Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1924, Page 2

2 PTCHED BATILE STAGED WITH KLAN Attempts of Masked Order to Meet in Bay State Towns Stir Trouble. FIVE HURT IN LANCASTER Autos Showered With Stones. ¢ Charges of Rock Salt Fired From Shotguns. By the Associated Press. LANCASTER, Mass., July 30.—~After a night of disorders and clashes, in which scores were Injured, a crowd of men, who had engaged in & night of hostilities with members and spec- tators at a Ku Klux Klan meeting in a field near here, were dispersed With the arrival of additional state patrolmen today. Between 500 and 800 men had engaged in the fighting during the night. Five Badly Hurt, The list of injured today, following the night's fighting, included . five men whose injuries were so serious as to require treatment at hospitals. One was a policeman, who was struck on the head by a stone. One of the injured was in a hos- pital suffering from w broken back and three others were suffering from ‘wounds believed to have been caused by a shotgun loaded with rock salt. Many others are known to have been hurt by clubs, flying stones and other missiles. Two automobiles were partly demolished by showers of stones and missiles. Roy Grover of. Clinton, a spectator at the Klan meeting, was taken to the hospital in Clinton with an in- Jured back. e later was discharged. Paul Kittredge of Clinton, said to be a halfback on the Holy Cross foot ball team, another injured, is suffering from 40 wounds, believed to. have been caused by rock salt discharged from a gun. He is ex- pected to recover. Climax of Hard Feeling. The hostilities last night came as & culmination of bitter feeling for some time, While the fighting was beginning here a similar outbreak occurred in Spencer, 32 miles away, when a crowd showered with stones cars carrylng persens away from a Ku Klux Klan meeting there. State police dispersed the crowd and arrested five men. At Westminster, near here, a third meeting was held, but without disorders. Two Clashes Take Place. Two clashes took place here during the night between the crowd within the field and those outside. Rocks ‘were thrown and a shotgun, appar- ently loaded with rock salt, fired. Grover's back was broken when he attempted to run the gantlet of the crowd outside in an automobile, As the night wore on the police, handicapped by their lack of num- bers, the scattered position of the cpmbatants and the darkness, were able only to keep the road clear, When dawn broke 150 men still re- mained in the road outside the field and a similar number of men were within the field. But with the com- 10 of morning the crowd in the road- way gradually broke up, Police reinforcements dispersed the remainder, and those who had been forced to remain within the inclosed field were enabled to leave, Gets Beyond Police, The small local police force was unable to cope with the situation When, shortly after 8 o'clock last night, - trouble began between the crowd within the field and those in the road outside. A few guards had been posted along the low stone wall that ran between the field and road. ‘When the crowd outside attempted to enter the fleld help was summoned Lrom the state police at Holden, Ox- ford, Brookfield and Lunenberg. But the dozen officers were unable to han- dle the situation, .When at 10 o'clock the first real clash occurred at the entrance to the field, rocks were thrown and the crowd outside withdrew. The second most serious clash oc- curred at about 12:30 am. when a second rush for the opening into the fleld brought general fighting in Wwhich stones and clubs figured. A shotgun was fired into the crowd. Policeman Injured. Officer Peter Sonia, who was riding on the running board of an ambu- lance which had been summoned and which was carrying an injured man from the fleld, was struck on the head V¥ & plece of rock. Two autos were partially demolish- ed when they were driven out in the early morning in an effort to run through the crowd and were drawn back into the inclosure. A man who termod himself a kleagle, but who de- clined to divulge his name, told news. paper men who made their way through the besiegers’ ranks under the protection of police that only a #mall minority of the crowd within the field were klansmen. The remain. der, he sald, were interested listen- ers at a meeting called for the purpose of telling of the aims and purposes of the Klan. No ceremonial was held, he said. The fleld, he said, was rented and guards remained within the rent- ed lapd. He said no klansman had car- ried guns, although ordered within a month to defend themselves. State police said that no action would be taken to discover the per- son firing the shotgun or to prose- cute unless & formal complaint should be lodged. Hylan Home; Silent on Plans. NEW YORK,July 30.—Mayor Johp Hylan returned today after a three-week visit to William Ran- dolph Hearst's ranch in California. He had no statement to make on the Political situation and would not dis- cuss the possibility of becoming a candidate for governor. e Fire Damage, $100,000, CAMBRIDGE, M July 30.