St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 16, 1926

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COMIC PAGE WEDNEspay, DECEMBER 15, tons, —By BRI E oc.ocK! VERYBODY ATOR RE- ROW DED - TERRIBLE AY ES-AN! THEY LOCKED e cs fe ME ind) TOO! BEEK HAD SEEN ME IAIGHAT HAVE BEEN ILLING TO BURY MO has been accused of By FONTAINE NOW based, Ashurst y P Almost a Thousand More ~ Employment Offers Printed in the Post-Dispatch Each Week Than Appear in the Second St. Louis Newspaper ‘ ~- The Only Evening Newspaper in St. Louis With the Associated Press News Service aie on ee ee reg BEE Nit nn Pr r teary seh sc) —s — . % cor AS Frank L. Smith, the member mnate, and that the special Hittee appointed under and by hority of Senate Resolution 195, ty ‘ninth Congress, first session. Bnd it hereby is directed to re- } to. the Senate at the earliest pient date such recommenda- f h the premises as may by said al comMitteee seem warrant- m Faces on G,. 0. P. Side. e were glum faces on the ublican side as the resolution : ating the Smith fight was F Senator Curtis of Kansas, G. P. leader, was a picture of dis- Wortis and his colleagues had Mahe contest over,the seating . it would be postporied to the Pe gress, to which Swith was 1 din November. Reappointment by the Govern- | into the present short ses- ‘whole controversy over the bof the Senate to go beyond Yo al constitutional require- t 8 as to age, residence and citi- mip in passing vpon the qu ali- Hone of its members Same question arises in the Mof Senator Gould of Maine, 0 bribing he Premier of a Canadian province ams aco. and the case of Sena- Vare of Pennsylvania ents moved fast as soon 48 it cs aad that Gov. Small, ful- ing a political ® obligation to ith, had tendered him the ap- intment. » Reed Speeds Up ‘His Report. ahe Reed investigating commit- whieh dug out the evidence which the attack on Smith went into session and reed soon with the announce- ent by the chairman that the re- ‘relating to the Illinois primary mn d be presented to the Senate ; Once. Reed said that this re- would contain merely the facts The case, with explanatory para- aphs where necessary. mt it would contain no recom- He said mdation. The report was made idy at this time in order that its Pmbers lowledge of the Smith case on might have official ch to predicate any action they y take. ° - and the others who buld kick Smith off the doorstep ew a distinction betwen his case Sthat of Truman Newberry, who # admitted to the Senate and ‘investigated. In the present ft. they point out the investiga- pas already -been held by an epee Appointed committee, so t it not necessary to follow © Usual course of referring the “er to the Standing Committee Privileges and Elections. Sention Lies on Table. “oat after the reading of his Mtion, asked that it lie on the Under the ruie. Remarking the matter was one of great portance. Senator Dill (Dem.) of Bhington made the point of no This had the effect of & a large attendance of Sén- # tO the chamber to respond to rol call. Hurst, resuming his remarks, a that In view of the record in - he could not believe that wonld accept the appoint- by the Governor. hope he will not,” he added. Ator Watson (Ren ) of In- " a Rued on on Same 2, etemies 2. ow | All U. 9. STEEL VOTES TO PAY 40 PER CENT STOCK DIVIDEND Directors’ Proposal to Issue More Than 2,000,- 000 Shares for Purpose Will Be Submitted in April. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.--Directors of the United States Steel Corpo- ration today voted to pay a 40 per cent stock dividend. Stockholders will be asked to authorize at their annual] meeting April an increase’ of more 2,000,000 shares for the pur- next than pose. FAIR TONIGHT, \ ' TOMORROW 3 25 LOWEST TONIGHT THE TEMPERATURES, ] 2 tag ee Zz vd. Wis oi hea a 3 Dp. T™!. eedeanen a , Teste re s high 18 (3.30 o. m.);: 30a m.) = THE BUYER OF A SENATE SEAT BEWARE ibe tic ca low 6 Official fore- cast for St. Louis and vicintty: Fair tonight and to- morrow, rising temperature; the lowest tonight will be about 25 degrees above zero. Missouri: Fair tonight and prob- ably tomorrow, slowly rising témperature., (llinois: Gen- erally fair to night and tomor. row, slowly * sing temperature and n the (xtreme south portion to- night. Tonight and tomorrow temperature. 