pierre Lorillard of New York City and Tuxedo Park.

is a very well known and successful hostess in Paris and in Rome, where she is much feted. ment of Senator Cole Blease of Carolina bootleggers visited the Capitol daily and peddled their wares, and that some of them had called at his office has brought up the interesting question of why Senator Blease, who is a Dry, made no effort to report these illegal liquor purveyors. Senato Blease has delivered several fiery anti-liquor speeches on the floor of the Senate and might ordinarily be expected to seize on any such obvious violation of the Eighteenth Amendment. Thus far, however, he has contented himself with making a speech about it. Andrews Hasn't Acted.

Brig. Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews, in charge of Prohibition enforcement, has made no attempt to interrogate Senator Blease or in any way to obtain information about bootlegging under the dome of the Capitol. Such a condition may seem rather strange to the country at large and very strange indeed to the ardent Drys.

answer is to be found in the prevailing Washington code. Strict observance of Prohibition simply isn't part of the routine of official life. The action of Brig. Gen. Smedley D.

Butler, for example, in reporting a fellow officer of the Marine Corps for violating the Volstead Act has provoked a very hostile reaction in Washington. Blease Charge Admitted. The condition to which Senator Blease has drawn attention is generally admitted. It is known that bootleggers do visit the Capitol dally no effort to interfere with this pracand Dry, patronize them. The Proand that various Senators, both Wet tice, both because it simply isn't hibition enforcement people make done mind also for obvious political reasons.

It may all right for Senators and Representatives who vote Dry to partake of liquor in private houses, on the assumption, in most cases flimsy, that the liquor is of preProhibition stock and therefore legal, but it is another matter for Senators and Representatives to ignore the operations of bootlegers under the dome of the Capitol. No Action Likely. The situation is engaging the attention of the Dry organizations. It is conceivable that Senator Blease my be asked to give further information. However, under the code, which even the Dry.

organizations honor, it is not probable. There are plenty of parties given in hotels and clubs in Washington which official persons attend, where there cannot be any doubt that the liquor served has been illegally transported into the private room or the club even if its origin is legal. However, there is a general feeling that the higher law of hospitality must be observed and until the practice becomes too notorious it is improbable that anything will be done about it. Move to Block Trial Of Col. Williams as Wet; Gen.

Butler in Hospital San Diego, March 13 (AP)Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who a few days ago startled Army and Navy service circles by his charges of intoxication against Col. Alexander S.

Williams of the Marine Corps, today had ten infected teeth extracted at the Navy Hospital here. It was said at the hospital that General Butler Was much weakened by the dental work. Meanwhile official circles were rife with reports that an effort would be made to stop the court-martial proagainst Colonel Williams. Nobody in authority was willing to ceedings be quoted, however. Col.

W. H. Pritchard in temporarily in command at the Marine base General Butler is in the honwhile pital, and Col. A. B.

Miller la acting 1.8 commander of the 4th Regiment of Marines while Colonel Williams is technically under arrest. Probe Reports of Bribery In Jersey Rum Patrol May, N. J. March 13-- Coast guard officials admitted here today that they are investigating a that officers and men of the report Federal "Rum Navy" patrolling the waters off the mouth Jersey coast have accepted bribes from rum synto permit the landing of dicates of the coast cargoes contraband south Jersey and Delaware Bay. of 4 Commander Edward 8.

Addison of base No. 9 at Sewell'a Point said in an interview today: "It In true that investigation la going on, but are of the belief that the report of bribes emanated from disgruntled rum runners who have been unable to get their stuff past our 75-foot patrol Game Stolen on L. I. Makes Good Eating in Connecticut to The Eagle.) Haven, March 13-Proof that Island duck and pheasant farms being robbed and the stolen birds brought to Connecticut rondhouses presented in the West Haven Town Court today by officials the State Fish and Game Commission, who pressed claim William Carroll, propCarroll'a Inn shore miles of Illegally 60 pheasants. instated that he was ignorant of the law prohibiting him from dealing In pheasants for food, but was fined notniaaly 44 Dies in Florida Col.

Frederick A. Wells. GARDNER COL. FRED A. WELLS, GUARDSMAN, FORMER ASSEMBLYMAN, DIES Well-Known Brooklyn Man Passes Away in Florida After Brief Illness.

Frederick Adams Wells, who started as a private in the 23d Regt. of Brooklyn in 1875, remained with the regiment 42 years and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, died yesterday at St. Petersburg, after an illness of two weeks. He was 68 years old and lived at 1339 Bedford ave. survived by his widow, Eda Wells; his son, William and his brother, J.

C. Wells. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Fine Record in Guard. Colonel Wells was born in Brooklyn, the son of James Wells, a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and Altha Wells and was a direct descendant of Samuel Adams.