—Fire destroyed the plant of the W. S. Simpson Company, Inc., here last night $aysing alogs estimated at more than $300,000. THE CROWE STRUGGLES TO BAR OUT EVIDENGE ON BOYS’ SANITY (Continyed from First Page.) the big legal fight of the proceedings was on. Quotes From Law. “Becguse,” said Mr. Crowe, “the plea of guilty estops any plea of in- sanity. 1 inslst that they have no more right to introduce that plea than they have to plead guilty and then try to show the men were in California when the crime was com- mitted.” “It is overruled,” erly. “But, your honor,” ssid the State's attorney, “if the court sentences these men to a term in prison, satis. factory to them and their attorneys, the State is helpless. It cannot ap- peal. I would like to read the 1lli- nois law on the subject.” Mr. Crowe resd from the statutes the enactment governing conduct of murder trials in which {nsanity is offered us a defense. He pointed out that the law provided that as soon 18 the anestion was raised “it shall be the duty of the court” to empane) & jury and let that body determine the fact,” “Can_language be more explicit?” usked Mr. Crowe. “Have we reached the point where a man can plead gullty to avoid a trial by jury? Does the defense here desire a trial before one man when they have resisted a trial before twelve? “From the moment you hear evi- dence on insanity this becomes a mock trial.” Rejects Reference. The judge asked for authorities and prompily Tejected a reference o the case of Gene Geary, Chicago gunman who was sent to the Chester Hospital for the Criminal Insane after he had been sentenced to death. Judge Cav- erly said this did not apply to the present case because the Leopolds Loeb proceedings had not reached the stage of sentencing, €n to me a moment,” said Judge Caverly, “If a defendant came into this court without counsel and pleaded guilty to a crime, th court would have the right to appoint alien- ists to inform him whether that de- fendant was competent to plead guilty. I did, in fact, adopt that very gourse in a very recent case and it resulted in a sentence of life impriconment. “It is true that the counsel who might be appointed by the court to defend a man would have no right to waive that man’'s constitutional right, and this holds true right now. I have a right to know whether these boys were competent to plead guilty through their counsel or on their own volition. Degrees of Insanity. ““There are different degrees of in- sanity——"" “Not in Crowe. “Oh, yes, there are,” rejoined Judge Taverly, “the laws of Illinols recog- nize degrees of murder and ko we must consider degrees of responsibility.” “But under the law a person either is responsible or not responsible for his acts,” insisted Mr. Crowe. “Miti- gation goes only to facts in a case. “Here is a cold-blooded murder, without a defense, In fact, and they try to escape the consequences by offering a plea of {nsanity.” “Who sald they are offering a plea of insanity said the judge. “I have a perfect right to go into the state of a defendant’s mind and learn what that had to do with the circum- stances of the crime. “I agree that this court cannot pass on a question of insanity, but unless I conclude that these men must be insane, at which point I must impanel a jury, I can inquire into the mental circumstances of their acts.” “We are not going into the insanity question at all,” announced Walter Bachrach for the defense. Insanity as Plea. Mr. Crowe in arguing asserted: “I insist when the court indicates he is with the defense the State has a right to argue. Has insanity justice as a lea?” ® The court answered: “Yes,” but at the same time Darrow and Bachrach, de! se counsel, joined in a *“No.” “You folks have gone off on the wrong tangent,” Judge Caverly ad- dressed the State. “They are not going to introduce any testimony that they are insane. The State is the only one_saying anything about in- Sanity. They are mot Eoing to be permitted to put on an insanity de- fense. Go ahead with vour author- ities, not as to lnsa{nll)’,Lbull as tno i jon because of state of mind. Got aaa 5" 06 the “iffnois Supreme Court.” Tries to Cite Blackstone, One of the State's attorneys at- tempted to cite from Blackstone and Judge Caverly interrupted with “From the Illinois Supreme Court and the counter was made correct. “The Illinois Supreme Court is founded on Blackstone. =You cannot escape it,” the State 5 APeln, we'll tey to," replied Judge Cayerly. “1f there Is any question of. mitiga- tion because of insanity, then it properly becomes a case for a jury trial,” the State persisted. Clarence S. Darrow, chief defense counsel, interrupted with one of his cool, infrequent remarks: Anything in Mitigation. “The statute provides the court may listen to anything on mitiga- tion. The Legislature has biven widé latitude. Anything as to mitigation because of condition of mind is ad- missible.” The State proceeded to cite authori- ties on “moral mania.” asserting that any evidence of partial or general mania is insanity. “Doctors have siven insanity many names, but in the law we have only one, and If there is a question of sanity it is one pe- culfarly for a jury,” the State argued, and cited further authorities. The judge and the State's attorney argued on the word “peculiarly” as it was used in the authorities cited, the judge holding it meant the case men- tioned properly had been tried by a