4:40. Sunrise Arkansas. air: rising Sunset, row ) °15. RATTLESNAKE VEST SENT TO PRESIDENT Kentuckian’s Christmas Gift Is First of Season at the White House. By the Associated Preas. WASHINGTON, 16.—The first of the usual run of Christmas gifts which anhually flow intc the White House is a snakesiin vest for the President, home tailored. the gift of Joe Stinson cf Rrmsey, Ky. The creation consists of rattler hide, neatly pieced to- gether. Herpetologists estimate that the snake was 7 feet long and ® years old. Five rattles were tucked away in a pocket of the vest. $96,500,000 PAID TO U. S. ON ACCOUNT OF WAR LOANS Fight Foreign Governments Mect Principal Installments and Interest. By the Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Eight foreign Governments made _ pay- ments to the United States yester- day on account of war loans, prin- cipal itnstallments and interest to- taling $96,518,417.98. The regular payment from Great Britain, the eighth it has made on its debt. accounted for most of the foreign receipts. Of its $92,950,000 payment, $67,950,000 was for inter- est, the balance going to reduce the principal. Great Britain paid the tota] amount in the form of treasury ce. tificates of the United States which have been purchased by that ¢coun- try’s bankers on the open market. Czecho-Slovakia paid $1,500,000 in cash, al) applying on the princi- pal of its debt, while Belgium paid $1,.000.000, all of which was credit- ed to interest. Esthonia paid in 50.000; Finland, $181,945; Hun- gary, $39,672.98:;. Lithuania, $46.- sono, and Poland, $750,000; the amounts applying variously to in- terest or to principal or both fn ac- cordance with the terms of debt settlements. The treasury certificates paid in by the British bankers have all been canceled and the public debt of the United States reduced ac- cordingly — (tomor- Dec. of a*rips SKATING ON “PARK — LAKES Opened Except Forest Park, Where Ice Is Too Thin. All park lakes with the excep- tion of those in Fcrest Park were opened to ice skaters today after a conference between Park De- partment officiais and park custo- dians. It was decided the ice in Forest Park was not thick enough for rpenigeree cOnEy. Birger on Trail, Loot Is Returned. Special to the Post-Dispatch CARBONDALE, Ill)., Dec. 16.— Most of the valuables taken in a holdup of a resort at Ward, north of here, a few nights ago have been returned. Charles’ Birger. WIl- liamson County gang leader, who dropped in the nextmight. told the proprietor of the place that he: would get back the loot. which: consisted of rings. fewelry and women's coa(s as tre’! as money taken ‘rom ,the pionprietor. The place is known as Murphy Smith's. veities. $10,000,000 WHISKY COMBINE BILL READY Congress Will Be Asked to Au- thorize Private Medicinal Liquor Corporation. Fy the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—A bill authorizing the creation of a $100,- 000,000 corporation to contro] the manufacture of medicinal whisky has been completed by the Treasury for presentation tio Congress, tn line with the plans of Lincoln C. An- drews, prohibition enforcement chief. No Government funds will go into the enterprise, Secretary Mel- lon said today. but he expressed the opinion that there would be no difficulty in obtaining subscriptions for $60,000,000 of stock in the cor- poration and $40.000.000 of bonds or notes. All the 14,000,000 gallons of legal liquor now in storage would be taken over by the new co. oration holders to receive pay in cash and in securities of the new company Thereafter the corporation would have a monopoly of the supply of whisky for drug stores. Two distilleries would be estab- i lished, one for the manufacture of ‘corn whisky and the other for the manufacture of rye whisky. to sup- plement the existing stock. Mellon sai the company would be a “going Beads from the mo- ment of organization, and “would be able