Show Consider Stewart Testimony O. l IX D. C. C April 23 CAP AP Members of or the senate Teai Tea Tea- i not Dot ot dome committee r-ommittee took counsel nunsel today n 5 1 to the possible effect of or fl tio 1 nc tomorrow of bf Robert V W. Stewart Chica Chicago o oil operator upon the contempt case brought brought- I 1 him hini by the senate and w wh ih h I 1 is i's to tn come conic to trial on la 1 May Mav 21 The Tue chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana j as aR a s. s summoned specifically forni for tOl ni as to certain deposits of first 3 I 2 1 l per ter er cent Liberty bon bond 1 coupons in inc the Commercial and Continental National bank hank of Chi Chi- cago but some soma commItteemen wt were re of the opinion that if it he so elected Stewart could now give the answers to the two questions lIe he refused to to last January There was doubt in the minds of ot the committeemen however whether er PI this would in any way ay affect the contempt proceedings as the tho IndIctment indictment Indictment indict Indict- ment stands and as was situation in the cas case of harry y F. F Sinclair the government would have havo to prove only that he refused to an answer an- an ewes ewes' the questions after he lie had bl ben 1 and sworn Re Records obtained by the committee commit commit- tee the Commercial hank bank show Rho that Stewart art was a heavy hI 1 of LI Liberty erly bonds coupon deposit slips o ri 1 Hint t at one time he held at least of ot such government sa- sa cui What hat the committee Will seek to 10 ascertain from Stewart to- to mw moi-mw is whether any o of the Con Con- Trading company bonds are Included in these sec securities Upon his first appearance Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art said that he ho did not profit a a. dollar by the Continental deal al although at- at though he did gU guarantee rantee the Continental Continental Con Con- contract to purchase oil the late A. A E. E Humphreys Humphres This oil later was resold at a a. profit to the Prairie Oil and Gas company compan and to the Sinclair Crude OH Oil Purchasing company the st stock ck o of which Is held Jointly by Stewart's Stewarts Stewarts Stewart's Stewarts Stewart's Stew Stew- arts art's company and Sinclair's com corn pany pally |