The Washington Post
August 28, 1926

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— _ With the Associated Press news | The only paper in Vadtiinasion | Cvery morning in the year. | | ’ -_<--- i ———— - aliens | coming variable. = Weather—Fair today; tomor-— ' row fair, with rising tempera- | _ ture; gentle northwest winds, bt- | Temperature yesterday—High- " est, 85; lowest, 62. NO. 18,335. ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER VYOSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. WASHINGTON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926.—~TWENTY-TWO PAGES COPYRIGHT, 1926 BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT DOUBTS POWER TO COMPEL CORPORATION FACTS ee Coolidge Questions U.S. Authority to Force Finance Reports. HOLDS ONLY STATES HAVE SUCH CONTROL Ripley Article, Exposing De- ceptions, Brings Opinion; Is Eager to Protect Investors. Special to The Washington Post. Paul Smiths, N. Y., Aug. 21.— President Coolidge is inclined to doubt the power of the Federal gov- ernment to exact from corporations full information of their financial condition so as to acquaint stock- holders with the true value of their investment. He views this as a purely State power. The attention of the President was directed by newspaper corre- spondents today to the article in the September Atlantic Monthly by Prof. William Z. Ripley, of. Harvard university, an authority on eco- nomics, exposing the alleged con- cealment, misrepresentations and deceptions perpetrated” by many large corporations in their annual statements frequently for the en- richment of insiders in resultant movements of the stock on the market. Prof. Ripley in this article han- dled a number of large corporations by name without gloves, quoting from their reports examples of the methods by which stockholders are “kept in ignorance of the condition and business activity of the com- pany. He pronounced the reform of this condition the crying need of the hour and declared it within the power of the Federal government to enforce full corporation publicity. Sensation in Street. The article produced a sensation in Wall street, causing a flutry on the stock exchange, where profound respect is accorded the opinions and recommendations of Prof. Rip- ley. It was only last year that he caused a similar sensation by his attack on the practice of corpora- tions in issuing nonvoting stock. There followed a conference at the White House between President Coolidge and Prof. Ripley, at which various proposed means of reform- ing the evils incident to nonvoting stock issues were discussed. Nothing came of it, however, ex- cept action by the New York Stock Exchange, whose governing board announced that it would inquire carefully into the affairs of any cor- poration seeking to list nonvoting stock. This action is said to have exerted a deterrent influence on the practice. The President had not read the current article of Prof. Ripley, but indi@ited that he would do so and give the matter serious considera- tion. He would not want to ven- ture a positive opinion without con- sideration of the economist’s prem- ises and conclusions. Eager for Protection. Mr. Coolidge pointed out that there are now about 20,000,000 security holders in the country. It is his desire to do everything that can be done to safeguard their in- terests. The President, however, is mind. ful of the line drawn between the jurisdiction of the Federal govern- ment and of the States in regard to the regulation of corporations. The Federal jurisdiction is limited by the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution. While this clause has been very broadly inter- preted and the national government has been clothed thereby with very broad powers, it still remains that the national government lacks au- thority unless there is an element of interstate transit involved. Mr. Coolidge ilustrated by the case of coal as determined by the courts. The mining of coal is not an act of interstate commerce, ac- cording to court decision, and the central government, therefore, can not regulate it. But when the coal is shipped from one State to.an- other it comes under the commerce clause and under the jurisdiction of the hational government. The doubt in the President’s mind is that the government can exact from the coal company ship- ping coal in interstate commerce, a statement of its finances any more than it can regulate the conditions under which the coal is mined. The authority of the Federal Trade Commission to require infor- mation from corporations is inciden- f oolidge Battles Strong River Current for Trout Paul Smiths, N. Y¥., Aug. 27 (By A. P.).