He made a distinguished record, not only As a National Guardsman, attaining State-wide fame, but in. politics, gerving as an Assemblyman from the 17th DisBrooklyn, for eight years. He had been president of the New York State National Guard Association and responsible for the enactment into law of many reforms in the Guard. Major Wells first entered the Guard service as a private in Co. was warranted corporal Nov.

6, 1878, and made sergeant May 2, 1883. He was commissioned 2d lieutenant July 2, 1890, and was advanced to 1st lieutenant April 5, 1893. He succeeded to the captaincy of the company the same year and received his commission as major Oct. 3, 1901. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for faithful and meritorious service.

His last active service was at the Mexican border in 1915. Was Champion Rifleman. He was one of the State's leading riflemen. For seven consecutive years. up to the time he became major, the regimental team won the 2d Brigade match.

He won the 23d Regt, Grand Gold Medal for six years and the Oliver Aggregate Medal for a like number of years. He served as range officer at Camp Perry, Ohio, in International rifle matches. He was one of two delegrates sent to represent New York State at the convention of National Guard officers of the United States at Los Angeles in 1910. Left Guard to Run for Assembly. Colonel Wells resigned his command to run for the Assembly in 1916.

This was when he was faced with the dilemma of either resigning his commission or give up hope of going back to the Assembly in which he had served. He was a member of Dr. Cadman's church and Invincible Republican Club the 17th A. D. IMMEDIATE TRIAL ORDERED FOR 2 MEN HELD AS GUN-TOTERS Adel Continues Policy of Denying Bail in Sullivan Law Violations.

In accordance with the policy announced last week by County Judge Frank D. Adel and District Attorney Richard S. Newcombe's office that. all accused gun toters in Queens will get speedy trial, two Brooklyn youths who were held without bai! by Judge Adel will be placed on trial tomorrow morning on charge of violating the Sullivan law. The men, Joseph Mercaldo, 2414 Pacific and Gisbero Meserole, of 170 Hull were arrested by Patrolman Clarence Allen of the Jamaica precinct week ago.

They were arraigned in the Magistrate's Court, Jamaica, and held for the Grand Jury under $50,000 bonds. On Tuesday they were indicted by the Grand Jury and the following day were ralined before County Judge Adel. Following a plea of not guilty, they were Assistant held without District bail. Attorney Frank Higgins has been assigned to prosecute the case. Patrolman Allen caught the men minutes after a report had a been made to him by Abraham Marx 83 Williams Brooklyn, that of three young men hed just passed In a motorcar which had been stolen from him.

Patrolman Allen that he found 1 revolvers on ported both Meserole and Mercaldo. Mrs. F. A. Miller, Aged 100, Buried at Sag Harbor Bridgehampton, L.

1. March Frances A. M. Miller, widow of Mra. Hedger Miller, who for more than 100 years was a resident of Suffolk County, was buried in the Oakland CemBag Harbor, thin afternoon.

etery, Mra, Miller died In the Southampton Hospital of acute bronchitis at the of 100 ygarm, 8 months and 26 age daya. For the past few years Mrs. Miller had made her home with Mrs. Isabelle Corey at Bridgehampton, but she was related distantly to most of the old families here, of, as Mra. Corey said, related pretty well all around Bridgehampton." Mrs.

Miller had one son and one daughter, both of whom are dead. The funeral services were. held in the Presbyterian Chapel, Sag Harbor. Big Oil Firms Seek Scalp Of Professor McKee for Adverse Testimony Is Hint Secret Probe in Manhattan May Have Decisive Effect on Suit Here to Cancel Adams 'Cracking' Patents. When the suit filed by the Federal Government in the United States District Court in Brooklyn last week to annul some 16 oil "cracking" patents finally comes to trial, the result of another proceeding by Federal officials in Manhattan may have an important, perhaps a deeffect on the decision to be reached.

This Manhattan action is at present a preliminary investigation by the office of United States Attorney Emory B. Buckner of charges, made by 80 far unnamed persons, that Prof. Ralph H. McKee of Columbia University, head of the Chemical Engineering Department there, had been the victim of an attempt to "break" him because of testimony he gave for the Government in previous hearings affecting the oil patents. Charge McKee's Scalp Is Sought.

Specifically it was charged that 'a group in the Institute of Chemical Engineers had started move. to oust him from that body ruin his professional standing as punishment for daring to testify against large oil concerns. The investigation is continuing, with Assistant United States Attorney Kenyon in charge. If sufficient evidence to back up the charges is discovered a Federal Grand Jury, will be given the facts and ments may then follow. Super-Secrecy Marks Proceedings.