to make/profits to maintain the value of_i#4 securities.” PLANE THAT FOLDS ITS WINGS LIKE A BIRD, IS NAVY'S NEWEST Assistant Secretary Warner Tells Also of Progress in Making Collapsible Aircraft. Py the Assoctated Press. BALTIMORE, Mad.. Which fold up their wings ilke birds, or collapse alto- gether to fit neatly into pigeon holes in enormous floating hangars were called a development of mo- mentous importance to the navy's air program by Edward P. Warner Assistant Secretary of the Navy for aeronautics, speaking last night be- fore the Engineers’ Club. Great strides were being made. he added, in perfecting planes of three classes, those with folding wings. those with removable wings, and those which could be entirely knocked down’ and their’ parts stacked together. The tast was held a development of greatest ef- ficiency and strategic gain. These are designed to be used on huge aircraft-carrying ships. RADIO ANNOUNCER STRICKEN FROM NEW YORK JURY LIST He Is Alleged to Have Broadcast Prejudices Against Jews and Catholics. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Franklin Ford, radip announcer, was strick- en from the jury lists of General Sessions today for broadcasting el- leged prejudices against Jews and Catholics. His dismissa) came. after both the District Attorney and counsel for the defense in the case re- quested that he be relfeved. from duty. The station for which Ford acts as announcer is WHAP., sponsored by Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, @x- pelled several yeafs ago from the Christian Science Church and since a free-lance exponent of her own version of that faith. Ford said 30 to 40 per cent of his announce- ments over the radio had been di- rected against the Catholic church. He denied being a member of the Ku K) ix Klan. TWIN CITIES DROP QUARREL Ry tne asenciated Pree MN RAPOLIS. Minn. Deo, 16. —The first intercity banquet gince . census con-roversy broke up the origina! Twin Cities Good Will Club 35 years ago. wae held iast night. and teaders of St. Paul and Minneapolie agreed to combine their efforts toward developmen, of the “hub of Lhe great North- west.” A metropolis of 2,030,000 was predicted from the present whuse combined population is about 900,000. As a starter the meeting agreed to end compett- tion between the two cities for big conventions. 1¢— Dec. Airplanes —— eae KILLEFER OFFERED +HORNSBY’S PLACE. AS CARDINAL BOSS Declares Breadon Twice Asked Him to Manage Team and Loyalty to ALLAN A. RYAN SETTLES DEBTS AT 18 CENTS ON $100 Riedie New York Stock Plunger Pays Off $9,- 000,000 at 186-Thou- sands of a ent on $1. Rogers Caused Refusals. ONCE 24 HOURS AFTER WORLD SERIES Says He Told President He Would Not Return to| Champions Unless Horns-| by Was Retained ief ,ernoon, but | were ‘hame was mentioned. 'asked 'management of 11927. | warriors. {ringing in }even consider the | had not changed his mind by J. ROY STOCKTON, | Of the Post-Dispatch Sport Staff. | CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Rogers Clears, $4,202,495 Claim \$7816 — Receiver Never Heard of So Small a Settlement §efore. Ey Leased Wire From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—The final the story of the spec- Allan A. Ryan, | Hornsby’s job as manager of the | champlons of | ' St. Louis Cardinals, the twice has William lieutenant during 1926, morning. of the first offer On | from New York | to St. Louis within 24 hours. after | the Cardinals had defeated the! Yankees in the seventh game of the | one-time of Stutz stock, world’s series. thereby gaining the|and son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, championship Kiillefer declined | was written yesterday in the office the posttion then and again emulat- of Peter B. Olney Jr., referee in ed Caesar by turning down the : : kingly crown Tuesday in New York | bankruptcy. when Breadon, attending the Na- | it tional] League’s ar ma meeting. | for sett again offered it to Killefer. | ageregatine Killefer was reluctant .to make | the admfsgion, but when confront- pare ed with from reliable lv 1S6 sources he said that it was