—Taking advantage of ideal fishing weather, Presi- dent Coolidge donned hip boots today and went in quest of brook trout in Osgood river. The river, flowing out of Osgood lake, on which White Pine camp is situated, is a turbulent stream, especially this summer when the water is unusually high because of heavy rains. Using earth worms for bait, the chief executive frequently found himself in water nearly to the tops of his boots, and in places where the current was particularly strong, kept his bal- ance only by skillful maneuver- ing. The party returned to camp | with a dozen trout. FRANCE 10 REJECT AID IN STEADYING FINANCES Decided Stand Taken as Reply to Rumors That Help Is to Be Offered. MINISTRY § IS parm, AG. .2¢ (By A... F.-): France will put her own financial house in order and will accept noth- ing resembling the Dawes plan. Such was the decided stand taken by the French government today toward persistent reports both at home and abroad that foreign finan- ciers were discussing among them- selves plans to assist this country in straightening out her public fi- mances and especially to stabuiize the franc. The Associated Press to- day was authorized by the ministry of finance to say that the French government is unaware of any such plan, that it is competent to ar- range its own finances without sug- gestions from abroad, and that any- thing approaching or resembling a Dawes plan for France would not be considered for a minute. Should any of the eminent for- supsicua ieee feign financiers now visiting in this country desire to be received by Premier Poincare, their wishes would be gladly acceded to but thus far the French government has not requested their advice or guidance. Frequent intimations of late that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the Reichsbank, was in France to attend various financial conferences, evidently has caused annoyance among French statesmen. Many think that these reports originated for no good purpose in Germany. All the American financiers of note who have visited in France this summer have consistently denled that they were in any way concerned with con- ferences regarding French finances. U.S. Tourist Drugged On Train and Robbed (Special Cable Dineatch. ) Paris, Aug. 27.—Added to the list of victims of thieves who are preying on the hordes of American tourists abroad, is Michael Newman, a German-Jewish rabbi from New York, who was chloroformed on the train from Paris to Cherbourg, where he embarked on the Levia- than en route to Southampton, and robbed him of $50. His compart- ment companions stealthily put him to sleep and slashed his luggage in their search for valuables. Mellon Visits League, But Is Not Recognized (Special Cable Dispatch.) Geneva; Aug. 27.—Secretary of the United States Treasury Andrew Mellon informally and unexpectedly visited the League of Nations to- day, accompanying Seymour Par- ker Gilbert, the agent general for the Dawes reparations plan, who interviewed Sir Arthur Salter, direc- tor of the League of Nations finan- cial section. Mr. Mellon was not recognized and returned to Evian:Les Bains by motor this evening. He probably will leave for Paris over the week- end. Woman in Channel; Conditions Are Ideal - Cape Gris Nez, France, Saturday, Aug. 28 (By A. P.).—Mrs. Clem- ington Carson started shortly be- fore midnight in an attempt to swim the English channel. Wind and other conditions were ideal |} At 2:30 o’clock this morning the swimmer was reported to bé mak- ing excellent progress and experts expressed the belief that she would (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 4.) make a‘ segsational swim. | SOUTHWEST MARKET BACKERS HOLD LEAD; POLL STOPS TONIGHT Midcity Supporters Are in Second Place, 7,264 Votes Behind. 6 O'CLOCK DEADLINE SET FOR BALLOTING Maj. Grant Sees Increased Value in Referendum Held by The Post. The Post market site poll, which closes tonight, came to its final day with supporters of the proposed Southwest site leading those favor- ing the Midcity site by a wide mar- gin, with onhy meager and scatter- ing support registered for any of various other proposed sites. Standing in the poll last night was as follows: Southwest site, 11,438. Midcity site, 4,174. Patterson or Eckington site, 57. Various other sites, 71. Total ballots received by The Post market site editor since the poll began ten days ago were 15,740. Closing Hour Fixed. The poll will close at 6 o’clock tonight. Ballots must be turned in to the market site editor of The Post before that hour or, if mailed, the envelope must bear a postmark not later than 6 o’clock. Ballots which do not meet these simple re- quirements will not be counted in the