jury, not that if it had not been the reviéwing court would have thrown out the decision because of the lack of that feature. = Evidence of Insanity. Judge Caverly at this point as- serted the defense would not be per- mitted to present evidence of legal insanity, and the argument contin- ued on the question of presentation of testimony in mitigation of murder. Thomas Marshall, indictment ex- pert for the State's attorney, took up the argument, maintaining that the defense was .trying to give mental insanity and moral insanity the effect in law of legal insanity. g “This is a temple of justice,” he sald. “A psyschopathic asylum is something else. Confusion only arises when the two are brought to- gether.” Cites From Authorities. ‘Walter Bachrach cited authorities to prove the defense contention that the court might exercise discretion within a range embraced by all the circumstances of the defendants’ age. previous good character and mentai condition. He referred the court to the Tracéy case in Nebraska, which he _said bore out this contention. “We have the right to show the syschopathological condition of thene Jelendants, just as we would have the right to show that a crime was com, mitted while the defendant.way under e influence of a drug.” Bene argument reached the stage where it was a squabble with five or six attorneys and the court all talking at onceand the official stenog- raphers in despair. Lopold and Loeb leaned forward slightly in_ their chairs and took in every word. Finally the court repeated that he was not going to admit any testimony at this hearing to show the defend- ants insane, but that he would cer- tainly wish to know just what mit! gating circumstances might have had an effect on their actions. Argument Waxes Warm. At one point when the argument waxed warm. State’s Attorney Crowe heatedly remarked to the court: “If you hear this evidence as to insanity and you sentence these men to life imprisonment and Mr. Darrow takes ald Judge Cav- law,” interrupted Mr. : in with: “No, no, there'd be .nothing’’——— Jease Caverty Saterienteas ¥ P “I don't care what you gentlemen do when I get through.” “Oh, that's ridiculous,” the court remarked with asperity when Mr. Crowe replied, “yes,” to the judge's query: “If @ man comes here and puts on a witness who says ‘this man is in- sane’ must T call a jury?" “There is no authority in tte world on it,” the judge further remarked. “L have a right to listen to any S¥dence of mitlgation.” said the judge. After I have heard 1z, what welght I give it no one will know but myself. I do not know whut the defense i% going to present Darrow Talks to Boys. As the State continued to cite au- thorities, Mr. Durrow sat with Leo- pold and Loeb and the three were in deep conversation. It ended with Loeb breuking into one of his ex- pansive smiles and Darrow turning his attention to the group of arguing attorneys before the bar. The reading of decisions from other States, which Mr. Marshall offered as in point, settled into a drone. Jacob Franks, father of the boy, came into court’ late. Attitude of Relatives. Jacob Loeb, uncle of the defendant, appeared to follow the argument with interest, but Allan Loeb, brother of Dick, and Leopold's father and brother kept ' their eves on the prisoners rather than the group bafore the bench. Bpec- tators, lost in the maze of legal lore, spent their time gossiping in low tones and watching the newspaper photogra- phers take snupshots of the court scene. A rearrangement of seats which brought the defense attorneys nearer the witness stand, operated also to place State's Attorney Crowe within a few inches of Loeb's elbow. Mr. Crowe and Mr. Darrow gossiped a bit in an under- tone, but Loeb and lLeopold gave no in- dication of the near presence of their prosecutor. 5 Dr. White sat patiently on the stand, waiting for the court to decide finally whether he could testify. ' ST L From Yesterday's 5:30 Kdition of The Star. PHYSICIAN HELD INNARGOTIC CASE Dr. E. B. Preis Accused of Unlawful Possession—Bond Fixed at $1,000. Dr. 1. B. Preis, a physician, of 2217 Nichols avenue southeast, was com- mitted to jail yesterday afterncon by United States Commissioner Mac- donald, in default of $1,000 bond, on charges of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. Dr. Preis was arrested by a United States deputy marshal on a com- missioner's warrant, and was given a hearing by Commissioner Macdon- ald immediately upon appearing un- der arrest. Up to a late hour this afternoon he had failed to make bail Chinese Held on Bend. Ho Bak Pang, 36 years old, Chinese laundryman of 213 Indiana avenue, when arraigned before the commi sioner, was held for the grand jury, and gave bond of $500. He was ar- rested by Narcotic Agent “Two-Gun' Murphy and Lieut. Cornwell and De- tectives Cole and Dowd at his laun- dry, and was found to have narcotics secreted in the center of what ap- peared to be & package of tea. The commissioner dismissed a case against Lee Quong, elderly Chinese of 325 Pennsylvania avenue, for possession of opium. WILL EXHIBIT LENIN BODY. Banner of French Commune to Be Placed on Tomb. MOSCOW, July 30.