true OP the that Breadon had made. the of- fers Rumors to the effect that/| Breadon was'seeking a manager to | succeed Hornsby in:case he failed to reach an agreement with Rog- |(!ement the meager assets permit- ers, were circulating freely around |ted—the Guaranty Trust Co., In the Congress Hotel yesterday aft-| which Thomas Fortune’ Ryan ts until last night they | heavily interest: receives $7816 and no individual’s | in. settlement of claim of -$4,202,. .1 485: the Chase ational Bank re- ceives $384R.. settiement of a ‘clam for $2 068 850; the Chase Se- curities Corporation gets $284 for i Claim for $152,834 A $7 Hat for One Cent, Many of Ryan’s weaithy friends} receive comparatively paitry Samuel’ Untermyer, his | his fight against the'| |New York Stuck Exchange, gets (only $83.70 on an allowed claim (fof $45.000 for tegal services i Charlies M. Sehwab, whose claim | for $339,210 was approved by the referee, gets $630. Harry Payne Whitney agd Elizabeth F. Sinclair Ar 6 age cive*$851 each on aliow ed claims : t+. 1 fOr '$188,73% ‘apiece would roi | There are numerous smalle proposition.) Het... }-.0° ou us ge n ouens MeO G re Tudela rs laints, some of which appear hu- bins deein: d | nborous. or Pane Ryan goes Killefer again, said nee oe sagem > bse |known to-have purchased a Kiox not take Hornsby’s/ ,. : : na: -for 1 cent One cent is all the jet | Knox Hat. a gets in settlement we of a bill for $7 , was signing to work for Rogers Hornsby and | Before his payee fea Ryan ate that at ‘the end ‘of the year , want | noonday meals at the Savarin in ed to be free to go elsewhere if 1 |Ahe Equitable Puilding and ran up could, better myself,” Killefer saia |“ OU of $20.65 =6This claim ts set- this morning. “After the. worla| Ue¢ by payment to the’ Equitable series there were rumors, without | Building Restaurant Ine. of 3 cents. basis, that 1: had been offered a Clothing worth $1025 Which Ry- job-as manager in the Ameriean | *? purchased (rom Srooks Hiroe league. ~ costs him actuallr $2.04 by this set- Killen Is Nement. Arnold Constable &'Co : | gets 26 cents for a claim of $137; | “On the train after the close of Bonwit, Teller & Go. $1 for a claim the -series. within 24 hours after of $540 the last Aas Breadon called me Francis G. Caffry, former United 4 “ra ag cd aap one say a. States Attorney and ré€ceiver for deta be tyan, said he had never heard of. the next year | reminded Mr | another case in which a_ viaim: hermetic tani es against the estate of bankrupt, was ~~ <catagek settled for so smal! a sum. free aftee the end of the season Allan A. Ryan filed a Voluntary to accept any offer I might get.) petition in bankrupte: July 21. if | thought | could better myself 1922 He was discharged from [ told him, however, that ' had not | pankruptcy Dec. 13, 1922. after he considered any offer seriously. Ht | nag turned over al! his assets to asked \me if | wolud accept the] rhe court. Ht liabilities were list management of the Cardinals. 1] 44 originally as $32.435.477, much told him TI! would not. , He then of which was secured by stock de asked me if | would return to the nosited as collateral When the Cardinals In the capacity of a8-| His financial! iastitutions which sistant manager and | told Alm | held this stock tried to realize upon that I would retrrn to the Cardi- | i: 4¢ gia not brink enough to cover nals only under the condition that | +he amounts they had advanced perfectly friendly relation. were es The fall of Ryan Sas attributed tablished between him (Breadon) renerally to his action in incurring and Hornsby. the animosity of powerful men in “He asked me to consider the | Wall Street through his corner of matter further and to see him be Stutz stock in *9°0, wnen he drove fore | did anything else. I told|the price up to $700 a share, and him I would do that and so I went! caused heavy loss to the shorts. He to New York during the Nationa!!! also had done other things to or- League meeting 1 saw Mr. Brea fend men of consid rable itnfluerce don again and he again asked mejion the street. if | would accept the manxecement