poll. The closing days of the poll have brought increasing evidences of the widespread public opinion in the question of moving one or more of the major divisions of the Center market district to make room for the new government buildings and permit the government to carry out its plans for the beautification of the Mall, south of Pennsylvania avenue. The value of the referendum to those government officials charged with responsibility for selecting new sites for the farmers’ market and the wholesale and commission house rows, has been increasing daily, Maj. U. S. Grant 3d, officer in charge of public buildings and parks, and executive officer of the National Capital park and planning commission, said yesterday. Vote Is Real Factor. Government officials have been somewhat surprised at the public interest indicated by the poll and the large number of ballots cast by the general public has changed the importance of the poll from some- thing like a mere straw vote to a real factor which will be taken into consideration by members of the commission in making a decision. The District commissioners, thé park and planning commission, and the citizens’ advisory council have invited citizens’ associations, busi- ness organizations’ and civic bodies, as well as individuals to express their opinions on the question. They declare that The Post poll, and other opportunities afforded for expression have been such as completely to bar any complaint from any quarter that public senti- ment was not considered. Study of the ballot received by the market site editor has brought to light evidence of a misunder- standing of the exact situation at (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 5.) HUSBAND SHOT DEAD AS POLICE STAND BY Wife Is Charged With Slaying of Negro, Who Led Raid on Home. In the presence of two policemen who were helping him to raid his wife’s apartment, John W. Jenkins, colored, 35 years old, was shot and killed shortly after last midnight. His wife, Mrs. Catherine Mary Jen. kins, was arrested on a charge of murder. lice precinct station and told the desk clerk that there. was a man west. Policemen E. K. O’Brien and F, W. Bower were sent with him to his home. Bower accompanied him to his room, They’ knocked and in response tora query from Mrs. Jenkins as to who was there, they announced ‘‘Police. 00 Me MO ment later a shot rang out and Jen- kins fell at Bower's feet. He died *| later in Casualty hospital. Samuel Jones, colored, 21 years old, who police say, was in the room with Mrs. Jenkins, jumped from a second story room and fled. ~ ' witness. later was captured | end held as < Jenkins called at the Second po--: with his wife at 69 L street north-/. Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. 1—Commander Rodgers Killed. 24 Were Near Hall Killing. Southwest Site Leads Poll. Trade Data Is State Matter. Nicaragua Appeals to League. Klan Invitation Refused. 2—-Legion Convention Opens. Fenning Clashes With Auditor. 3——Channel Swimmer Welcomed. Womap Lawyer Shot Dead. Crowds See Murder Reenacted. 4—Wood Relmkes Filipinos. New Hampshire Investigation. Arlington County News. 5—Texas Votes Today. Building Program Delayed. 6—Editorial Comment. 7—Society. 8—Mine Yields 41 Bodies. Mrs. Belmont Weds Virginian. 10—Alexandria News. Doll Show at Playground. 11—The Post Housekeeper. 12—-Magazine Page. 13-14—-Financial. 15-18—-Sports Section. 19——-Treasury to Drop Clerks. 20, 21—Classified Advertising. 22—$60,000 for Street Repairs. Guardsmen Return Today. CATHOLIC ORPHANAGE REFUSE KLAN INVITATION Ku Klux to Entertain Other Waifs of City at Circus weuneeusy. SEEKS BUILDING FUNDS Two Catholic orphanages have declined the invitation of the Ku Klux Klan for their children to at- tend a circus sponsored by the klan at Fifteenth and H streets north- east next Wednesday, it was learned yesterday. The klan has arranged transporta- tion and planned to entertain the children of all the city’s orphan- ages. All of the Protestant orphan- ages are understood to have ac- cepted. At St. Vincent’s Female Orphan- age asylum, it was said the invita- tion had been declined because an “entertainment or something had been planned for them on .the grounds Wednesday,’’ St. Joseph’s Male Orphan asylum at first ac- cepted the invitation but subse- quently declined. Here it was ad- mitted that it was understood that the klan was giving the entertain- ment, but at St. Vincent’s it was said that the invitation had been extended over the telephone and the identity of the host was not really known. The Protestant orphanages un- derstood to have accepted are the Baptist Home for Children; St. Johns’; Children’s Emergency Home; Masonic