—The tomb of Lenin will be reopened to the pub- lic on August 1. Americans and other forelgners desiring to view the body of the revolutionary leader, which has been re-embalmed during the period in which the tomb has been closed, must join one of the groups of visi- tors conducted by representatives of a district Soviet. Single visitors will not be permitted in the tomb and all packages, canes, umbrellas and other articles must be left with the guard at the entrance. On the day of the reopening, the historic banner of the French com- mune, presented to the Soviet gov- ernment by French Communists, wil be deposited in the mausoleum with an elaborate ceremony. S, 60 NATIVES ARE KILLED AS MOTORSHIP BURNS Agusan, Plying Between Southern Islands of Philippines, Is Destroyed. By the Associated Press. MANILA, July 30.—Sixty natives are believed to have perished when the motorship Agusan burned off the coast of Camiguin Island, in the Sea-of Mindanao, sald a telegram re- ceived here today from the com- mander of the constabulary in Mis- amis. The telegram stated that the inter- island steamer Antonio Cosim res- cued about 60 persons from the burn- ing vessel. The Agusan was a wood- en craft of 195 tons, built in Port Ludlow in 1879 and owned by the Agusan Cocoanut Company. She plied between southern islands of the Philippines. ~—— ANNUAL PONY ROUND-UP FETE FOR ISLANDERS Hundreds to Attend Chincoteague Affajr, When Stock Will Be Loosed in Wilderness. Special Dispatch to The Star, RICHMOND, Va., July 30.—Resi- dents of Chincoteague Island will to- day engage in the annual round-up of ponies, at which there will be hun- dreds of persons from the eastern part of the State. The ponies are branded when they are a few months old and are turned into the wilds of the county. where they live on the luxurious grass and, are sbout two years old when caught. Each owner registers his pony when he is turned into the swamps and they are thus identified. The ponies sell well, but they are as wild as goats and have to be broken. They are tough, wiry and have great endurance and are pretty. They hava been on the island for more than a hundred years and are allowed to re.r::‘ln i th:hopo:u through the Winter, sheltering themselves un- Au'%zaluu.m us.nuu underr TOw £ B LITTLE HEED GIVEN 10 TRAFFIC RULES Many Law Violations Acou- mulate to Vex Officers and the Public. CITATION OF INCIDENTS Motorists Not Always to Blame, But Conditions Regarded as De- manding Remedy. Traflic regulations apparently mean little to the average Washington mo- torist if disregard for police signs means anything. A little observation downtown will show the following violations: Parking between street car loading platforms and the curb. Parking in safety zones. Parking outside the white lines. Fallure to keep close to the po- liceman at policed crossings when seeking to make a left-hand turn. Add to Police Troubles, All of these contribute to the troubles of the police and the retard- Ing of trafic movement. Some of it is the fault of the police, some of it tho fault of the motorist. In the case of the crossing police, .it may 1 many times that they do not trict attention to the move- ment of the trafic and direct drivers how to proceed, as one observes in other cities. On the other hand, the motorist should know, but when the policeman says nothing he fails to comply. It iy direct belicved that a more striet n of traffic downtown by the police on this duty will materially relieve mAny of the traffic troubles from which the city now suffers. There is cited the case of the fash- ionably dressed woman in a coupe. One r had stopped for the moment to discharge passengers and was held there temporarily to obtain a photo- graph. It was at Fourteenth street and New York avenue, where the space between the platform and the curb i3 nope too great. This woman drove up to the curb, touched it with the front wheels of the car and left the rear end sticking two feet from the curb, itself a violation of the regulations, even where park- ing is permitted. She had left but a narrow margin for trac to get through. Held Under Observation. Inspector Headley and the reporter watched her. Several signs on the curb plainly told that there was no parking permitted between the curb and the platform. The woman locked the car, stepped out and locked the door and started away, “You are not going to leave that car there, Madam?" Inspector Headley questioned, politely. “Why not?" she asked, looking at the building in front of which she was parked. “What's here that I camt park In front of L7 “It isn’t the building,” said Inspector Headley. “If you will ook at the signs and then glance on the other side of your car you will see that you are Darked between the platform and the cu “Well, why don't you make th: fove.” she argued. hejthat car “Oh, we have lots in jail like him,” said the inspector, a8 the other car moved on. “Ah! lavoritism,” she sald, at which the inspector merely smiled. About the only favoritism that was shown there was the failure to give the woman aticket, sending her to the Traffic Bureau to deposit collateral on two counts. Another Violation Cited. Another case is the motorist who thoughtlessly stops in the downtown trafic to hold a conversation with some one alongside of the car. He merely stops “for a second,” but sometimes the conversation drags on