Following his Stutz corner Ryan of the Cardinals. ! told him that] was expeiled from the New York I would not take the position un Stock Exchange and brought a suit der any circumstance or for. ans for $1-000.000 which finally was salary. I would fot take Rogers] withdrawn He got into financta! Hornsby’s job for any money There | uraits which forced him to pledge is more in this life than money | ine stytz stock an¢'othe: securities and there ain gmc is not enough | he had at only a small fraction of money in t}fs world to make Me [rine inflated value they hac reach: 4 accept a position made vacant by Following his discharge from the ousting of Rogers Hornsby. hankruptes Ryan resumed business Killefer’s statement confirming |... ng 111 Broadway but has dons rumors which circulating 1m | nothing spectacular since re-enier ‘o Congress Hotel during the clos | ing the financial field baseball universe, been offered to Killefer, Hornsby’s the Killefe r first victorious campaign of admitted this Sam Breadon, president Cardinals, mede the P ey i #pmparu);ati o P a train crraveiing chapter in tacular failure of rocketer form order unsecured claims about ;: $9,000.000 at amounting to approximate- one-thousandtns of a cent} | dollar—about.18 cents on/| each $100—one of the most com-|} big failures this ar has vie~ "Uaaie this order—the aes sset- was in the of an lement of reports plete vague Killefer Refdses Offer. KNillefer said Breadon summoned him to compartment on the train going from New York Louis after the world's series and him if he would the { his fo St. | accept the , : aiso ardinals ror | Syms. St. Louis at that.time was wild. Ipotaiedene 8 ie ly célebrating ‘ardinal victory; the great triumph’af ‘Rogers Horns by and as the Cardinal vrain on its way to Ste Louis fans gathered at every cheered Hornsby and his victorious The cheers were stil) Kiliefer's lreadon tHat he , (hes sped baseball Station and ears told when Breadon saw New York and that. hé would job. “I told Mr. signed last Breadon year that I Emphatic. were ins sessions af he American At one time Ryans weaith was Continued on Page Four, estimated at $35,000,000. ‘ | he was struck hy an iIstreet, BOY, 14, DRIVING $90 AUTOMOBILE KILLS AGED MAN Charles Foster Jr. Taken After Fleeing From Scene of Striking Moses Dayen, 76 Years Old. ee ACCIDENT WAS ON EVENING OF DEC. 7 Lad Two ae Under Le- gal Age for Drivers, Dé- nies Operating Car Fast and Reckless. A 14-year-old boy driving his father’s second-hand automobile— purchased on the installment plan for $90, of which—$1? had been paid—has killed a 76-year-old man und is under arrest after a flight from the scené. The law forbids persons under 16 to operate motor vehicles. The driver, Charles Foster Jr., eldest of five children, living with his father in the rear of 1905 Blau avenue, ts held et the House ol Detention pending #n inquest fo- morrow in the case of Moses Day en. a former street cleaner. of 2012 North Fourteenth street. who died at City Hospita!) at 1:30 a. m. to- day of fractured ribs and internal injuries suffered at 6:30 p. m. Dec. 7 when he wags struck by Foster's ‘car at Fourteenth and Chambers streets. Jumped From Car and Ran. Dayen. a widower who made his home with his son, Louts. had made an unsuccessful search for employment that day, and was ac- companying his son’s wife, Rosa. home from Biddle Market when automobile which turned west tnto Chambers from Fourteenth as he ing. The boy driver and ran away. The license ®was traced, and young Foster, arrested at his home, admitted he was the driver and, had fled because of fright. Since then: the has been at the house of detention. The auto- mobile was parked in front of his home by his father. antwas still there today. The boy's parents are separated. His mother and one child live on Delmar boulevard; he and the oth- children and thetr great-aunt live with the father, a stationary fireman for the Union Electric Co When he attained the age of 14 last Jah. 20 he quit school and ob- tained a permit to work. He is employed as a stock clerk at $11 a week. Bought Old Touring Car. He and his father wanted an au- temobile to take the family riding They inspected used cars at the Knight Motor Co., 1512 Locust Dec. 1, and selected an old Gardner touring car for $90. The elder Foster paid $12 and signed nates for the rest of the purchase price. But later, when the car was dem- onstrated, Foster Sr. was not sat- isfied and sent it back.