Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1928)
Medford Mail Tribune Weather Year Ago Maximum x fin Minimum 42 gllj Twfoty-tliirt TfM Wllr Pitlj-rtitli Ttr MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 1. l'VJS. No. 40. The Weather I wd In Ion Vnlr. Mm viii i u hi yeMenla? Oil MijiLnium today 31.4 Irtx.jjltaUon 01 1 s Today 3 AVIATORS By Arthur BrUban. ff 11 A Bill for Thought. Big Railroad Deals. Hoover and Smith Bets. Devil Fish and Bootlegger Copyright, 1927, by New York i, Evening Journal, Inc.) The MeXary-lIuuiriMi l"" 's tiitlliiisiiiNtieallv Diisseil bv the sciinlc. There lire elections coming. The Iiouse will pass it also, many tlmt vote for it I counting on the President's j vMn 1 1 nniiiilnriiKt tlll.it Vliti 1 jTlmt the President will veto the bill is probable and that it '...111 l,n .l Liu probable. According to wise liien, some "best minds," far removed , . . from tunning, now approve tile Si3l' , , r , Anything to make the iann - trs more rosperoust would be (Veleoine. But the so-called '"farmer bill" may bui-pri.se fanners when understood. According to wise ones, the nnvirvmioiit wmilil tell nackers at what price they must buy hogs, and tell flou r men at what price they must buy wheat. And the government would guarantee profits to packers and flour men. After they had sold all the American lib lie would buy, at prices much increased, of course, the packers, millers, cotton men, etc., would "dump" the balance in foreign markets at any price obtainable. And whatever the "process ors" lost by dumping, the gov ernment t-oukl innko up ' in hard cash, taken from taxpay ers. There is an equalization plan of doubtful value. Another feature of tnc lH . , ... ivouid be complicated book-J keeping and inspection, involv : : .,.,;, nf cl.liilnii. , 'fe bio"'"'1- id public servant. I ii-i l,,-o o l,r ; lieu a ..u u....o l' - lie changes it into scores of pro ducts. lie would report profits and losses to tlio government, and the government would have to investigate every detail. The prospect of government price fixing, With guarantees and in- flat ion, worries some men that think. 4 liig railrontl combinations i. i are roou lor evcrynouj ThjD rennsylvania, having swallowed Mr. Lorcc's railroad line, giving liim a profit of about 23,000,000, will now es tablish a direct line from New York to Detroit. It is probable, also, that Gen eral Atterbury, head of the rennsylvaniu system, will, be fore long, run iiying inaciiim? from New York to Detroit, and 11 , 1- a combination rail and air line from the Atlantic to the 1 a-la ' cific. . " Bi" combinations lliako big . . M,l , ,.,1 th,. enterprises possible, .and line should ellt'OliraL'O thclll. 1 lie best tiling wouiu uc ..in. . . ., i.i i. ...... treat SVStem for the whole ... . ff;rt oimtry like the post ottiec fvstelll Hie lioicsi ruin uuu ... . . , running it, with the people us owners, liut since it is agreed i t 1 that our government Iucks tne honesty and abilitV that makes J " . . government ownership miecess - fill ill Other COUlltricS, big mcr - gers arc next. If the people are not Intelligent enough to watch a low biff concerns they would not be able to watch a lot of little concerns. . : until she finally saw her "Daddy." its being construeted by the Oreat Wall Street bets six to five that ; " nale if this." said eight-l Northern railway at a cost of $16. lloover will be nominated, five to j y(.iu..0id iatricla Fltzmaurlco as ; omd.odi). one that Uawes will not be noml-jIne crowds in tho stands : city Eiectrifli-aiion and line changes nated. three and a half to oneinHn ))ark separated her and thc.nm bring the total expenditure tj agains't l)wden. father she had come so far to fvs.ooa.ooo. Wall Street is supposed to op-lsee. Immediately after the 400 pounds pose Hoover nomination, uui uoes not allow sentiment to influence betting. (Continued on Page Four) ur mm PLAN Families of Two Airmen Ar-i rive On Liner, While Pa- i i rade Underway Long Anxious Wait for Little, Girl Two Women of Dif-j ferent Types. j NEW YORK. May I. (IP) I The German-Irish crew of 'the j wm