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i The Omaha Morning iee ^ not mu, h ehange in temperature. M. M* O. F M. X. M* M. M. X m. T -- *“* 4^’-* I.et pa« through tin mind my .on, _ I __only the I mar* fh«ti «<>uld»t desire F—■ ■ ' ' ~ - ' ~ ' ■ ' 1 1 ■ 1 ' 11 gg ill- . «=■"■■■ ■ ■ ■ ..'•■■ ' - to see a truth.—Buddha. V city EDITION J VOL. 53. NO. 234. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 15,1924. * TWO CENTS” K.rB.,uf,‘ V_/ ~ By Mall Cl Tear): Dally and Sunday ** ley. >S.»0. within the 4th aone. Outelde the 4th Zeae Cl Tear): Dally and Sunday. HE: Sunday only. II. ^ Dr. Ed wards Case Given to Jury at 5 Judge Instructs That Dying Statement of Lillian Holman Shall Be Given Con sideration. t Day Spent in Arguments Case of Dr. Frederick A. Edwards, barged with murder by illegal op eration on Lillian Holman, i.8, Janu »ry 14, went to the jury at 4:50 yes erday afternoon. ^ Weariness was written planly on he faces of the jurymen, as they filed from the jury box to the room ror deliberation after Judge C. O. ■Hauffer had given his instructions. Must Consider Statement, The judge, in instructing the jury, cautioned it to accept the dying state ment of the Holman girl the same as other testimony and evidence de veloped at the tidal. if convicted, Dr. Eda-vrds is liable lu a penitentiary term of from one to :o years. In the event a verdict is not i cached by midnight a hung jury is forecast. Debate for the defense was opened by Eugen^ O'Sullivan at 0:30 yester day morning and closed at 4 in the afternoon, interrepted only by morn ing and noon recesses. Kules With State. Deputy County Attorney John Veager spoke only 40 minutes, clos ing with an apoplogy to the jury for detaining It so long. eVager was In terrupted several times by objections from the defense, but. each time the objections were overruld by the judge. In his instructions to the jury. Judge Stauffer stressed the point iliat should the jury find the defend ant guilty, without Intention of hav ing done wrong, it must return a verdict of not guilty. "Dr, if the doctor merely made a mistake In professional judgment, he must not be found guilty of the two ^ counts In the complaint,” the judge slated Two Charges Filed. The complaint charges murder of an unborn child and murder of the mother, both brought about by il legal operation. ."But," the Judge continued, "every sane person is held respon sible for the acts committed by him. During the argument of the de fense attorneys, Daisy Beems, stats witness, sister of the dead girl, re mained outside the court room and came in only when the judge gave his final instructions to the jury. Crowds Are larger. The large crowds which have been present during the trial Increased in size as the case neared the end. Aisles and the space back of the seats was crowded wth curous spectators. The huge double doorway was filled with persons straining to catch every word. The apparent nervousness of the accused doctor throughout the trial increased as/his attorney finished his plea. The doctor moved uneasily in his chair during the pause before the Judge gave hts Instructions to the jury, and he peered anxiously Into each face as the Jury filed from the room. We Have With Us Today Emil F. Johnson Of Fremont, Neb., Dealer In Seeds and Mowers, Stopping at Hotel Illll. Mr. Johnson was born in Hooper, „ Dodge county, Nebraska, 42 years ago. He is one of the sons of a pioneer Nebraska family, and bis lather, the late Nils Johnson, was one of the large land holders In Dodge county. Educated in the Fremont public school*, Mr. Johnson also attended the University of Nebraska for a time. A little later he built the Em press theater in Fremont, an amuse ment house which is still considered one of the finest in the state. In June, 1917, he went to New York and enlisted, going to France with the First division as an engineer and re maining until after the signing of the armistice, when he returned-to Fremont. Since then h* has twice visited Paris. It was on the west coast he found i business that interested him great ly—the growing of what ho calls the ■'everlasting" flower. He has Invested some money In the enterprise, which Is being conducted near l.a Jolla, Cal., and declares that the ranch in which lie 1" interested Is now success fully growing 17 varieties of the flower, which, without chemical treat meat, retains its form for a long period of time after Is cut. Ho believes the flower may lie grown In almost any climate, and has returned to Nebraska with seeds, a quantity of which he plans to present to the 1'nlverslty of Nebraska college of f* igrlculture at l.lncoln. lie lielleves ‘he college may with experiments nake the flowers thrive In this slate. Builder of Motor Trucks Killed in Crossing Crash Allentown, Pa., March 14.