- Then Charles Jr. conceived theridea of reseHing the car, ‘to. relieve his father of paying the notes. He took a 16-year-old friend to the au- tomobile company and sold him on the idea of buying the car. transaction was not completed, but the yeuth made a $5 time payment. and they drove the car away The car was, parked in front of the Foster home pending comple- tion of the resale Young Ffoste: drove {t about the neighborhood ogcasionally and was doing that when he ran down Dayen.. 4 daughter-in- law say “something should Be done” in this case, and they con sider the boy's parents at fault for letting him use the car Mrs Dayen charges yvonne Foster was driving fast and recklessly. The boy denies the charge He says he was driving carefully and that Dayen ran in front of the car after Dayen'’s daughter-in-law had stepped back to iet the car pass The automobile issued to William North Leffingwell Ford touring car Young Foster aaid this had been loaned to his father bv the autacmobile company until a new license could be ab- ‘fained. A A. Knight, president of the Knight Motor Co., said the car had heen sold to Foster Sr. in the ordi rary course of husinese and the company was nnaware young Fos- ter was to drive it. jumped out hoy Dayen’s son and license 162% for a bore a Celvin, atenue. was cross- | BOY DRIVER AND MAN HE KILLED || CHARLES FOSTER JR. MOSES DAYEN eee ee [ARNED, FORMER TENNIS CHAMPION, ENDS HIS LIFE Star Shot to Death at Knickerbocker Club in New York. By the Associtatéd Press. ~ NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—William A. Larned, former nationa! tennis charnpion, committed suicide by shooting in his rgom today at the Knickerbocker Club in Fifth ave- nue. He had held the champion- ship in 1901 and 1902 and for five years from 1907 A nervous breakdown ,from which he had been suffering for the last two years was believed to have caused his act. His iast ap- pearance in a tennis match was at Forest Hills, N. Y., in 1922, dur. ing the Metropolitan championship play. Mr. Larned also had been suf- i ! | a valet this afternoon. The | | Stock Exchange, rheumatism for some time. He was rated as a man of considerable meané, and was for- merly a member of the New York selling his seat in 1922 for $98,000. He was one of the closest students of tennis in this country Body Found by Valet. body was found in bed by Lir. Larned shot himself sev- The wound was fering from The apparently had eral hours before in his right temple For. the last two months, Mr Larned, who was 54 years old, had lived at the Knickerbocker Club. His home was at Far Hilis. N. J “aoe In his last important tennis match. Mr. Larned was palred with H H. Hackett in the Metropolitan toubles tennis championship for veterans They lost to San: Hardy and W. A. Campbell tleholder by Maurice EF McLwough- it, the California “Comet.; Only one other champion tn American tawn tennis history rivals Mr. Larned's record R. D. Sears, the first titieholder, won the tourn ament seven years in a row, 1881 to 1887, inclusive, “Rig Bil” Tilden, with six straicht titles to his credit, failed in an attempt to equal the. aehieve mente of Seacs and Larned when g\e was eliminated this vear tn the national tournament by a French- man. Henri Cochet. On Four Davis Cup Teame. M: Larned was a member of four American Davia Cup teams. in i902 1903, 1906 and 191f. Only one of these team€ wae victorious in the international play, however ‘ir Larned teaming with Maticotm Whitman. Dwight Davis. now See- retary of War. and Holeombe Ward. to repel the &ritiah chal. lenger, three matches to two Known as the first of the mod- ern “net stormers” and volleyers, Mr Larned was essentially a sin- gies etar. He never shared tn