leHVe M.iy s fur an lr tour ot " tl,e principal cities of the country- It was announced tu- day that invitations hail been received from iiractleally all the big cities and Unit they would all be accepted. The Itinerary .nuil nul j.ei been made. NEW YOKK, May 1. () After a day in which they received the acclaim of 2,000,000 admirers, the three men who flew the Atlan tic in the monoplane Bremen step-1 ped today into a period of compora tlve quiet. Although thousands lu tho streets cheered as they rode downtown for a visit to the New York World building and the Bub-treasury in Wall street, Captain Hermann Koehl. Baron Gunlher von Huene feld and Major James C. Kltzmau rice were freed from the milling throngs that crowded about them everywhere during their formal re ception yesterday. Meanwhile the wives ot two of tho filers .Mrs. Klfriilgo Koehl and Mrs. Violet. Kitzmaurice and Patriicla. the 8-ycar-old daughter of the Irish pilot, withdrew for a while from the cir cle to travel about the city on a shopping tour. In the jam about the ltltz Carl ton as the fliers left, Captain Koehl came in for some rough handling by a policeman who was unaware ot his identity. The captain stoii- ped on the sidewalk a moment to i look at a picture to be presonted j to him tonight, when he was seized , by the officer. "Come alow?," the , biuecoat said, almost lifting the I aviator into a waiting automobile. "You're spoiling the parade." Apol-1 ogles followed and the captain KIlllllU. J llu CHI,, "ill " o'clock and a half hour later was en route tji"J4syult,.r11,;p .which carried, him , across the Atlantic. The captain madc rour ghort flights, spending j a total of about IS minutes in the j air. and then hastened back to the :. - ,,,. .,, ,, i0i11Gd his I j companions for tho start of the I day s ceremonies. xnv yokk. May I. (fl'l Two women, to whom two nf the Inius-Allanlie fliers are only Ilnniuinn" and ".liinus." and a nreilv little girl to whom one nf litem Is "Daddy. today wore resting after one of the most, strenuous days 01 men- mcs. And if anyone iuuks u easy to wait for Interminalilc uhtlni; ulrway beacons mi Imth .sir n .Mnney, lint not other-1 hours while the husbands they t inins-eontiliental and coastwise Ws,. identlficil and Irene Kav liad come so far to Join wcru ; ,.ou.H, , , vonl.s i, cliark'ed with i decorated and npplauc.cd. asK .Mis. I ntzmaurke. "It was ages fore I eould greet him," she said. I The wives and l'atrlcla Kiu - mauriee arrived by liner troni . by liner abroad after the ceremonies In volving their husbands had start ed, l'utsy was in tours when Daddy failed to meet tho boat. Hut at last the spoech-maklns was over and in lull Mew oi imj,,,, Kranelseo-Seattle crowd at City Hall, rrau frlede Koehl kissed her husband, repeatedly while Major Hltimau-i rice greeted his wife with one sedate kiss on her check. The two women arc of extreme I contrasting types. ' Mrs. Koehl is a chic, athletic jOOKinB young woman of 25. with boyish hair cut and sparkling ! hazel eyes, she was attired in a i lallored suit of palo green-bluo ithat ended at tho knee, a mannish shirt and royal blue tie which made her look llko tho sports , won,n he ia. I Mrs. Kltzmaurtce. who Inci dentally Is English and not Irish. , ookC(1 essentially the mother. She has clear, fair skin, dark orown nair ana eyes aou a seei.. patjcnt smllc. Khe wus trapped - small black hat. She Is !C yet ol(1 . ! "My husband is not very dem- onstrative in public." she said, ex- , )ilalnlne the dlrferenco between the meeting of herself and Major 1 Kltzmaurlee and that between tho 1 ,ierman taptttln nnU h)s wlfC. And jshe did not seem the least dlsap- I pointed when sho said it. I There was ono member of the i party, however, who thought the whole show yesterday marlno :nnd street parades and recep- I Hons was rather stuffy, that is. There's Joo much noise and It a too hot." I But after she had wriggled ITALY LOOKS TO '! J'il. jCjs.MaMiii FiMnttt J Latest photo of General Umberto Nobile, Italian air hero, who has been making ready for his second Polar flight in tho dirigible, Italia. Nobile accompanied Raold Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth in their North Pole flight in the Norge. Ho is shown with his pet dog. STOl.P, Germany, May 1. () General Nobile today served notice on tho crew of tho Italia to hold themselves in readiness to start for Spltzbergen tonight provided meteorological conditions continue favorable. Iteichswchr soldiers were ordered to be ready to assist in a possible takeoff. General Nobile said that FOR LIGHTS ON AIR 1IL LINE; Fifteen Beacons to Be ; f . , Rfttwfietl San j Erected Between San' i Francisco and Redding,! With Emergency Lights! 