—John xr. Mack, inventor of the Mack truck and founder of the Mack Mo tor Car company, now the Interna tional Motor company, was instant ly killed late today near Neffs when his automobile was in collision with a work car of the Liehigh Val ley Transit company. Auto Declared Financial and Moral Menace Persons. Who Buy Machines on Installment Not Worthy of Credit, Says Bluffs Merchant. Columbus, Neb., March 14.—Men and women who buy automobiles on the installment plan were pronounced unworthy of obtaining credit with the retail merchants by Charles Beno. pioneer Council Bluffs merchant and head of the John Beno Dry Goods company. In an address delivered to Columbus merchants and business men, members of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Beno said there is a moral and a financial menace 1 nthe automobile. "It Is an Instrument of evil and ruin for either the town man or the farmer of small means or moderate earning capacity. "The moment, a man buys a car on credit, watch him. The automobile is sending more men to hell and more merchants to the wall every year than all other agencies combined. “The ‘other woman' Is another factor that Is entering into the auto mobilo game. Many and many a time the fellow with the credit-bought car Jh taking out, not his wife, but the ‘other girl'," declared Mr. Beno. "AH of those performances cost money. The farmer Is no longer con tent to haul his corn and stock to market with a team. He must have a truck, whether he can afford it or not. Then, the family must havs a pleasure car, The son grows lip. There is a girl living eight miles away. The son must have a car of his own, so that he can go and see the girl. Then the family find* out that the cheaper makes of car are no longer ulg enough. They purchase more expensive makes. Mr. Beno declared that every retail credit association, such as the one whose organization among Columbus merchants began last night, should obtain not only a man's record for paying his debts, the exact amount of salary he receives, what he pays for house rentpall of which are usual ly listed on the card index system of a retail credit association—but that they should list a man's habits. Graff Declares for Rum Law Enforcement Lincoln, March 14.—In a statement Issued today. Charles Graff, demo cratic candidate for governor of Ne braska, declared lilmself in favor of observance of the 18th amendment. "I always have had the Idea that laws are put on the statute books to be enforced,” the candidate said. "Un less those who are charged with the responsibility of enforcement of our laws and our people continue to be law-abiding and observing, good gov ernment wlfl fail.” The statement also appealed to the women of the state to "feel the irn portance of the power of the vote” and to use this power. Former Wymore Man Falls Into Gears of Steam Hoist Wymore, Neb., March 14.—Word was received here of a serious acci dent to Frank M. Smith, former Wy more resident for many years, at A1 buquerqlie, N. M. Smith was em ployed at the Santa Fe railway shops there and fell from a steam holat Into the cog gears of the machine. He was terribly mutilated, practically all the flesh being torn from one leg below the knee, and suffered other Injuries. Smith was a former postofllre em ploye, a rural route mall carrier, and a railway clerk In the mechanical de partment at Wymore, leaving here five years ago for New Mexico. Governor Makes Plea for Starving German Children Lincoln, March 14.—Governor Bryan today Issued s proclamation asking help In the campaign for funds to feed and clothe starving German chll dren. Appealing to (he people of the state to help the children who “are asking for bread.” the governor requested that every minister In the state and every club having meetings In the near future bring before their organ Inations this plea for "the millions of Innocent children." $200,000 Hotel Contract. Kalis City, Neb.. March 14.