and Eastern Star Home; Swartzell Methodist Home for Children; Washington City Orphanage, and the Washington Home for Children. The klan is sponsoring the cir- cus, billed as the Bob Morton Cir- cus and Hippodrome shows, to open Monday, for the purpose of aug- menting its building and charity fund, according to L. A. Mueller, head of the local order. It is planned to erect a building costing approximately $200,000 to serve as the home for the local order. The plans have not yet taken definite shape, but it is intended to locate the building as near the downtown section as possible. It is to be strictly a home for the local organization, it is said, the national body being content with its quarters at Eighteenth and I streets northwest. Temporary lo- cal quarters have been maintained for more than a year in a small suite in the International building. They are said to be wholly inade- quate. Elaborate arrangements’ have been made for the entertainment of the children. ‘The Yellow and Black and White taxicab companies, the Gray Line Cab Co, Packard Motor Car Co., Emerson & Orme, Sterrett & Co., and the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co. are to donate the means of conveyance to and from the grounds. Several thousand klansmen from the District, Maryland and Virginia are expected to attend a general frolic at Chesapeake Beach today, under the auspices of the Hyatts- ville klan, No. 2. Special trains will be operated. Full klan regalia will be worn. There is also to be a klan pae rade and ceremonial at Laurel, Md., tonight.. $5,000,000 More Gold Is Shipped to » Germany New York, Aug. oT (By A. P.).— Another shipment of $5,000,000 in gold was seht t6 Germany this week by the Federal Reserve bank of New York, representing | with-/ the drawals by the reichsbank from its “earmarked” atécount here. This brought withdrawals on the current. moveiment to $20,000,000. STATE NOW SEEKING 14 WHO WERE NEAR HALL-MILLS KILLING Love- Makers Crowded Vicinity at Time, Police Say. MAINTAINED SILENCE IN FEAR OF EXPOSURE Recalls Witness Who Could Not Find Room; Simpson Denies Absolving Widow. Special to The Washington Post. Somerville, N. J., Aug. 27.— Twenty-four eye-witnesses of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were being sought tonight in three States. They are men and women who were making love along Derussey’s lane, near New Brunswick, N. J., the night of September 14, 1922, when the Epis- copalian rector and his choir singer sweetheart were shot to death. Po- lice Inspector John J. Underwood made known today at Somerville that the double slaying was actual- ly witnessed by many persons who have concealed their presence at the scene because of the fear of dis- closure of what they were doing there. “We have men working in three States, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania,’ said Underwood. “They are rounding up two dozen witnesses to the murder. Derus- sey’s lane was choked with people that night. Don’t you remember O’Rouke’s testimony?’’ The inspector referred to Peter C. O’Rourke, New Brunswick con- tractor, a witness at the prelimi- nary examination of Willie Stevens and Henry Carpender. Lane Was Crowded. O’Rourke said he was driving up Easton avenue the night of the murder and saw a man and woman, resembling Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills, standing on the sidewalk in excited colloquy with a third woman, who looked like Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, the clergyman’s wife. “You will recall,’”’ Inspector Un- derwood resumed, ‘“‘that O’Rourke said he couldn’t get up the lane, it was so crowded.” “You mean the people who were on the lane that night are the eye- witnesses your detectives are look- ing for?” he was asked. “‘Yes,”’ Underwood answered. He would not divulge the identity of any of the witnesses. Senator Alexander Simpson, spe- cial prosecutor, was disturbed to- day over the construction placed on his statement that Mrs. Hall had not gone to the Phillips farm with intent to murder. Simpson absolved «the clergy- man’s widow from premeditation in his argument Thursday at Somer- ville before Supreme Court Justice Parker, who refused to admit Wil- lie Stevens, Mrs. Hall’s brother, and Carpender, her cousin, to bail. Simpson Clears Statement. “This statement,’”’ said Simpson, ‘ig not to be construed as meaning that Mrs. Hall is eliminated as first degree participant. “The law in New Jersey is that no appreciable elements of time need exist between the formation of a design to kill and its execu- tion. “There is the further fact to be considered that in our law all who (CONTINUED O88 PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.) PEKING