But it is going on with a secrecy more profound than anything that has been made here since the supersecret days of the World War. All those known in any way to be directly affected answer with a silence of the Sphinx. Others, only with the greatest reluctance and on solemn promises that their names will not be revealed, consent to make even the most meager comment on the situation. Dr. McKee himself begged to be excused.

"You can he said. "that I am not in a position to discuss this. The matter is now in the Government's hands and not in mine." Mr. Buckner remarked that 4T have nothing at all to say." His assistant, Kenyon, shook his head at the question. "I'm sorryI've been forbidden by Mr.

Buckner to say anything about this at all." Silence Is Contagious. So, also, Dr. D. W. Thompson of the National Lead Company and chairman of the institute's committee on ethics, who would have to pass on any question of ousting Dr.

McKee. "I have nothing to say on that," he declared. the situation develop presently," he was asked, the point where you will be in a position to make a statement "That," he replied, "would be saying something. And I have absolutely nothing at all to say." One Attorney Sheds Light. One Government attorney commented understanding on the that situation his name with was the not to be used.

He said: "If it turns out that there is really an effort to get McKee out of the institute because of what he testified to against the oll conpanies, it will be probably the first known move on the part of a financially powerful industry to influence the opinion of a college professor on a scientific matter in his own scientific field. "Such efforts have previously been made, of course, when the economic, political or ethical opinions of 8 professor went contrary to those of organized financial power. Says Views Get Distorted. "of course, it 18 possible to understand how certain members of the institute could with perfect honesty feel that McKee did something unethical by opposing the oil compantes. Most of them are consulting engineers.

They make their living from oil and other large companies and gradually they become convinced that the companies can do no wrong. But just the same the situation 18 disturbing." Dr. McKee testified in hearings in Indiana in a suit brought by the Government under the Anti-Trust Law against the Texas Company and 49 other oil concerns, charging certain monopolistic practices which it desired to enjoin. Testimony Launched Fraad Suits. It was there that the scope and validity of the oil "cracking" patents granted to Joseph H.

Adams of 1325 Albemarle Brooklyn, and signed to the Texas Company came into question. The hearings were then suspended the present suit followed in Brooklyn to annul the patents on the charge of having been obtained by fraud. AR in the previous hearings, Dr. McKee will no doubt be called to testify in the Brooklyn trial as an expert witness. By the time the trial 18 called the question of the profesHOT'H "Intimidation" and "punishment" will have been thoroughly threshed out.

If he has then been expelled from the institute attorneys for the oll companies can point to his "damaged" reputation as a reason for questioning his testimony. If, on the other hand, the ouster proceedings are halted and eveh a Federal indictment or two are returned because of such an attempt it will count to that extent in favor of the Government's case, Standard Oil Will Lose As Heavily as Texas Co. If Patents Are Cancelled 901 Eagle, Bureauiac Washington, March 13-The Government's suit to cancel the Adama oil "cracking" patents on the ground of fraud, as filed in Brooklyn, is the direct outgrowth of information gathered by the Government during. the hearings on its action pending in Chicago, where 48 oll companies are charged with a monopoly under the Sherman Act, 4c- cording to Sherman J. Galloway, Assistant Attorney General.

This statement is made in refutation of the current suspicion that the Standard Oil Company, which leased the Adama patent from the Texas company on a royalty basis, had made use of the Federal Government and judicial machinery In an effort to void these important patenta and thus nullify its rangements with the Texas company. Fraud Scented by Agents. Government officials, in the course of the Chicago proceedings, stumbled upon something that looked like fraud to them in the Adama patenta. By Investigation they developed this angle of the case and sought to have this new evidence Introduced into their anti-trust cane. The master I taking the testimony refuned to ac- ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR 530 ST.

TUBE READY IN MONTH Stirs Oil King's Wrath Ralph H. McKee. cept it on the ground that the original pleadings were not broad enough for that. Therefore, the Department Justice developed a separate case out of the Adams patents which was presented to the Federal courts in Brooklyn for contest. Though on the surface it may appear that the Standard Oil Company tried to free itself from its agreement by using the Federal machinery to cancel the patents held by the Texas Company, Department of Justice officials tonight vigorously denied any such interpretation of the case and offered as their proof the fact that the Standard company was a co-defendant with the Texas Company in the Chicago action and was, in private litigation elsewhere.

even defending its rights to the Adams process. 48 Companies Involved. The Chicago anti-trust case was filed in 1924. The four principal defendants were the Texas Company, The Standard of New Jersey and of Indiana and the Gas Products Company. Forty-four other oil companies were involved in the case to a lesser degree.