—Bolircr Bros., local contractors, were lowest, when bids for tlie proposed Falls City hotel were opened. Their bid, SI58, 2C9. was nearly $20,000 lower than Wind A Hyde, Omaha. W. It. Crook A Co., of Fall* City hail the lowest heating and plumbing hid with $20, 745. The Universal Kha li leal com pany of Lincoln had the lowest hid for electrical wiring with St,820. U. S. Begins Lawsuit to Seize Liner Storekeeper of Royal Mail Ship Orduna Testifies Com pany Received Share of Illicit Profits. Federal Agents Involved New York, March 14.—Trial of the government's suit for confiscation of the Royal Mail liner Orduna, seized Wednesday as a smuggler, began to day with witnesses testifying that narcotics and liquor were sold freely each time the vessel reached this port, and that her owners shared the pro ceeds. Champagne, whisky, benedictine, rum, beer, gin and drugs wers dis pensed to bootleggers by officers and crew of the Orduna. according to the testimony'. The witnesses, including federal agents and members of the crew, de clared the Orduna's bar never was closed In port. At tlie outset of the proceedings E. J. Berwyndj, American and British coal operator and financier, posted a $1,000,000 bond so the Orduna might continue in trans-Atlantic passenger service. She is scheduled to sail for Hamburg tomorrow with 144 passen gers. Charles Dawe, the ship's storekeep er and one of the seven members of the crew to plead guilty of illegally importing liquor, was the govern ment's principal witness, lie testi fied that in his three years on the Orduna liquor had been sold aboard her every time she reached the port of New York. He declared the liquor was brought in under seal, the seals w-ere broken when the vessel docked, the liquor was disposed of to boot leggers and the store room resealed. Accuses Dry Agent. Dawe identified Joseph Smith, one of the revemiW agents who raided the ship, and one of the government’s chief witnesses today, as a bootleg ger who often had bought liquor on the Orduna. Smith, preceding Daw* on the stand, said h* was a truck driver until he became a federal liquor agent last January. M hile still driv ing trucks h* had seen bootleggers laden with liquor leave the Orduna on 20 or 30 occasions, h* said. He told of joining the goverpment service, of boarding the Orduna with a fellow agent two voyages ago, and of buying rye whisky at $23 a case and gin at $3 a bottle. They also drank good beer over the ships bar at Dave's invitation, said the witness. Smith also testified that he and Ralph Oyler, federal narcotic agent, last Tuesday arranged with Dawe to buy all the champagne, gin. rye and benedlctlne in the ship's storeroom, and a considerable supply of narcot ics. It was on the pretense of tak ing off theee purchasee the next day that a squad of federal men raided the ship. Hays Money raw Curiosity prompted him. saW the witness, to ask Dawe "bath* did about "the people who run the boah Dawe answered, according to Smith, "We turn the money Into the company. They don t care what we do with the liquor as long as we g* the money." . Oyler followed Smith on the stand and quoted Dawe as having eg plained further: "The company makes more out of this than we do. They require a certain amount for each bottle and we get just the profits over that price." . Oyler corroborated Smith s testi mony throughout. Counsel for the Royal Mall line In dlcated their defense would be that the liquor and narcotics were smug gled and sold without the knowledge of themselves, the ship's master. Captain Walter P. Warner, or other responsible officers. Hold Beer Over Bar. Dawe stated, however, that Percy Foyle, chief eteward, bought the liq uor, both the company’s and the. "private" stock, that Dawe sold It all and that he and Foyle “split 50 50." The storeroom chief said the Or duna carried 47 barrels of beer when It left Hamburg on the last voyage to New York. Only 27 barrels were carried on the ship’* book*, he said. The remainder belonged to Foyle "How was Ibis beer sold?" asked Assistant United Htates District At torney Clark. "Over the bars,” was the answer, "First a barrel of the company's beer, then a barrel of the Foyle's." Judge A. N. Hand, sitting In the admiralty division of Untied Htatos district court, today dismissed on a technicality one of he three courts of government's libel suit against the ship. J. Ga*s Cornell Member of U. S. C. of G. From Linc oln Lincoln, March 14.