'at Three Fields to South Opened. -Route SAN FRANCISCO. May 1 VP) Contract has been signed by the. pH,.ift. (; ,lml Electric company iwltn the department or commerce furnish electric enemy for i T1(. inslallation follows the re- be-j,.i,nt lighting of the Diablo helicon wit j, ls iu.uoo c-andlepower light. j ()n ,, Slin i.-ninclscu-Seatile urway tlt.ro XU be fifleen cons between San Kranelseo a ml Kedtling. The lighting on the San Kranclseo-Snlt Lake route will place emergency landing llghls at Westley and Llvermore. On the route there will be emergency field lighting at Capiiya. Williams and Willows, with beacon lights at Woodson airport, airport. Corning and Ited lilulf May I. iAyf The ATI.TNTA. tin south and the nation's capital to- oay were woven lino tne network ( 0f America's air iuaj.1 transpurt.'i- j tiun system as a New Vork- , Atlanta-New Orleans link was at- '. tuehed to the trans-continental nnuM. Elaborate ceremonies hud been arranged with J'ostmaster tleneral Harry S. New In the rob.' of post miin to deliver a consignment of mail to planes at Washington for the Initial trip. ; FIFTH TUNNEL OF SKATTI-K. May 1 . (IP) The fifth larcext tunnel In the world war "holed throuK'i" under the Cascade mountains in Vathln(;ton at ex- nctly 1 p. m. today by an electric blast set off by Vresldent Coolblge In Washington, D. C. The tunnel of dynamite was set off by th an switch, the officials of the railway, contractors ar newsnaner men walked through the latt barrier. itt nrurrnimTn nnmnii nrirr I U I I I I ll I Ufll I UU I lU .1 L I iiiniiiuiIi.iiiiiii-iii n ii i LL.I UISIIIIUVUIU UIUIIUII ULMI i POLAR FLYER he had rather risk arriving In Kin-is Bay before tho arrival of the supply ship Cita de Mllano, re lying on the natives there to pull tho Italia Into the hangar than lose out on good weather. Whether he actually starts to night cannot be told with certainty a few hours before tho take-off, ; , which is set for between two and , four hours after midnight. OF NOTE HELD IN ASCANDAL Sir Leo Money Arrested for mnrnnpr HnnHllftt In- i VOlVinQ WOman, CallS Upith0 nate Uc favors the ru-numl-j nation of I 'resident I'ooIUIku and High nffipjol ApOIKPfi w v Says 'He Is Man of Sub stance.' I,ON DON. M a y 1 . VP So me - , thing of a sensation was caused t of lay by the hearing in the Marlhoroutrh street police court ih caso ot a man desi rllicd as I inipinper l onduct in Hyde Turk , : pleas of not guilty and denial of t I in,,, ullngatlon were entered fori ', i,(,ih, whu were defended by Kir. bea-iiieinv Curtis HenneCt. ono of the; . must eminent English lawyers. Tile prosecutor, In presenting! the ciisr. said that one of tho po lice officers, who made the ar rest, iiuoted the male defendant ns snylng: "I am not tho usual riff-raff, I am a man of sub stance. For Clod's sako let nie s " iaicr ne asKca n no i-Uuni . ...s itn the -llrltlsn Home seeretai. 'Kir William Johnson-Hick. The l hearing was adjourned unlil lo- : ,n, rf)W and biiil for both defend unta was renewed. RUFFIANS ACTIVE . roKn.ANO. Ore.. May ' - posaimnty mat recrnt xaxicao nil nun. Hint- uiui being Investigated today by police II S H ll-MUll "l III" uiriu,. ij ... Kulph liennett, cab driver,, uneon-i scinus at Twelfth and Washington streets by another driver, llenuett I was taken to a hospital where at taches said the driver's name was not learned. liennett hud severe brulsues about the head and face. He has been unable to tell his slory to detectives. Casualties of the Air Service illllLAXIl, N. V.. May