for minutes, while traffic, biowing and blasting, at- tempts to wend its way onward with- out scratching fenders and doing other serious damage. At Fourteenth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue, whers, at the busiest timos of the day and traffic is heavi- o8, street cars move in six directions, there is a sign on the cars turning from Fourteenth into E streets whioh Warns motorists not to stop on the car tracks. But almost any time one may see a motorist, when the signal for westbound traffic Is set against him, drive directly on the tracks. Traffic jams behind the offending mo- torist, street cars for E street cannot get around the curve and there is a congestion. The policeman then must leave his post and direct drivers to back up, or hold the street car on the crossing, jamming other trafig, while the track is cleared. The prac- tice is inexcusable, and it cannot be for lack of knowledge, for the sign is there for any one who can read. It seems to be an endless task to get the motorists to comply even with the simplest of the regulations, but it would appear to be necessary, if the police intend to make better and more careful drivers, that they will have to force some of them into the courts and make examples of them. Drivers Not Always to Blame. But, of course, observations have shown that not always is it the drivers who are responsible for the jams. They even occur in police- directed sections. It happens in many of the short squares. For in- stance, take F street. There is a crossing policeman at Eleventh street regularly. He has a semaphore, Dur- ing the busy hours of the day there are policemen at Twelfth and Thir- teenth streets. The policeman at Twelfth street passes the traffic mov- ing east, and at that moment the man at Eleventh etreet sets the semaphore against it. Almost before one begins to realize it the trafc f backed up across Twelfth street. Then the officer at Twelfth street cannot move traffic north, and in a few minutes more trafiic is backed up on Twelfth street down to and across E street to Pennsylvania avenue. little foresight on the part of the officer at Twelfth street or possibly instructions to operate with the sema- phore at Eleventh street, would re- lieve this difficulty. When the officer at Twelfth street sees that traffic is jamming up between FEleventh and Twelfth streets, due to the sign being set, he should Immediately stop trafiic as soon as the rear of the line reaches the building line on the east side of Twelfth street. Then he can hold an opening and move his north traffic. On the other hand, by watching the signalman at Illeventh street he could move traffic only when the sign is set for east and west e It is the little things like t and the seeming lack of foresightedness which causes many of the city's trafiic jams. That “Left-Hand Turn" Another case is the motorist who sceks to make a left-hand turn on omparatively narrow throughfare Snere Whe cornar 1s policed. | Instead of drawing close to the policeman to await his motion to turn, he stands oft from the sémaphore and does not leave enough room for the other trafic behind him to move. The re- sult is & jam. Then the policeman has to let the cross trafic move, and all the while the traffic is jamming up. This is purely a case of thoughtless ness An?l ck Mt cn‘n:‘ldcnuon on the rt of the motoris PAl1 of these might seem little thing on thelr face, but when one take: the time to observe the conditions and examine them they loom big in reventing the free movement of Bofe into and out of the traMe Sone. Moving traflic does not cause jams, and it should be the duty of the police to move it with all haste pos- sible consistent with care. A little direct education, and court fines .if necessary, will do it. It wi down the danger of accidents, Eet ti out of the way, and eventual. 1y the.conditions in.the- trafiic’ sone 11l be greatly improved. Fallure to keep close to the policeman in making a left hand turn from a narrow roadway blocks up trafic all along the line. The car behind which wants to continue straight ahe: Sign at 14th and Pennsylvania avenue tells motorists not to wehich failed to obey the sign, stopped on the car track and when a street car against the tide of traffic, thus causing a jum, TEST MOBILIZATION DETAILS REVEALED; DENY WAR GESTURE (Continued from First Page.) during their participation in parades and patriotic demonstrations.” Full Assembly Qualified. It was also pointed out, however, that it “may not be expedient in some localities” to bring about this volun- tary assembly of men of military age, and the Instructions added that such an effort “should pot be under- taken o any territory without the approval of the local mobilization committee.” There would be no objection to a surplus of personnel being obtained for any unit, it was sald, and citizens thus volunteering would be incor- porated in military units for the day of the test “without regard to uni- form and equipment.” In connection with the patriotic demonstrations, corps area com- manders are informed that the pur- pose “is to depict the progress of mobilization, the dependency of units on the community to which allocated and the contribution in personnel that would be expected from