hoild- ing the doubles crown. Valet Finds 54-Year-Old Ex- 'for acquittal At one time it stood 6 to 6, but FALL AND DOHENY ACQUITTED;. JURY ONCE EVENLY DIVIDED VERDICT FINISHES ‘CONSPIRACY CASE OVER LEASING UF ELK FILLS RESERVE Youthful Jury of Clerks and Mechanics Impressed by Age and Repute of De- fendants. OIL MAGNATE “GOT WHAT I DESERVED” Bribery Charges Still Pend- ing and\fall Faces Ar- raignment, With Sinclair Tomorrow. By PAUL Y. ANDERSON, A Staff Correspondent of the Post- Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—A ver- dict of acquittal was returned by the jury today in the case of for- mer Secretary of the Interior Al- bert B. Fall and Edward L. UVo- heny, mMbionaire ol) magnate, who vere charged with baving crimin ally conspired to defraud the Unit ed States in the lease which Fal) secretly gave Doheny on the £l Hillis (Cal.) nava) ofl reserve’ in 1922. The youthful jury, composed a!.- ‘Most entirely™of clerxe and me- chanics, containing not oné mun who could even be called well-to do, filed smilingly into the jury box at $:07 a. m (St, Louls time: after having been out since [:44 p. m., yesterday—a total of 19 hours. 17 minutes. While the furors asserted after- ward that they had entered « compact not to disclose what nap- pened [In the jury room, the re- port was current among court at- tachesa that the jury stood § to : on the first ballot, when the jury retired fate last night the vote was 10 to 2 for ac- quittal. The remaining two were won over at 8:30 v’clock this niorning. Doheny Impressed the Jurors. The advanced age of the de- fendants (Doheny is 70 and Fal] is 65), the excellent impression aié@au by Doheny on the witness stand, the exalted reputations previousaly borne by both men, and the test!- mony of former Secretary of the Navy Edwin Denby, who took full responsibility for the lease, were reported to have been the deciding factors with the jury. A long afternoon and ah intermi- nable evening of suspense had frayed the nerves of. everyone con- nected with the case, and there were times when Fall seemed on the verge of collapse. Doheny was perhaps the coolest. man who paced the long marble corridors while painfully on. Hageard faces and red-rimmed eyes showed this moruing that for any of those vitally concerned. Fall was gray-faced and feeble; Doheny’s eyes were bloodshot: de. fense counsel were worried, and the strain of waiting was upon the faces of the large circle of women whose ties of blood and family cen- ter around these two old men. play. | Report Decision Is Reached. Several minutes before the hour for Court to reconvene, the report circulated through the corridors, Mr. Larned was succeeded as U- land spread over the courtroom that a verdict had been reached. Frank J. Hogan and Wilton Lambert, de- | fense attorneys, whispered together and simnited., Doheny and Fal! sat itnaide the enclosure, with their backs to the railing. one chair removed § from each other Fall) was trembling violently fram head to foot. Even the hardy ittfe off magnate mote- tened his tine and stared hard toward the door through which the jury would enter. Hack of them, and to their right, occupying two front benches In the courtroom were the women. whose fashion- able gowns. fur coats and fewels could not mask the concern which poswessed therm. Among them were Mra Fali, angular woman from the New Mex- ican mesa country: her datghter, Mra. C. C. Chase. a replica of her mother; Mra Fdward t. Doheny Jr: Hogan's wife and d@aughter, Mra Edward Mclean. wife of the owner of the Washington: Post. and others of more remote connection. The aly amile wpen hte faers of the lnrore ae they ewune hriekty en eee Continued om Page 2% Columa & the sluggish hours dragged there had been little rest last night — re i ee oo - ee a OORT et OC ng UCR eR, RED DEN = RNY Pm wee or ~ - om beate in? . ‘ SDE AO NAG! BBE A FN ESRETO LE AGRON ABE A OL OLE MO tM RN he em Se ee a eT BN tes bette RE LEG VILAGE LAL NE ELE. LILA ARN ADE ONIN He elites AMELIE DAMES ALORS D8 A aS ONE, ll + y erseqmer oR Oe ene Oe eee ee ee ee CE EE IIE NNR APO SNL oN - — «