l.iP Thadeus Sweet of I'hoenix. N. V.. member of congress, was Instantly he was flying from Washington to his hom. made a forced landing I near Whitney Tolnt this afternoon. Physicians Report Whiskey (If Any) Helps Snake Bite SAt'UAMKNTO. Cat.. May 1. i.! Whiskey as a nake- bill remedy only serve, to In- crease the confidence of the 4 ' patient and allay the excite- ! ntt'iit. a discussion mm mi; phyiiiaiis a'-tending the nm- j vcnlU-n of the California Med- ' leal association revealed yes fr j f terduy. i SLATE STEIWER 1 Oregon Senator Not Com-' mitted to Any Candidate; Selection Comes As Surprise Favors Imme diate Organization of j Committee. WASHINGTON, May 1 . A committee of five senators was Illumed by Vice President Duwi-s today to conduct the Semite's In I vustlgatlon Into etiuipajgii expendi tures of presidential caiutUlates. Those named to the committee l were Senators Stelwer, Oregun; ! Dale, Vermont, and McMa.Hter, South Dakota, republicans, antl l'1' atlon. New Mexico and Bai'Ulcy, Kentucky, democrats. WASHINGTON May 1 iT) I Inasmuch as Senator Stelwer was i,.no.i i.i ii.o i,r,i r ii,.. ii i- xprctcd lie will become chairman of the committee. The Oreiroii iHcnutor was unaware of hi selec tion until it was read by Mr. 1 Uiiwch antl he huil no plans fur i IcomlucltuB the invesllKatton. He (IhKMute, however, that ho favored aftniinnetttutix organliiiUion of thft committee with a view to K'HlnK Hturtoil. "If our work 1m to be of any value," lie stated, "we will have to go to work immediately, Conven- tioiiH are only a short distance off." j nu ! 'Z Senator Hteiwei lias nut an nounced in favor of any of the Hldential candidates and he stated lie did not Intend to. Senator lMli has annnuncril f n will ho vote in the convention. ! South Uakota, Senator Mi-Mus ter's state, lias endorsed Krunk O. Lowden. Senator Jiarkley Th committed in initio of the di'iniicratie candidates and Senator HratUm has made no Mtatenient on the presidential race. FOR CHAIRMAN! CAMPAIGN QUIZ BY HEAVY SNOW;, TRAFFIC TIED UP,: CAl.tlAllY, Alia., May 1. (A' Heavy, wet snow hurled on the area around Edmonton In a wind storm snapped wires and broke w. , , . ' and Isolated the region early today. , Tho 8torm-hound area Includes the city of Kdmonton and the diKtrh'tH hounded by Wetanklwln on the ( Honth and Canirose and Toffeld on j (lie aoHt and flonlhcast. i The Canadian I'aMfle and Cana- f J in ii National telegraph hystem 1 c nt all wl ri'H into t h a rca at S a. m. and rominiinlcallon had not, be'n rontored Heveral Iioiiih laler. i NewK)a)er In Kdmniiton wnn; i nerved temporarily by nul In from j - 'a (vary. UallwayH and I ho kuv- . nrnmeni rut-'bed larHe reimlr KanB j into tho (liKtrlct. 1 u....n-..n..OT I.. 111 kjt sin , ,1 nnwnnKM in in I. ..I. ii- ill ni.M .... , nave farmers a setback In their' . Heedlnc operatlnnn when a while l . blanket more tbon threw Inches! lhlrk mantled their fleldn and strung wind nl the ti ni Herat nro ; Bclirry,ng bclow R, f,.CCIg point. HINTED A FAKE i NEW YOUK, May t.-(A') '-lr-' eumstances surroundin.'c the Shar ! key-liolaney heavyweight fight wnicn resulted In a sensaiionsi nnc round knockout victory for Sharkey i lust nlglit In Madison Square Osr-' ' den, will h Investigated by the I i state athletic cominisslflfi. Chair- as a result of the wide circulation of reports that the bout as not "on the level." FREES "OTHER WOMA I I . 'IZ ri "In ' ill l 4 fi v v , v " "Let her go her future path will bo hard enough." In this manner Mrs. Anna Stephens, right, widow of Irwin "Speedy" Stephens, Kansas City, Mo., detective, slain by his paramour, as ho slept under the influence of liquor, has given up her attempt to send the "other woman" to prison. Malic Howard, 19, left, Stephens' swecthenrt, who, polico say, confessed to shooting the detective, has been granted her freedom when tho grand jury, after hearing her story, refused to return nny indictments against her. Baseball Scores WASHINGTON. May I. (!') Babe Utilh hit his fifth home run of tile season in tile first Inning ot !,u N,'w Vork nslilnglou uinn here today. No ono was on base the Kahe cuunht one of Y red Marberry s hIhiUs anil isnvo it ft riilt! into the center liolil bluuchcrs. Aini'l'lciill i: It. K.' it o: I'hlluilclphia & .i,imiuii , naileries: 1 tlroviC Orwoll' ami Foxx: Seltlemlre, Morris and' llofl'uiaii. 