each commu- nity in the event of a national emer- gency.” Bvery Community Enlisted. For that purpose the commanders are directed to make efforts in co- operation with State and municipal officials to see that every community in the country holds some form of observance on the day of the test. It 18 also pointed out that the occasion will afford opportunity for patriotic meetings and for local parades of military units, which “should be con- ducted under the auspices and man- agement of looal committees named and supported by State executives with full assistance and co-operation of corps area and subordinate com- manders.” In suggesting the form of local ceremonies, the _circular mentioned “prayer for our national welfare,” patriotic music, addresses on national defense and mobilization, and organ- igsed recreation and amusement. It was suggested that efforts should be made to secure the co-operation of members of Congress in the local exercises. In the actual checking of the re- sults of the test, corps area com manders were directed to follow ex- isting Army regulations in connec- tion with “basic ph‘!n;i WlAruD:nlrt. ‘mobiligation, 1923.” roops o e Regtlars, ‘recognized National Guard and organized units, organized reserve, were ordered assembled on September 12, “wherever they may be.” SWEET OPPOSES TEST. Colorado Governor Will Not Mo- bilize National Guard. ~ LOVELAND, Colo., July 30.—De- claring he would co-operate With President Coolidge as far as he deemed it proper, but declaring un- equivocally that he would not order the mobilization of the Colorado Na- tional Guard on National Defense day, Soplgbcr 12, Gov. Sweet in an interview ®with the Loveland Herald- Reporter today went on record In opposition to the idea of the ob- servance of the day. “I do not proposs to mobilise the National Guard of Colorado Beptem- ber 12, National Defense day, nor do I propose to ask participation of civilians in military affairs,” the gov- ernor is quoted as saying. “I will co- operate with the FPresident of the United States as far as I deem it roper, but to mobilize ths National Buard at this time. following closel upon thelr demobilization from-Sum- mer camp, would be sheer folly, and to ask civilians, Hally farmers, to take part In the National Defen: day programs during their busiest season of the year would be asking them to shoulder an undue burden,” the interview continued. GOV. BRYAN BTANDS PAT. 'Will Not Call Out Civilians, He Re- iterates at Lincoln. LINCOLN, Nebr, July 30.—Gov. Bryan last night declined to com- ment on the statement by the War Department _his attitude tow: National Defen day had eyoked, stating that he wished first to read the u‘!‘m“u’“ “hat:l:nr the @overnor had said he oould mot see whérein his attitude was such as to warrant attack. His position, he said, had been made plain. He said he intended to order the National Guard of Ne- braska to mobllize on September 12 and will urge patriotic organizations to hold services, but will not re- quest mobilization of _citizens, including farmers and workmen and their assignment to units in street parades, he asserted W. J. BRYAN AGAINST TEST. Has No Law Behind It, Says Demo- cratic Leader. MIAMI, Fla., July 30.—William Jen- nings Bryan last night took issue with President Coolldze’'s plan for setting _aside September 12 as Na- tional Defense day. While declining to comment on the position taken by his brother, Gov. Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska, 'the Commoner declarsd that ho “did not see any reason” for a “defense day.” “It has never been done, so far as I know,” Mr. Bryan said in a dictated statement, “and 1 see no reason why a new custom of this kind should be inaugurated just at the time when the world needs our assistance in the abolition of war in- stead of an ostentatious exhibition of our preparedness for war. Mr. Bryan said that he was “unin- formed” ‘on his brothers position in refusing to co-operate in the mobiliz- ing of industrial resources in con- junction with the militarv forces, but stated his own position as follows: “The Democratic platform pledges the Democratic party to employ all its energy to the outlawing of the whole system of war. The Republi- can party made mno such platform declaration, and it is therefore nat- ural that the Republican administra- tion and the Democratic leaders should differ as to the proposed mo- bilization. “Whatever Congress asks the American people to do ought to be done, but 1 do not understand that the proposed plan has back of it any more than the expressed wish of the President, bused upon the suggestion of Gen. Pershing. “The proposed scheme does not pre- pare the Nation for war. It simply Zives an exhibition of whatever pre- paredness we have. Unless the effect is to frighten other nations, it may be accepted as a suggestion that they show us their military toys. If the practice is desiruble to us, why not for other nations? Should a uniform day be adopted, or shall the days be different 8o that the newspapers can glve us continuous reports of mili- tary maneuvers? “The world has more important work than to engage in rivalry in showing off preparedness for war, Kansas Chief Backs Test. WICHITA, Kans, July 30.