—J. Cnss Cornell of this city wns named new national councilman to repraaent the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce In the Chant her r»f Commerce of the United Htntes. He Is one rtf the more than 1.400 In.II virtual* representing commercial nm1 Induet rial (todies on the United Halos chamber. Standing the Test TIMPePATUBf FORMAL ^ ~\ 1 Bryan Is Target of Progressives Injjunction Sougbt to Keep His Name From Third Party Ballot. — Lincoln, March 14-—An attempt to prevent the name of Governor Bryan from appearing on the progressive party primary ballot was started here today, when Attorney Dale P. Stougli. acting for ,T. Taylor of Merha. presented a petition hefore the su preme court asking that an injunc tion be issued against Secretary of State Pool and the county clerks of Lancaster and Custer counties It is contended that Bryan affiliates with the democratic party, and that the two organizations stand for directly political Ideas and principles. Stough is also a member of the commtitee managing the campaign of Charles Graff. candidate against Bryan for the democratic nomination. Taylor’s protest was overruled by Secretary Pool and the action fol lowed. In the petition, it Is alleged that the governor's sworn statement of February 8 saying he affiliates with the progressive party is'contrary to fact, the two parties being serrate and distinct from each other and es pousing different political doctrines, "so incompatible as to render It Im possible with any consistency and sincerity for any person to affiliate with both.” Copies of the petition were deliv ered Chief Justice Morrlsey, but no action was Isken Friday. Former State Legislator Dies at Home in Plainview Plainview. Neb.. March 14.—Gilbert Preston Watson. 77. former member of the state legialature. died at his home here. Mr Watson is survived by his tvlfe and three eons. Charles E. and Ansel C. of Plainview. and Dr. K. A. Watson of Grand Island. Neb.; six grandchildren; one brother. Edwin E. Watson of Hubey, Minn., and two sisters. Mrs. J. ft. Cameron of Omaha and Mr*. >1. Hamilton of Norfolk. Neh. Funeral service* will be held at Plainview Hnturday. Hog Sale Averages $37.50. Humbolt, Neb., March 14.-—Frank .1 Hist, proprietor of Plainview stock farm of this city, sold at public auc tion 44 heud of pure bred Poland China bred sows and gllta. The aale averaged $37.BO. I The Weather I ^ .. y Kr>r SI hour* miHn* 7 p. m . March 14: Temperature. Higlieat, 86 1owr*m, IH; i<i*nn( 10; nor* pi®I 16. Total deficiency alnca January I. 40. Precipitation. inrhea an.1 hundradthe: Total. T Total »ln< * January 1, 1.06. da flramy, 31. Hourly Temperutiire*. p m mi h i». ..3* 7 h in ........ r •» 4 a P. .;** 1 p . m . i I '• H Ml. .10 II :« ni . 12 1noon .... T4 1 p. TO ........ 2 p. in.3 4 S |«. tii ........ 7 4 * p TO.. *3 r> in. 3t 4 p. TO.11 7 |». to ........ 3 t * p. ... 3P The Day in Washington The I muse derided to vote Tues day on the soldier*' bonus bill. Secretary Work proposed to en courage new reclamation projects, liuiiiiry into operations of the bu reau of internal revenue was begun before a senate committee. Western livestock producers ask rd the interstate commerce commis sion for lower freight rates. The senate adopted a resolution broadening the power of Ilie Daugh erty investigating committee. The senate ell committee post poned its hearings until next Tues . day on arrount of the Illness of Sen ator Walsh. Curtis T. Wilbur of California was nominated to be sec retary of the navy and Hugh Gib son to be minister to Switxerland. Senator Shlpstead, farmer-labor, Minnesota, introduced a resolution asking whal the State department knows of the new French loan. Gaston R. Means told the Daugh erty investigating committee a startling tale of corruption which he said existed in the Department ol Justice. An agreement was announced be tween the Washington and Ottawa governments for appointment of national commissions to assist the joint engineering hoard in planning for the St. Ijiwrence-Great Cakes deeper waterways project. Hydrophobia Scare Causes Quarantine Pawnee City, Neb., March 14.