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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM. OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1928 8 i V I 0 TEAPOT DOM E WOOID Estimate Placed Upon Illegal Leases By Harry F. Sinclair Told WASHINGTON. Apr. 11. AP) Evidence intended to show that Harry F. Sinclair placed a value of close to $100,000,000 on too Teapot Dome oil lease. In the acquisition of which he is charged with conspiring to defraud the government, was introduced today at his trial by the prosecution. Unsworn testimony given by Siaclalr before the senate oil com mittee in October 1923, Intro duced over the protest of the de tease, quoted him as saying "I personally consider the value of the Mammoth company at this time, but it is only a guess, at a greater amount than $100,000. That development came near the conclusion of another full coert day which was marked by latroductlon of a mass of techni eal documentary ' evidence on which the government is relying to a degree to convict Sinclair. Testimony that the Mammoth company was incorporated in Del aware for the purpose of develop iac the Teapot reserve in Febru ary 1922. with the million shares ot stock, was given by Q. T. Stan ford, of Sinclair's legal staff. He added that later the stock was. in creased to 2.005,000 shares, all of which except ten organisation 'shares, went to Sinclair In ex change for the Teapot Dome lease It was on the basis of the value of that stock that Sinclair esti mated he would be enriched by one hundred million dollars. Introducing for the first time the unsworn testimony of Sinclaii before the senaU committee, gov ernment counsel developed fron It that the stock was selling from $40 to $50 a share. It was like wise developed that Sinclal: transferred 500,000 "A" am IS00 "B" shares of the Mammotl Oil company stock to the Sinclaii Consolidated Oil corporation it exchange for 250.000 shares of it? stock, then valued at around $1,000,000. It was said that the proposer investment by the Sinclair Con solid at ed would be repaid with in terest in ten years and probably would yield substantial dividend; after that. The valuation placec son the oil reserve at the rate of exchange which measured the In vestment, was approximately $33. 0.000. The trial moved forward agaii today with great rapidity and ii the first half hour a dozen wit Bosses had been called and testi fled to receipt at various banks ir Colorado. New Mexico and Texa: of the bonds that Albert Fall, for aor. Interior secretary, receiver from Sinclair. pense of the consumer and he as sailed the equalization fee provi sion as unconstitutional and unlawful. . . . - . . latoo, aiso- an opponent oi me equalization fee, defended the motives of the bill, declaring it was merely an attempt to help the farmers take their rightful place In the economic world. While thedi scussions carried over another day. Chairman Mc- Nary of the agriculture committee, author of the bill, sat confidently by-awaiting a final vote which he says will give its supporters a comfortable majority. Final ac tion by tomorrow or Friday is free ly predicted by senate leaders. on FIGHTERS WE TO M POUDMER. GETS FEDERAL POST; J. W. McCullough, Willam ette Graduate, Deputy District Attorney FARM RELIEF ANTE PORTLAND. April 11. fAP). Richard Lean, manager for Sta diums, Ltd.. an Australian enter prise, has assembled here a con tingent of American boxers and wrestlers for Immediate invasion of the land "dowm under." After less than one week in Portland. Lean today announced that he had completed his ar rangements. Ted Thye. claimant to the light heavyweight wrestling champion ship, will sail May 2 for his fourth successive season of wrestling in Australia. On the same steamer, tbn Aorangl, sailing from Van couver. B. C, for Sydney, will go Tex Salkeld, of the Portland gym nasium, boxing trainer, and the folJowIn? boxers, all under con tract for at lea6t five main evept fights In the four stadiums con trolled by Stadiums, Ltd.: Joe Marcus, lightweight: Ben ny Pelz, featherweight; Wesley Hobbs, middleweight: Danny Lewis. welterweight; Vance Wampler (Battling Slim) light heavyweight: two other boxers have been lined up temporarily with the Australian expeditionary