—Gov Jonathan M, Davis of Kansas yester- day declared that he would stand by President Coolidge on his views regarding observance of September 12 as National Defense day, saying that it isn’t a bad thing.” “We are in no danger of becoming militarists in this country, and our Army is very small and has little jn- fluence on our politics,” he safd. HOLD BRYAN MISTAKEN. top on car tracks. This picture shows a truck came along had to back sev yards Siki’s Deportation May Be Ordered by Labor Department Louis Fall, who has gained fame under the name of Battling Siki, may be deported from the United States. The native of the French African colonies, victor over Georges Carpentier for the world's light heavywelght boxing cham- pionship in Paris two years ago, is under investigation by immigra- tion inspectors of the Department of Labor, in conection with his marrlage a few days ago in New York to a woman named Lillian Werner. Siki, according to press dis- patches from Paris, has a wife and child living near the French capi- tal. If the investigation by the im- migration service develops that this is trut, Siki will be subject to deportation on a charge of big- amy. Siki is a native of Senegal, a French colony in Africa He served in the French colonial in- fantry during the war, and achiev- ed renown as a prize fighter, won the world light heavyweight cham- pionship by knocking out Georges Carpentier, then champion, in 1922. TRINKLE RULES AGAINST FISHERIES QUIZ MINORITY No Reason to Appoint Another Committee, He Says, Upholding Majority Report. By the Associated P RICHMOND, Va., July 30.—Nothing could be found in the evidence pre- sented before the special committee of the Virginia General Assembly which investigated the State depart- ment of game and inland fisheries to duty or that it would be proper for me ‘to_override the majority report,” Gov. E. Lee Trinkle declared today. Nor can I find and reason,” the exec- utive added, “why I should of my own volition appoint another commit- tee or should myself investigate the charges which nave been made and investigated before this special com- mittee of the General Assembly."” “1 am led to the conclusion,” Gov. Trinkle said, ‘“that there is nothing for me to do but to receive and con- cur in the majority report signed by five of the seven members of the committee and allow the same to stand as giving the true result of the investigation.” The charges against the department headed by Commissioner McDonald Lee were made on the floor of the State senate by Senator Stubbs of Middlesex and included illegal expendi- iture of State funds and immoral and improper conduct on State boats. The majority report of the ®ommit- tee exonerated the department of any Army Heads Say Governor Does Not Understand Request. The criticism by Gov. Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska of plans for the obs servance of “National Defense day,” September 12, 1s attributed in a state- ment by the War Department to “rather extraordinary inferences from what scems to be a perfectly clear document.” His order for assembly of National Guard organizations and appointment of local committees to help in arrange- ments for observance of the day, the statement adds, “will enable the depart- ment to carry out its plan in Nebraska completely.” Expressing “surprise” over the gov- ernors declaration against “mobiliza~ tion” of civil or industrial resources or any activity indicating a national holi- day devoted to preparation for war after he had expressed a desire “to co- operate,” the department asserts that his stand “presumably is due” to the wording of instructions to reserve offi- cers issued by the 7th Corps Area com- mander. Reference to Civilians. This document, the department em- phasizes, makes ‘no reference” to “mobllization of civilians,” providing only “that clvilians who volunteer their services for the day will be permitted to parade with National Guard and organ- ized reserve organizations in order that the processes of mobilization may be stimulated.” Answering the governor's state- ment that the “defense test” might convey & wrong impression at a time when the international situation- is l:lln;, thed d;::flmtp:;lmléh&n is “just duw im that’ normal -measures -can be taken wrongdoing, but recommended cer- tain fiscal reforms and that the hoat in question be sold. These and other recommendations of the committee were approved in their entirety by Gov. Trinkle. —_— FLOOD PERILS HANKOW. Heavy Rains Cause Damage of Millions in China. By the Assoclated Press. HANKOW, China, July 30.—There have been heavy rains, causing seri- ous floods in Hunan Province, ac- cordipg to advices from Hengchowfu. Much destruction resulted along the Hengklang, the property damage running into milllons of dollars. At Hankow, the bund is submerged and fears are felt for the rest of tlie aity. The Hengkiang, or Siangkiang, has its source in the southern part of Hunan province, flowing north through the eastern part of that pro- vince, its mouth forming Tung Ting Lake, southwest of Nankow. known that ‘he probably would not reply to Gov. Bryan. It was declared at the White House that the Presi- dent considered his recent criticism of those condemning the govern- ment's plans for Defense day as “un- fair” as sufficiently outlining his views. These were stated compre- hensively in a letter to Frederick J. Libby, executive secretary of the Na- tional Council for Prevention of War, 1ist nlstn.