11. K. SI. Louis Cleveland llatlerles. Cralit, Sluiute II HI Si-hang and AoliT. It. ..1U 11. K. ' 0 Detroit : 1 " Hi Chicago a 11 n llatterles: liilllngs, Ktoner mull Wnodall; ISlanlielililp, Adkins. llarniibeo anil Cruuse. Nalioual, 11. If. E llrooltlyn ... New York - naileries: EMzMlniiiinns, g.'in. 2 It-: A 11 ' Viiiue and Debcrry l''aulklii'r and Ho It. 1 1. E. ... 1 G 1 ... 4 la o Welsh and ichl'-ngo i t'ittsl.iirg ... l:utlerics: 1 lush. Wlonzalcs; Hill and Smith, ' rooell. It. 1 1. K. .I 10 I 3 10 1 It. Sluilh and Tiiy- Mlller and Wilson. uston hlladclphia llatterles: : Walsh, It. II. II 3 3 iucinnnt! S1. l.nuls 1 liatterle ! Alexander nusli. 3 8 2 l.uriis and Hargrove; Kaufniauu and Ma- 4- STATE MASTER OF E I'OltTI.AND. Ore, May I .(A1) Developments In the republican race for nominal ion fM' congi ess In tho second Oregon ilislrb-t In clude: ' Itobert W. Sawyer of llend, nn I uounccd he would not be a cnndl ; dale, preferring to devote Ills nt I tentlon to the state lllghwiiy eoln I mission of which be Is a uielnln-i. Itobert D. l.ylle of Mile, an nounced he would not run. (1. A. I'lilniller ..f llonil Klver. I master of the State llriiiii-'e, east bis lint loin the ring lii It- yesterday. Dan lloyd. of Enlei uise. an nounced he would run. Other eaililidmes III tile field Hie Hoy W. miner. IVmllelon; It. It. Iluller, The Dalles: S. K. Nolsoii. Ileppner; llinvb-y lienn. Echo. Death Toll of the Automobile WALLACE, Annie I'l'iiuin Idiiho. May 20. of I'lne I. II'l I I 'reek, j and I'hllllp (llranl, 20 were almost Inslanlly of l 'titaldo i killed ami ; j Arnold Keller, 22. of Wulh was rlously Injured at 1:30 this mor ning when their speeding automo bile Mounted the limit: at a turn on l be V ' here and i-llowstone highway near i-rturnel. W. I'olack Cataldu. a fourth passenger In the car was virtually uninjured. 'GHTLY NO FIXED PLANS FOR LINDBERGH MANY REPORTS Lonl Eagle Denies Any In tention of Arctic Jump, Which Is Held Unfeasible Hopes Some Day to I Make European Air Tour. W'ASHIXOTOX. May 1. (TP) Colonel t'liurles A. I.indl)(.'l';li told the Associated Press today that ho I Is Interesled In tho feasibility of ' mi air roulu to Europe by way of Europe by way of Iceland, h t l.eyo .1 ; Greenland ami llio fact tlial ho had slmllcd the possllillilles of such a pa III his I plans are Indefinite. 'I'lin colonel mado it clear that ho hinl no dilltiito Intentions to make such a Hip, or any trip, re gardless of tho many rumors that have surrounded his movements in recent weeks. I lu Indicated, also, lhat ho had not been convinced that the Oreenland-lrelaud ruule was feasible. As to a trli to Europe and a flight over various counliies on that ennlineiil, llio flying colonel j.. Isold that he laid expressed tho de 3'siro lo return there somo day to complete l no lour wuen nu ucciucu to come home on the cruiser Mem phis after his New Yoi'k-to-l'urls flight. Tliero wore no set plans at this time, however, lie said. Colonel Lindbergh will bo at Holllng field tomorrow, he said, to participate lu the welcome ot the f the llremen. I I DETItolT. May 1. Ml Wll ' 1 1n in II. Mayo, chief engineer of I the I'ord .Motor company said to 'diiv. no de'islon had been reneh- ed on a reported flight by Col - one! Charles A. Lindbergh In a I'ord irl-motored piano to Europe this summer There bus been general discus- slon about the possibility of mak- Ing Hie flight along tho far nor- thern route. Mayo said, but no ar rangement has been niado for tho use of a I'ord piano In such un unilerluklng. HAVANA. Kits., Mny 1 . (IP) ScMinl children loditv returned Xl iri.lll to the llanavu Stale bank. iirinr picking up (be money In the street, where. It was scattered by the three men who robbeil the bank v'sterdiiy. The bank's net loss WHS reduced honesty of tho I I! ST. 10. because of the .Ild.en, to Oregon Weather Fair east: cloudy west portion, probably rain In extreme west por tion tonight anil Wednesday, i-tobis In east portion tonight. KrcBh west unci southwest wlnda. SINCLAIR BONDS TO WILL HAYS Donated to G. 0. P. and Loaned Campaign Money to Clear Stock Losses No Benefits Received Oil Baron's Memory Fails at Times. WASHINGTON. May 1. (P) " Harry K. Sinclair told the wenulo Teapot JJomu committoo here this- afternoon that he could nut recall that he made, any contribution to the campaign ot Governor Smith of New York in 193 und 191!4. He was quite sure he had not contrib uted to the fund of Theodore Uonsevelt, Jr. The oil man gave his testimony at an afternoon Bess Ion of the committee. Have you contributed to politi cal parties other than tho republi can party?" Chairman Nye asked Sinclair. "Yes sir." "Can you suy that you havo made contributions of Liberty loan bonds to other parties." "if I have, 1 cannot recall them." "You were- quite interested lu the campaign of )9i!3 and lltlM for the election being hold In New York." "Will you refresh my recollec tion." "The opposing candidates were Colonel Uoosevclt and Governor Smith. Did you make any contri butions in that campaign." "If I did It was a small ono. I am quite sure. I did not contribute I to tho littlo colonel I should sny ' Colonel Roosevelt. I cannot recall that I made any contribution to Governor Smith." WASHINGTON, Mny 1. (rt) Harry V. Sinclair, testifying today before tho Bcnate oil commlltoo, rii ill bn hnd-f ivn-Will 11.. Hn.VM ,n ' net total of $160,000 to help wlph out the republican deficit after the i:20 election but Insisted no in ducement was offered to him. He said lie had been a republican In poltlcs but did not know what he was. Sinclair also said he thought Hays had lost some money In the stock market and that he had loan ed him $100,000 which he believed Iluys sent to his broker as a mar Kin. Sinclair could not Bay whether tho bonds ho turned over to Ills comnnnv urm-n Ilia snnin ILfl thnsn I ho received. What did you do with thorn as ,.ocolvoil them!" ho was asl .., hnV(J ))Ut tcm , asked. put them In my vault or in tho Empire Trust com- I puny." Senator Walsh asked about tho I $2:13,000 payment Sinclair made to i M. T. Everhart of Pueblo, son-in- law of Albert D. Fall. "I made that payment for a third Interest in Kail's ranch property," Sinclair said. "I had paid $189,000 In Washington and $:I5,0II0 later." Asked where he got tho $:I5,01MI Sinclair said It came from Ills vault, hut he could not remember which one. Sonator Walsh called the witness nttentlon to his testimony on Octo ber 2(1, 1023, that ho had not pur chased any property in Now Mex ico prior to that time. "VVhut have you to say about that?" he demanded. "Tho testimony sneaks for Itself, does It not?" Sinclair replied. "Hut you now tell us that you bought the property In May, 1922." "Senator Walsh. I thought at that tlmo that you were talking about purchasing land. 1 nought snares In the Ti cs Kilos I -and ft Cattle compuny, but I did not regard that as purchasing land.' I mil urai rao w w ) "!t that." Sinclair conferred with Martin w- Ullleton. hlr counsel. "1 don't think you ought to sk Colonel Littleton what answer to oiuro, msii sum. I didn't ask him thut," Sinclair replied. "Do you care to mako any fur ther explanation about the pur chase of the stocks of the Tres Ultra Ind & Cattle company?" "No, sir." "Do you think you gave a frnnk answer to that question In 192S'.'" "When 1 made it, 1 thought It was frnnk and fair. I "Will you tell us about glvlni; ; $250,000 In Continental bonds to i Will II. Hays?" pursued Walsh. Hays Is former chairman of the re publican national committee. "I could not say that these wero Continental bonds." "Of these bonds you received from tho Continental Trading com puny, how many coupons did you cash?" . "I did not receive any Contlnen- i tul Trading company uo..u .o .... as I know. I wait getting them irom air. nincsiuei. "Well, of those bonds you got from Mr. Illackmcrjir a messenger or Mr. Osier, how many coupons ci:d you cash?" (Continued on Pag Blxl (Continued on Pate Six) O