force. They are Tommy Jones. New York lightweight, and Char ley Van Reeder, New York, 118 pounder. CLAPHAM WINS FROM KAUFMAN PORTLAND, April 11. (AP) Sam Clapham of Chicago defeat ed Clete Kaufman, Columbus. Ohio, wrestler, in a main event match here tonight. Clapham won the first fall in 28 minutes 31 sec onds with a crotch hold and half Molaon. Kauffman took the sec ond In six minutes 26 seconds with a crab hold and double step over, and Clapham came back for the deciding fall with a half Nelson in 11 minutes 10 seconds. They are light heavyweights. m n arc Amendment To McNary Haugen Bill Increases Fund to $400,000,000 WASHINGTON. Apr. 11. (AP) The senate today boosted the aate on farm relief rfom $250, 0.000 to $400,000,000 in writ tag into the McNary-Haugen mea sure some amendments which cleared the way for a final vote on oo the bill by tomorrow. The proposal of Senator McKel lar, democrat, Tennessee, to in crease the proposed revolving fund with whish to assist farm or ganizations in marketing surplus crops from $250,000,000 to $400. O.000 brought the first roll call vote on the bill and in the opin io of some leaders, -a test of strength on the measure. The $400,000,000 proposition was carried 42 to 30, with 25 dem ocrats, 16 republicans and the lone rarmer labor senator favoring the iacrease. "Those voting against it included 22 republicans and 8 democrats. Some opponents of the McNary-Haugen bill, including Senators Borah, Idaho, and Brook hart, Iowa, republicans, voted for the increase but it is believed none of those, voting against the in crease might switch in favor of the bill. Another sharp fight developed oper the amendment of Senator Copeland, democrat. New York,, to remove fresh vegetables and fruits from the control of the bill. It carried. The bill came on for some gen era discussion with Senator Bruce democrat, of Maryland, pleading for a veto if it is passed. The Marylander described the Ltll A A . . mi as an auempt 10 Doister up artificial farm prices at the ex- PIGHTER WEEPS TARIS. April 11. (AP). Weeping and claiming to have suf fered a dislocated jaw, Giovanni Sill, Italian flyweight champion, quit in the sixth round of a 12 round bout with the European ti tleholder, Spider Pladner. here to night. Pladner had- completely outclassed his opponent from start to finish. NO MORE GROUCH MEALS OMAHA. Neb. Because break fast is a "grouch meal" an Oma ha restauranter has quit serving the morning meal. "I've listened to everyone's troubles for yeare," he says. "Nothing suits at 7 a. an. PORTLAND, , April 11. (AP). J. W. McCulloch, an attorney who has practiced here for the past three years, has been appointed deputy United States district at torney for th's district. George Neuner, federal attorney, made the announcement today upon his return from Washington, D. C. Neuner said the appointment has been affirmed by Attorney Gen eral Sargent. The federal attorney expressed complete surprise as to the previ ous announcement coming from Washington that Lyle J. Page of Salem had been appointed to the office. The announcement, ac cording to word from Washing ton, was given out by Senator Mc Nary, but Neuner said he was with McNary several times and con sidered this matter with him but the name of Page did not come up. Further, Neuner said. Page had made no application and, as far as he knew, was not receptive to such an appointment, McCulloch will com Into the United States attorney' office here upon the retirement next Tuesday of Millar E. McOUchrlst who leaves on that date for Wash ington, D. C, where on May 1 he will assume bis new dntles as special assistant to the attorney general. McCulloch Is a native of Mis souri and a graduate of the Ore gon State normal school at Mon mouth with the class of 1$$ and later studied law at Willamette university at Salem. He repre sented Marlon county in the state legislature while residing at 8 lem and later moved to Ontario where from June of 1904 until January of 1913 he was district attorney for Malheur, Harney and Grant counties. - IRELAND MAKES ROADS DUBLIN A drawback to mo tor touring in Ireland has been the lack of road signs. Now 10. 