-.,' - - L | fashionable hot, “lead me to the belief that it is my | PEGGY*JOYCE SUED BY GOUNT SPOUSE Morner Seeks Separation and Actress Counters With Annulment Plea. SAYS SHE SUPPORTED HIM Husband Declares Countess Stayed Away From Home at Night By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 30.—A suit agai ker for annulment of her marriage, counter suit by her for separation and testimony as a witness in th trial of a prominent lawyer for al- leged bribery of a juror figured in the life yesterday of Countess Gosta Morner, formerly Peggy Hopkins Joyce, show girl and former wife of two millionaires. The counte first attracted a crowded courtroom when she appear- ed as a witness for the Government in the trial of Witliam J. Fallon for the bribery of Charles W. Rendi the Gregory-Durrell mail fraud case, in 1922, She told of a party at an inn, where he left the table a few m utes before dinner w served. The Government fs attemp :H‘K to ]ell:b!lnh that it was in t nterval that Fallon pai T paid Rendi v “Was Hungry,” She Says. When Fallon conducted his cre, examination, she plaintively admittcd that she was not positive about ths date of the dinner, but Was pos he left the table before dinner, cause she was hungry” and sent a waiter to fetch him. Amid the laugh- ter of the courtroom, she then ad- mitted she might have 1maj ned th time he was absent as longer the it r‘eally was for that very reaso Countess Morner left the spot] t of the courtroom through the judge's chamber to step immediately “inte a bart that focused more attention on her than her previous rofe. $10,000 From Count. An attorney was Waiting to serve papers i suit for annulment by her e hurried to her lawyers, and immediately drew up papers for a counter suit, which also asked for the recovery of $10,000 she alleged she had spent on the count in their brief married life. Count Morner, at his club late laat night, stated that she had spent no money on him: that he had sacrificed his business for her, and finally had filed the suit in desperation after sne had not appeared at home for more than 24 hours The count and Peggy Joyce wers married in Atlantic City a few weeks ago. coming to New York two days later. with Fall Dropped Out of Sight. For two days. while stopping , they were bes by photographers and reporte to drop almost completely out of sight.when they moved to the coun- tess' small apartment Rumors of differcnces botween them had been afloat some time, and thes were confirmed late last night by the count, who stated that they be- gan at tha time of their marriage. He stated that he was disinclined te file a suit for some time, due to his desire to keep his wife from obtaining notoriety, but that her in- clination to capitalize his name and titie on the staze, after promising she would not, and her intention to pub- lishing a story that she had supplied him with funds, together with her absence from home overnight with- out communicating with him, mads him take this action The Coun Morner could not ba reached for a statement i — CORNER STONE TO BE LAID Large Crowd Expected Sunday at St. Marys, Md., Ceremony. Special Dispatch to The Star. ST. MARYS, Md. Juls | appropriate ceremonies | stone_of the new Mary emale laid next Sunday at 2:50 p.m. Go Ritchie is expected to be on hand, among other State officials and members of patriotic societies and the Maryland State Soci of tha District of Columbia. A. S. Goldsborough will deliver the stone will be 1 Coad Roberts of daughter of C of those chiefly instrumental in_ the erection ‘of the institution in 1844, { The building was destroyed by January 5 last, but the Sta land immediately appropriated $1 000 for reconstruction. and it is ex- pected that the new building will ready for occupancy by the first of the coming year. 0. — With the corner building of the eminary here will La of iddress, d by M Baltimors The corn Mre. Cec farys Count liam Coad, or ar 00, DIES FOR 1918 MURDER. Slayer Electrocuted in Massachu- setts Prison After Long Chase. BOSTON, July 30.—Cyril Vanden. heck, formerly of Lawrence, Mass., and Renfrew, Ontario, was executed ig the electric chair at the Charlestown State prison shortly after midnight, Vandenheck was convicted in June 1923, of the murder of Gislian Scu man’ of Lawrence, in August, 1918, Ho fled to Belgium, the country of his birth, after Scurman’'s body bearing two bullet wounds was found He later went to Canada, where he was arrested at Renfrew, Ontario, in Feb- ruary, 1923. Two Admit Girl's Murder. MOUND CITY, i, July 30.—Pleay of guilty were entered by Hess Con. ners and Fred Hale, Cairo negroes charged with the murder of Mi: Daisy Wilson, 18-year-old Villa Rid storekeeper’s daughter, when they were arraigned before Judge D. T Hartwell in the Pulaski County Cir. cnit Court here today. Two other ne. groes narrowly escaped a lynching the night of the shooting before Con. ners and Hale were caught. Faulty nutrition in parents 1 thought to be one of the chief causes of rickets in chiidren. 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