Show C cOLI l. l STEWART KEEPS fPS SILENT ON N Fails to Answer Rockefeller ler on Resignation Request i OILMAN IS ENRAGED Refuses to Talk to Newsman Newsman News News- man on Train CHICAGO May 10 AP Colonel AP-Colonel Colonel Robert W. W A Stewart chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Standard Standard Stand Stand- ard Oil company of Indiana today issued the following statement Replying to the statement of ot John D. D Rockefeller Jr appearing in newspapers under date of oC May 9 9 1928 1026 any communication from any stockholder of the of-the the company is ds entitled to to and shall receive from fromme fromme fromme me the most careful consideration The proceedings now pending at Washington make malte it unwise for me meto meto meto to make any statement to the public at this time much as I might desire to I By HERBERT LITTLE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON May 10 Senate 10 Senate Teapot Dome investigators tors today praised John D. D Rockefeller Jr for his attempt to oust Robert RobertV W. W Stewart as head of oC the Standard I Oil company of oC Indiana ris s. s United States Attorney Leo Rover prepared pre pro pared to ask a grand ju Jk today to- to I day for a perjury Indictment against the oft oil man man Rover acting on senate orders rs resulting from the tho same stances which caused Rockefeller to act in this housecleaning at attempt attempt at- at tempt said he would go before the grand jury today to lay before it the record of oC Stewarts Stewart's conflicting testimony before the Teapot Dome I Inquiry Senators Thomas J. J Walsh of Montana and Gerald Gerld- P. P Nye Nyc of North Dakota the directors of ot the Investigation applauded Rockefellers Rockefeller's Rockefellers Rockefeller's Rockefellers Rockefeller's Rocke Rocke- fellers feller's action expressing their belief be be- lief lieC that in it lay a ai fulfillment of oC hope for a general drive to clean up the business WALSH PLEASED Walsh the prosecuting attorney attorney attorney ney of oC the original Teapot Dome investigation of 24 1923 as well as the recent one into the Continental Trading company deal which finally disclosed Stewarts Stewart's one-fourth one participation participation participation par par- in mysterious profits of oC noted that t Rockefellers Rockefeller's act followed immediately upon a United States chamber of Oc commerce commerce com corn merce advocacy of a a. housecleaning Speculation centered today on tho the possibility of success of the ouster movement Senate observers pointed point point- ed out that Rockefeller told the he Teapot Dome committee two months ago that the holdings of f his family and the various Rockefeller Rocke feller foundations amounted to less than 20 per cent of oC the total of oC the stock of the Standard company captained by Stewart Senator Walsh's stat statement ment sal sail he hoped at last the business Continued on page 4 COL STEWART STEWART- KEEPS SILENT ON OUSTER ACTION Continued from page 1 1 world is waking up to the the enormity 9 of of- the offenses offenses which have been een r revealed S SNEED NEED PUNISHMENT SAYS We Ve are utterly at a loss in every sense if such conduct may loar pass as well as unpunIshed unpunished unpunished Walsh said Senator N Nye e feller feUer o on the stand taken adding there is probably some room for complaint that such action was not taken sooner sooner S SAt At least two reporters were turned away from the train when they tried tred to board it airing the night They were informed that Colonel Stewart was riot on board Th The Th-e e Associated Press representative tie tive found hUn him at breakfast in the dining car sitting aJo e. e at a table At the sound of his name Colonel Stewart pushed back his chair chaim suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly and demanded Who Vho are you S SI I am a reporter was th the reply The colonels colonel's els el's wrath burst ORDERED OUT Get away from froni m me mc he roared But Colonel I t have been tr trying ini all aU night to get In n touch with you to ask you about Col Colonel Stewarts Stewart's fac face became cam pallid as a's as he ho shouted in in- ina invoice a v voice ice which caused other diners to look lookUp lookup Up I dont don't care I wont won't talk to you I wont won't have anything to do with you Ge Get away I tell teU you Colonel Stewart I am from the Associated Press th the reporter began began began be be- gan again to be bo by I dont don't care where where- youre you're from I tell teU you I wont won't talk to you B By this time the colonel had half l' l risen sen from his lila charr har and nd was glancing glancing glancing glanc glanc- ing wildly about th the dining car ear In search of the steward TRIES NEW TACK T The Tbs e reporter tried another tack breaking into the stream of the colonels colonel's exclamations with Your Chicago office said last night that you would talk today Colonel Stewart shouted That Thatis is a lie I dont don't care where you heard it I know more about it than they do do and I tell teU you I wont won't talk Stewart art wildly with one hand while the other nervously fumbled a table napkin I 1 I I dont don't want to be toe annoyed Tire steward intervened and the interview terminated abruptly Colonel Stewart continued his meal but a a. moment later was heard to order one Chicago and tw two NewYork NewYork New NewYork York newspapers brought to him ON BOARD WESTBOUND TW TWENTIETH CENTURY LIMITED LIMITED LIMITED LIMIT LIMIT- ED NEAR ELKHART Ind md May l 10 AP AP Speeding Speeding westward ard from New York City to Chicago Colonel Robert flobert W. W Stewart chairman of the board of the Standard Oil company company com corn pany of Indiana today flatly re refused refused refused re- re fused to comment on a statement by John John- John John-D. D. D Rockefeller Jr that he had asked Colonel Stewart to re re- re sign Mr Rockefeller issued his statement statement statement state state- ment yesterday esterday but Colonel Stewart Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art h had d left loft New York City before the statement was released I Colonel Stewart branded as a alie alie lie a Do report credited to his Chicago office that he would talk today That is a lie lie sir I know more about It than they do and andI I I 1 refuse to discuss it with you in any way he lie told a representative of the Associated Press |