WILL IGNORE U.S. LOAN PROTEST Cabinet Decides to Raise $25,000,000 for Domes- ct ° tic Purposes. » (Special Cable Dispatch.) Pekin, American embasity, the’ Chinese cabinet has decided to proceed with the issuance of rates for a $25,- 000,000 loan, to be used for do- mestic purposes, ignoring China’s unpaid creditors. Great Britain, Japan and France are preparing protests in support. of the Ameri- can position. ° The retreat to Hankow of the northern armies supporting Mar- ‘|shal Wu Pei Fu, fighting the Can- tonese armies, continues, despite the fact that they have been rein- forced by troops of Gen. Su Chuan- Fang. Marshal Wu is begging them to attack in force. ing a new commander to the Han- kow région. Although the porth- ern — now total 150,000, pee, the s onrush of the bolshevik Cantonese prevents the majorit from reaching 7 southern ban of the Yangtze river. | (Copyright, 1926, by-the Chicago Tribuse.) - Aug. 27.— Despite the He' also is send-| COMDR. RODGERS IS KILLED, AID HURT, AS PLANE FALLS IN RIVER AT PHILADELPHIA COMMANDER JOHN RODGERS, U. Harris & Ewing. Ss. N, NICARAGUA ASKS LEAGUE NELP, AGCUSING MEXICO Protest Says Calles Warship Aids Rebels in Govern- ment ate TWO AMERICANS INJURED Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 27 (By A. P.).—The American continent suddenly and sensationally entered the domain of possible League of Nations political activities today when Nicaragua filed a_ protest against Mexico, alleging a free- booting expedition by an auxiliary Mexican warship to help Nicara- guan revolutionaries overthrow the government. Nicaragua in its note of protest does not request specific league ac- tion, but Sir Eric Drummond, sec- retary general of the league, has forwarded the protest to all the members of the organization, as well as Mexico, a nonmember. The secretary general has a'so com- municated to the Mexican govern- ment, that, in accordance with the regular procedure of the league, Mexico may forward to league members any communication which it may consider desirable in con- nection with the Nicaraguan note. The league covenant provides that nonmembers shall be invited to accept the obligation of mem- bership in case of a dispute between ‘members and nonmembers. This is the first time a Latin American dispute has come before the league and so opens the ques- tion as to what attitude the league will adopt in a dispute arising on the American continent. The cove- nant prohibits any action affecting the validity of the Monroe doc- trine. The league is awaiting an answer to the Nicaraguan accusation, so that both sides may be told. There is speculation as to whether the protest will merge into a definite appeal for investigation by the council as a matter affecting friendly relations, especially as the Wicaraguan foreign minister has denounced Mexico to the world as having flagrantly violated the rights of the Nicaraguan republic by the use of force. Should this occur, the council would make an investigation and recommend such: action as seemed best. Then, if Mexico refused to accept temporary membership in the league and resorted to war, league penalties would epeents against her. The note of the Nicaraguan for- eign minister concludes: “I have sent a strong protest to the Mexican government in re- gard to its illegal conduct and I de- nounce it to the world for having (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8, COLUMN-5.) LEWIS DEMANDS ILLINOIS MINERS PRESIDENT QUIT Feud With Farrington Reaches Head as Chief seeks to Oust Him. ee ee ee $25,000 JOB QUESTIONED Springfield, Ill., Aug. 27 (By A. P.).—A long-smoldering feud. be- tween John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of Amer- ica, and Frank Farrington, presi- dent of the Illinois district of the mine workers, became an open schism today when Lewis requested the executive board of the Illinois district to obtain Farrington’s res- ignation or dismiss him as presi- dent. Lewis accompanied his demand, according to members of the execu- tive board, with charges over his signature that Farrington was in the employ of the Peabody Coal Co. of Chicago at $25,000 a year on a three-year contract. Farrington, who is in Paris in the midst of a European tour, was Ca- bled by the executive board as a re- sult of the evidence a message ask- ing him if he did not intend to re- sign. An official then announced “that we expect Farrington’s resig- nation at any time.’’ 4 The carrying of Lewis’ enmity for Farrington before the executive board of the district mine workers followed several years of ill-con- cealed strife between the two, dat- ing from the time when Lewis and Farrington were regarded as rivals (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 6.) VIVIAN DUNCAN HURT WHEN AUTOS CRASH Musical Comedy Star in Hos- pital After Collision; Com- panion Slightly Injured. Oxnard, Calif., Aug. 27 (By A. P.).