— Quarantine ban been placed over seven sections of land In the territory west of Seneca, Kan., just across the line south of here, after the discovery of several cases of hydrophobia. Mayor Sha.ul of Beneco has ordered that all dogs within the city be muxsUd or confined for a period of not lees than 30 nor more than 9° days, according to tljp existing needs of the occasion. One dog Is known to have had rabies, three brood sows hove died from the disease and a cow la probably affected from the same disease. Heads of the animals have been sent to Kansas City experts, where It was established beyond doubt that rnhles was the malady from which the animals were suffering. No persons have been bitten, ac cording to reports, Married in Council Bluffs. Tha following paraone obtained mar riage ll«ena*» In Council Bluff# yeatar* •’ay ft. A HJmmona l.lneoln ..31 Clara llandrlf, Tdnooln. Neb . 31 Albert Cupp. Omaha ...... 34 llalap KokMnakl. Ptttaburfh. Ta. 23 .T l*. Weaamar. Preaton. la. .... Ji* Mabl* kfcpnnald. Winner. 8. P- S* l.ee lfardlman Omaha . 40 Karah White. Omaha . .. 39 ft K Fad dr n Omaha . 3* Ttalla Evandoff. Omaha . .. 3* Kugane Mott, fttuart. Nab . 2* Vivian Waat. Norfolk. Nab. .......... 2fc lfaory Halter. *>maba .... ........ 34 t.aurg Mtlllntmk. Omaha ... 33 Andv Papndrey Omaha . ....... 32 Ttuth Crltchfleld. Omaha .. .... 24 Alfred tioamnan Columbue, N'.b .... ti Eralda Kohweder. Orlnneli, Neb.*4 Suitor Throws Acid on Woman Face Probably Disfigured for Life by Man She Spurns. When Mre. Ifla Patterson, 15. S27 South Twentieth etreet, repulsed the advances of Benjamin Everry, 3*. a former eultor, at her home Thursday, he threw the contents of a bottle of acid over her face and neck. She Is now confined to her bed. Physicians say she will be disfigured for life. Police are seeking Everry, who Is an electrician. According to the woman's daugh ter, Dora. 1*. Everry cam to the house last night about 6 In an effort to effect a reconciliation, which was unsuccessful. loiter, she said, when she and her mother returned from a motion pic ure theater, they found him on the front porch. He followed them In, and Mre. Patterson ordered him from the house. She followed him to the front door to lock It. County Seeks Federal Aid in Lincoln Highway Change Columbus. Neb.. March 14.—Effort to secure federal and etate aid, or at least federal aid. In the proposed re routing of the Lincoln highway along the south side of the Union Pacific from Duncan west to the county line will be made by the county hoard of supervisors. This was determined at a confer ence with Chief Division Engineer 8chermerhorn of the Union Pacific yesterday afternoon. Supervisors Matzen. Blaasr, Bender and Anderson will go to Lincoln tomorrow morning to consult Stats Engineer Cochran about the matter. Farmer, Father of Eight. Disappears From Home Special IHspatrh la The Omaha Hr* Ilolmesvtlle. Neb., March 14.—El mer Wrlghtsman. farmer living south east of here, left home a week ago. and has not been seen since. He ha* a wife and eight children. It ts alleged he was financially In volved. His father. Noah Wrights man. It Is said, has settled all claims and Is anxious for the return of his son. Powerful Hootch Eats Through Oek Barrel l _/ Pawnee I'tty, Neb. March 14 In a boom raid Sheriff Ouy Avery coni'* cated a l>arrel o fhooch which lie stored tn a cloaet. Recently he heard strange sounds from the room where It was stored nnd upon investigation discovered thst the powerful contents had made a successful attack at the bung hole and that It was working through. He drove in the atop, so that no mom made it a escape, hilt a few days inter again was warned by strange noises that something was wrong Investigation proved that the hooch had eaten through the *lout oak laurel, the hoops had hern cor roded and the tairrel was about at the end of Ha usefulness Collected Money for Smith, Says Means; DaughertyDeniesAll Attorney General ^Iake6 For mal Denial — Declares Miss Stinson Seeks Revenge. Washington, March 14.