000 sign poets have been put up printed both in Irish and English. The Mphammedan religion is known as Islam; the word also de noting the whole body of Moham medan believers or the countries under Mohammedan rule, accord ing to an answered Question In Liberty Magazine. DEMPSEYYET GIVES NO FOR MS BED Famous Fighter Pays Visit To New York City; Says. He's Through NEW YORK, April 11- (AP) jack Dempsey came back to New York today to dispel any lin gering idea that he will change his mind and agree to fight Gene Tunney for the third time. The old Manassa Mauler is through, he declared flatly, and all the gold in the vaults of Tex Rlckard's six hundred millionaires could not lure him .back Into the ring. The gang was all there to greet the big ex-champion, about 2000 strong, and give him as big a re ception as he ever knew when he was champion of the world. "Say it ain't so. Jack," a big fellow In the crowd roared, but later .when eh newspaper men could get him In a huddle. Jack admitted it was all true, that he had enough of the ring after 18 vra. enough money and enough sense to know it was time to quit. For the purpose of battling Jack Kearne, his former manager, in a legal ring for a purse of over 1700,000, Dempsey came back to day to the spot where he knocked out Jack Sharkey last summer and Inaugurated a comeback cam paign that ended in (lory but fail ure, against Gene Tunney on the shores of Lake Michigan in Sep tember. "Rickard Is my pal," Dempsey said, "and I'd do anything in the world for him. Tex would be the first to agree that my ring daye are over, but I'll say this: If I ever have to fight again, for any reason, it will be for Tex.,f Hotel Installs New Shop To Please American Trade BERLIN. (AP) Yielding to the demands of American patrons, a leading Berlin hotel has taken the initiative of installing a shop on the ground floor. For the first time in Germany, American travel ers can now buy shirts, socks, shoes, medicines, lipsticks, face GEORGE X. PEEK LAUNCHES powder. Jewelry, and other neces saries without moving out of the hotel. , As a writer recently pointed out American travelers speak with the greatest enthusiasm of thefwlean liness, comfort, and service 4n the standard German hotels, but com plain that they must send else where in case they need articles of dress or adornment. The installation of a . shop has caused wide comment in the Ber lin press. That it is a paying proposition Is admitted by the ho tel management. A staff of six sales clerks finds plenty to do. and pages stand ready to hurry on bicycles to the department store of which the chop is a branch, to fetch articles not In stock. that upon which they gazed at the previous angle. Gropius further plans to make arrangements for movie represen tations to be projected onto the tvauuea ceuing. xne movis scene. o u 95 ui ru v nuu v v uj T III f F3 I the action on the stage. Paris House of Fashion To Have Branch In Berlin Audiences May Move In Theaters In Germany BERLIN (AP) The theater of the future will have not only a revolving stage but a revolving audience as well, in the opinion of Walter Gropius. noted architect of Dessau. He is at work devising a new type of theater fox Erwin Pis- cator of Berlin, director of the only communist theater In Ger many. Gropius plans to build a thea ter in which the parquet with its audience can be turned at an an gle of 180 degrees. The spectators will thus suddenly find themselv es transported to another part of the routfa theater, where they will see a different stage setting from BERLIN (AP) II o w far Franco-German reconciliation has advanced since the war may it Judged by the fact that the larae fashion house, "Galerles Lafay ette" of Paris, is about to establish a branch in Berlin. A Franco-German consortium has been formed, which has pur chased the Bellevue Hotel on one of the busiest squares of the n- tropolls, viz: the Potsdamer IMai. The hotel is familiar to Ameriofu, as the headquarters of tha Inter allied Military Mission which ,;,r. e to Berlin after the signing of m Treaty of Versailles anl rma;i! i until the Dawes plan n p :, jntc effect In 1924. "Galeries Lafayette" anl their German partners plan t ear down the hotel and erect a m viern up- to-date store. Read the Classified Ads Sale of Mirrors Ml "rf " U r end to COIBS . 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