—Vivian Duncan, of the Duncan sisters, musical comedy actress, was in a hospital here today following an automobile collision last night in which she and Vernon Rickard, of the “Topsy and Eva’’ company, were hurt. ‘In addition to cuts and bruises, Miss Duncan was said by hospital physicians to have suffered a frac- ture of the skull. Rickard, who was driving, was not sériously injured. Police are searching for the driver of the other machine, who is said to have disappeared after re- moving the identification tag from his automobile and abandoning it. Miss Duncan was returning from San Francisco, where she had gone} -etta, who left for New York, t to bid farewell to her sister, Ros- |Hawaiian Flight Hero Was Gliding to Land at Navy Yard. LEFT WASHINGTON ON INSPECTION TRIP —— ee Eberle Coidelie Admiral 2 Rodgers, Whose Son Was Navy Aviation Pioneer. Philadelphia, Aug. 27 (By A. P.). Commander John Rodgers, hero of the San Francisco-Hawaiian flight, lis dead. The brave’ and resourceful nav fller who warded off death on broad Pacific ocean was killed as a result of a drop in a land plane into shallow water of the Delaware river this afternoon. He was so critically injured that death overtook him in the Naval hospital in two hours. He died at 5 o’clock.: Samuel Schultze, of Philadelphia, his mechanician, with a broken back, lay near death tonight in the hospital of the Philadelphia navy yard, near which the accident oc- curred. Eyewitnesses differ on the dis- tance the commander fell, but most of them agree it was between 30 and 150 feet, as he was gliding to make a landing. Board of Inquest Called. A naval board of inquest was called immediately, and it was an- nounced that no public statement would be made until a report was presented to the Secretary of the Navy and Rear Admiral W. A. Mof- fett, chief of the bureau of aero- nautics. The cause of death, night, was hemorrhages due to broken ribs puncturing vital or- gans. Many-of the ribs on one side were crushed in. One of his legs was broken in two places and cut open. The famous commanéder suffered great pain and was unconscious at intervals, but he was able in the true navy fashion to give fragments of information to naval ‘Officers as his life ebbed away. Commander Rodgers was just ending a flirht from the Anacostia field, Washington, D. C., to inspect at the aircraft factory in the navy yard some new planes of the type used on the historic cross-Pacific flight. His coming here was known only to the immediate officers at the yard concerned in his move- ments, and many of the officers and sailors who happened to be near the river front of the navy yard did not know it was the intrepid Rodgers that Was going to his death as the plane fell. Every resource of the big yard was brought into play in the rescue. The commander was pinioned in the cockpit for nearly an hour and suffered ‘untold agony as officers and sailors worked up to their necks in water to free him. Only Leg Seemed Broken. “Go easy, boys,’’ he said, “I’m caught somewhere.’”’ No further time was lost and the fuselage of the ship was literally torn apart with tools to get the navy officer out. When he was freed, and a brief examination made, it was an- nounced he had suffered only a broken leg, and a sigh of relief went up. Later, it was cautiously stated that he was suffering great- ly from shock and that a more thorough examination might show serious injuries. No further word came from the hospital until the announcement he had died. At first it was not believed, but naval sur- geons sadly confirmed the news, Today the commander flew a land plane of the VE type. He fol- lowed the historic Delaware river on his way to the navy yard after crossing the State of Delaware. The Philadelphia navy yard’s landing field stretches along the river for some distance and when the com-.- mander was sighted he was de- broad stretch of grassy ground, A few officers and. men watched — the arrival and saw the plane go into a slow glide. water an from ‘shore. strapped to their seats, were unable — to do anything to save themselves. — When it settled in in the river the. slut eee i s re of aos ee * (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8, COLUMN a)" ng Commander Rodgers and Schi sy a , mF ry - » H ed: scending to make a landing on the . approximately 100 ‘20 so far a6°" navy surgeons could determine to- i It was over the © river and pointed toward the field.