The general charge was that these companies had pooled their patents, for making gasoline and had thus established a combination outside the law. "The Government's contention was that the patents, among them the ones issued to Adams, were not valid, that the "cracking' processes had all been anticipated in prior inventions and that these companies had no right to demand royalties. Rivals Equally Concerned, "The Standard was in fact making AR much use of the Adams patent, if not more," explained an Assistant Attorney General tonight. "If the Adams patents successfully cancelled in the Brooklyn action it will have a very direct bearing upon the Chicago anti-trust action and the Standard will much the loser as the Texas, inasmuch as they are all bound together in one patent pool covering numerous BOYCOTT IN RUBBER ROW PREDICTED BY HOUSE DEMOCRATS Committee Minority Takes Issue as C. O.

P. Urges Combat on Alien Control. Washington, March 13 (P) -Recommondations for meeting the situation created by foreign monopolies in rubber and other essential commodities divided Into party channels in reports given the House today by its commerce committee which Inquired into foreign control of crude products. The majority report urged conservation and rubber plantation development under the American flag to combat restriction of rubber growing in British territory, with a -consequent advance in prices to American consumers. Democrats Flay Report.

Four Democratic members of the committee, Representatives Rayburn. Huddleston, Alabama, Shallenberger, Nebraska, and Parks, Arkansas, attacked the majority report as "indefensible under existing high tariffs." Recommendations of the majority report, submitted by Representative Newton, Republican; Minnesota, al80 urged "renewed watchfulness" against foreign controls, while 'independent sources of supply were Board Asks $100,000,000 for Subways to Brooklyn and Queens. 1 P. N2 The statement was made the Game Commision that the stolen lot of hundred was one of the thefts from the Long Island duek and game farms which were being investigated and that an inn, near Milford, had been mentioned an a customer of the invoice, part of which Carroll bought. He claimed to ignorant of the but origin birds, proved that purchased of John Nillson.

exact address in Long Island White arrests expected by the Lone Island authoritten the Commission here declined to atre further facts regarding that end of the transaction. In asking the Board of Estimate to set aside $100,000,000 for construetion on the new city subway system this year, the Board of Transportation yesterday announced that contracts, plans and specifications will be ready within a month for the entire 53d st. line, from 8th Manhattan, to Nott Queens, including the tunnels under the East River. If the funds asked for are made available, as the Board of Estimate's policy of diverting all the funds possible to subway construction indicates, it is expected that work will be started on the Brooklyn-QueensManhattan tube in May. This subway, according to the plans for the hew system, will bring the proposed Brooklyn crosstown and Queens blvd.

subways into the Manhattan trunk lines and them into the Manhattan theater, shopping and financial districts. Tube to Cranberry Street. The board further states that contracts, plans and specifications for continuing the 8th Manhattan. trunk line through lower Manhattan and into Cranberry Brooklyn, and crosstown through the boro to Bridge Plaza and Long Island City, will be ready before Aug. 1.

Plans for the tube under the East River between Fulton Manhattan, and Cranberry st. are expected to be ready in June. For this construction, the Board of Transportation states, $70,000,000 will he required before Aug. 1 and' an additional $60,000,000 will be needed before March 1, 1927. May Include Nassau St.

Link. The Board of Transportation letter also indicates that the much delayed Nassau st. link, which, engineers figure, will allow the B. M. T.

subways to increase their service by 30 percent, may be included in the early construction projects. "In addition to the work of the new system the remainder of the 14th line and numerous projects for the completion and improvement of the dual system will be put under contract," the letter states. Suits on Spring Calendar. Though specifically called for in the dual contracts, Mayor Hylan during his eight-year term of office refused to build the Nassau st. link.

For this failure the B. M. T. has brought a $30,000,000 damage suit in equity against the and an action to compel the city to live up to its contract, which are on the Manhattan Federal Court calendar for trial this spring. Expect Delaney to Shift.

John H. Delaney, chairman of the Board of Transportation, who for several years had been on record EH favoring immediate construction of the Nassau st. link, reversed himself in 1924 and swung over to Hylan. With the new administration in office, however, and with Mayor Walker believed to be in accord with the MeAvoy report, which soundly scored Hylan for his failure to build the link, and with the increasing demands in Brooklyn for Improved subway service, the basis has been formed for the belief in transit circles since the first of the year that Delaney will recant from his stand with Hylan. Expense Program for Six Years.

The cost of constructing the subway system, estimated at 000,000, has been allotted by the Board of Transportation as follows: $77,000,000 1926. 128,000,000 1929.. 82,000,000 1927. The 1930 appropriation is to be defrayed the recapture of the Culver line. DANCE AT CRESCENT A.

C. Over 400 members and guests attended the annual St. Patrick's dinner dance given last evening at the Brooklyn Crescent Club, Shore rd. and 86th st. The affair was one of the most successful of the kind held by the club.

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