Show FALL DOHENY liKE DEACONS DEACONS- OR VESTRYMAN Appearance Belies Charge of Being r Plotting h-Plotting Pair by bT RODNE BUTCHER DUTCHER i HEA XEA cEA Service Copyright 1926 1026 by NEA Ser Service Inc WASHINGTON Nov Piety 22 27 Is upon the faCes faces of ot Edward I L Doheny and ond Albert B Fall as u the they face a 0 Jury In the District of ot Co- Co Columbia Columbia Co Columbia lumbia court here hop hop- hopIng hop hoping ing to escape possible prison seli- seli sell fences fences on charges of ot co conspiring to defraud the th government They been hard boiled d weather bronzed and griz- griz Bled prospectors prospector of the ne e tern mountains 30 ye years rs ago ago- go They may mar ma have have conspired conspired- a the charges charees t to loot tho nation at of the brit brit- Induced ery-Induced leasing ot of naval 01 oh lands lands- But Dut toda today as a they sit In court listening to the tho ev evidence against them they present perfect types for deacon or vestryman of o the I most righteous church of o God KINDLY SOFT SOtT- SOFT LOOKING G Their seats seat are behind a long ta- ta table ta table ble blo reserved re for their high priced and talented staff of attorneys They are separated only by Edward L L Doheny Jr the oil magnates magnate's magnate son who ho sits between them To a a stranger the they they- appear to be just two nice white haired kindly looking toft ott spectacled gold old non men I l Fall alI they say zag has wasted asted away an 0 ay sInce first his troubles trouble began But Buthe ho he displays every of o conCi- conCi confidence confidence dence and his smile is that of oC 1 Sunday chool teacher approving a child 1 who has just proudly recited recited ed from memory a a whole chapter ot of the th Bible Dible He lie might be a a coun ln coin coin- country try qUire sq lre or the til village e storekeeper er or but lie ho surely would be bo prom prom- prominent promInent prominent In affairs of ot the thc church His courtroom dress Is I a blue serge serga suit with starched collar and anda anda anda a blue bow tie lie tl spotted with eIth two or three sized medium polka dots Fall dons don not miss's miss 0 word of ot the proceedings AI A he be h occasionallY I beams eams Into his Ills benign smile the unprejudiced spectator finds him him- himself himself self asking as Did the dea deacon on steal the pro pro- proceeds pro proceeds from the pie chicken supper or did he not 1 SEVENTY SE AN AND SIXTY SIXTY-nn Dohony Doheny is h 70 and Fall Is 65 Do- Do Doheny Do Doheny heny heiy Ie is worth and Fall presumably never had more morat at one time than Ulan loan or whatever It that he received from Doheny I Doheny's appearance of gentle piety is 15 I easier casler to understand understand nd Qt multImillionaires who have ha fought rought I their way to the top to top th through olgh Bh he bItter struggle for gr ipat t wealth wealth wealth-be be- be beg gin g n to o get that way as they thoy ap approach proa h their three score years and te ten I The he oil magnate mag te Is Is a little deaf deaf Sometimes he cups an carto an- an ancar car to catch catchI I what Is being said His Za fn foe e Is florid It is h easy to beleve that he heis u he Is a thousand wealthy as M as I Fall Fail although l on one man equals the theother theother other In courtroom poise Hi fils face I has a n look that Is Ig almost meek however He dresses conservatively In a ablack ablack black lack suit whose vest vet vest con almost almost con I conIct ct ceals ls his stiff colla collar and conser conser- conservative cravat cra In IiI every outward re- re respect re respect he h would p piss pass ss for the tho phil hll- hll re-I re which his hi friends say kay he was when he lIe- in u IL lit lit- littie lit little tie tle black bag to his old friend Fall The prettiest figure n ure hi m room rt- rt 1 room is the tir secretary ry ot of Frank J Hogan Doheny's chiet couns r who sits at the th end cud of the the defense defense table nf THE 1 It Ell I It n X lN Among the the vastly preponderant lerant contingent ot of males malel Perhaps Ed- Ed Edward Ed Edward ward B ll McLean who once like e Fall was wa a bosom friend of ot War War- Warren Warren Warren ren G Harding Is per McLean too is greatly Interested In the trial Senate Senale long sought to connect directly with the alleged Elk Bik Ell Teapot lUlls Hills Dome Intrigue Mrs Mr rs Doheny and anIL Mrs Mrs- rs Doheny Jr JI the wife ICe of young Nel Ned are In court Tho The elder Mrs Mr Doheny wears a colored awine-colored wine colored felt hat bat trimmed d In magenta and and rose rose- Pearls P adorn her ears car but any other jewelry she themay mo may wear wear Is covered by f fawn eel wn-col- wn ored gloves She vears vear vears i 1 check check- checkered checkered checkered ered brown dress dres with accordion pleated skirt a an over It a a gray fur coat TIle The younger youner Mrs Mr Doheny ap ap- ap appears pears In n a a black cloth coat trimmed with black a flesh colored blouse with stockings stocking to match and her hat of ot the th conventional black felt type with a I silver cloth cloth band ban 1 Thy can look across the crowd crowded ed counsel tables at the tb Jury which faces them Behind the tho enclosure sit Bit lt more than 40 newspaper men demon demon- demonstrating demonstrating demonstrating that the th Fall Doheny con con- conspiracy conspiracy trial Isa la a formidable rival journalistically speaking to the Mills Mills Hall murder case |