—Attorney General Daugherty tonight made a general public denial of the insinua tions against his made in testimony before the senate investigating com mittee. "Any inference, direct or indirect,” he said, "that I ever participate in any way with the late Jesse Smith or anyone else, for a consideration, either moneary, political, or social, in any dishonorable way, in connec tion with the administration of the liquor law* or any other laws, le false and untrue. The attorney general then proceed ed to deny In detail. In o formal statement, the inferences as to wrongdoing on hla part contained in the testimony of Roxle Stinson, Smith's divorced wife, whom Daugh erty described a* "a disappointed woman who blames me because her divorced husband did not make her sole legatee under his wtll.” He declared he had “no Interest whatever with Col. James G. Dar den In his Western Oil company; that he had not been a party to any spec ulation to make money out of viola tions of the law or out of the show ing of prize fight films and that Jesse Smith never approached him at any time on the subject of clemency for federal prisoners. “O several occasions," he said. "It ha* been Intimated by persons os tensibly acting for Miss Roxi# Stin sen that for a consideration her si lence could be purchased and any documents In her possession could be delivered, all of which deliberate and serious attempts at blackmail—have been absolutely and unconditionally rejected.” This statement was one of four is sued from the Department of Justice tonight, mostly directed against Miss Stinson’s testimony. One contained a copy of a letter to Senator Wheeler giving a list of prosecutions brought and sentences Imposed in th# fight film cases:' another related more in detail to the story about an alleged attempt to secure clemency for a rela tive of Jo* Weber. The statement making general denial of the Inference* against him was is sued over the signature of th# attor ney general and was as follows: SAYS MISS STINSON IS DISAPPOINTED Woil.VN. "It has been my purpose to make no public statement in connection with th# hearings before th# senate committee until the completion of the committee's work. In view of the fact, however, that. Roxie Stinson was reported ill and unable to appear be fore the committee to conclude her statement this morning, my counsel have been deprived of the right of cross-examination on her statements of the t*vo preceding days. I feel, therefore, that I ought to make a gen eral reply while her statements are fresh In the public mind. She la a disappointed woman, who blames in* because her divorced hus band did not make her sole legatee under his will: an angry woman be cause the courts have decided against her in litigation over the estate of her divorced husband: a malicious woman because the friends of the attorney general have been brushed sslde and disregarded nil her tentative efforts to capitalise her silence. "Every lawyer who rends the state ments made before the senate com mittee by Miss Roxi* Stinson will know at a glance that they were wholly Incompetent, and no court of record In the United States would have admitted any portion of them for any purpose In any Judicial pro ceeding The public, however, un skilled In matters of this kind, may not distinguish between competent evidence and the gossipy conversa tions between Mtss Stinson and her husband, now deceased. GOSSIP TAKKX FOR FACT8 RY PI BMC. "It appears that Senator Wheeler, a member of the committee of Invea tl pat Ion of the Department of Jus tice. who Is In addition to his duties ss Judge also designated as the pro secutor. left the c.ty. proceeded to Columbus, Ohio, snd personally vis Ited and subpoenaed this former wife of the late Jesse W. Smith, and for two days and a half the publicity emanating from the Investigating com mittee has consisted of alleged con vernations ss related by the said Rovie Stinson to have taken place be tween herself and her divorced hus band. tbe late Jess V Smith. Y. M. C. V. Get* Jtidi!itifut for Donation Fixe ^ oar* 01.1 Uncoln. March 14—A. Judgment against Ira F. Taylor, railroad engl neer. for 1108 was obtained today by the Y. M. C. A. on a subscription said to have lxceti made by Taylor (lve years ago. In a campaign at that time $100,700 was raised, according to testimony, snd Taylot « was the only subsenp tlon untwid. Former Justice Department Agent Reveals Collections, but Fails to Identify Bribers. Washington, March H.—More sen nations—the most lurid of the lot yet developed—tumbled today into the record of the senate committee Inves tigating Attorney General Daugh erty. Gaston B. Means, formsr Investi gator for the Department of Justice, and man of many adventures, who described his present business as "ans wering Indictments," testified that he was the "money carrier" for Jesse W. Smith In various deals Implying cor ruption. He told a startling tale of collec tions of money for Smith In cum* ranging from 16.000 to 1100,000, and before he finished had brought Sec retary Mellon's name Into the story about permits for whisky withdrawals and said he had even once Investi gated Attorney Generali Daugherty himself for the late Pres.dent Har ding. Means was careful to say that the charges against the attorney general which he Investigated then, he found to be without'any foundation In fact. He also disclaimed that in his testi mony today about Smith's alleged money collections, he had any know ledge of the attorney general being in volved or receiving any of the money collected for Smith or one W. T. Un derwood, whom he named In that con nection. FAII„S TO IDENTIFY THOSE MENTIONED At no time, in hie etory of money collections, did Means Identify the people he said he got It from Specifically. Means testified that in February. 192?, at Smith's direction, at the old Bellevue hotel in Washing ton, he collected 1100,000 in 11.000 bills from an unnamed Japanese rep resenting Mitsui and Company. Jap anese bankers, who brought it on be half of the Standard Aircraft corpor ation to halt government action to ward recovery of overpayments aggre gating 18,000,000 on war contracts. The witness said that Smith came the same night and took the money from him. Means further testified, that at other times he collected from persons he did not name, sums totaling about $ 50.000, which he said were for Smith and his associates, who in turn, he said, were protecting the owners of the Carpentier Hempsey fight films from prosecution when they trans ported and exhibited them in inter state commerce. The owners of the fight films. Means testified, were Smith, "Jap" Mums New York corre spondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer; Will OtT. former private secretary^ to former Governor Whitman of New York, and one Howard Mannington. To Be Pressed for More Details. Other collections. Means said, were made by him for Smith on account of whisky withdrawal permits, snd turned over to Smith, but he hed not named the amounts nor given epeci fi cat Ions when the committee ad journed until tomorrow. When he re turns to the stand. Means is to be pressed for details. Senator Wheeler waa uncertain to night whether Meant would resume the stand tomorrow or whether Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Smith, for whom Means eras substituted today because Miss Stinson was 11*. would continue her testimony. In two features the stories of Means and Miss Stinson dovetail. Shs told of Jess# Smith returning to Ohio from Washington with J7B.000 In ll.bf* bills in a leather belt. Today Means said he gave Smith *100,000 In bills of that denomination In February, Itlf, Miss Stinson did not fix any date in her testimony, but said her letters and papers, which have not yet arrived, would aid her In giving many detail# TELLS OK GETTING j MELLON FOR HARDING. Regarding the pnxeflght films. Mss Stinson also testified that Smith told her he stood to make *1*0,000 from their exhibition. Today Means told of receiving and turning o'er to Smith many thousands of dollars—***.000. $40,000 or perhape $*0,000—said to he from exhibition of ths pictures. Secretary Mellon's name was brought Into the testimony when the witness was asked to tell about In vestigations he had conducted In New York, He said he hsd been Instructed to find out about "certain permits for certain purposes." Issued by Mellon "Je»» wanted to oatch Secretary Mellon. " he went on. "and we caught him. The president wanted the in formation in regard to him—to catch him. and we on tight him.” Washington. March 14. — Another | Kantlora'a box—brimming ever with allegations of corruption in the IV liartment of Justice, was opened to ds; before Ihc senate committee in vestigating \flomey General Dough erty. Gaston R Means former TVpai: ment of Justice agent, announcing -that he expected no Quarter and would j give none, related an amaxlng story of collecting money for the late Je*s W Smith. Vttorney General Itauah lTurn to r«t* r»t», Cnlumn Tun > Read “ This Week’s Choice Value Real Estate Pape” Sunday’s Want Ad Section * « t i