Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1925, Page 4

MILLION 1S RAISED T0 PREVENT FRAUD Credit Men Establish. Fund to Halt Commercial Crime in America. To scotch commercial crime in America the National Assoclation of Credit Men, in their thirtieth annual convention today at the Mayflower Hotel, announced the raising of a “credit justice fund” of more than $1,000,000. Willlam H. Pouch of New York City, chairman of the committee in charge, after getting final reports from 15 citles northeast of the Mis- sissipp! and Ohlo Rivers, totaled the fund at $1,042,897. Willlam J. Donovan, assistant to the Attorney General, in speaking on the subject of commercial fraud, told the convention the Government gave its assistance in the Department of Justice actlvities against such illegal practices, The report to Mr. Pouch from the 15 _cities showed the following results:| Phi a, $70985; Milwaukee, Indianapoli ;. Cleve- Chicago, § Balti. : Buffalo, Pitts- burgh, $41,014; St. Louls, $45,000: New 096; Kansas City, $18,000 : Minneapolis and St , $59,805; Cincinnati, $62,665; Bos. ton, $92,770 Plans Three Offices. The association has made plans, it was announced, to open three central | administrative offices in New York. Chicago and San Francisco to direct the campaign against credit crooks. | Offices will be established, it was said, in 25 principal cities of the country In presenting formally the vesults of the campaign M. E. Pouch pre- sented to .J. H. Tregoe, executive man- ager of the association, a huge can- wvas check, about 25 feet long, which ! was suspended across the end of the ballroom J. M. Paul of Minneapolis conducted the credit interchange of the morning | session. The association went to Mount_Vernon this afternoon, where Gen. Pershing was to lay a wreath | on the tomb of George Washington. | A vaudeville show and dance will be beld tonight at the Mayflower Hotel War on Crooks Waged. Donovan told the eredit men United States district attorneys | the country “will welcome | in disclosing com- | Col that throughou your assistance mercial fraud In the prosecution of alleged crooks, Col. Donovan commended the credit men for their record, and proceeded to explain on what principles the De- partment of Justice operated against this class of suspects ““The Bureau of Investigation. sai& Col. Donovan, “is not a detective bu- reau, but it is a bureau made up of educated, trained and skilled men, who, | I think most of you agree, have been of the greatest assistance in bringing, during the last year or so, some of the big commercial crooks of the country to justice. The bureau is successful because in the preparation of a case they see the day of ultimate trial by a jury and they know that suspicion is not enough, and that certain rules of proof must be followed.” “Commercial fraud is particularly hard to trace,” said Col. Donovan.” The prosecuting forces of the Govern- ment are not large enough or suf- ficiently equipped to properly deal with the detection and prosecution of frauds arising out of business trans- actions. It must go for assistance to you men who have an Intimate and detailed knowledge of business.” The drive against credit crooks, Col. Donovan said, should not only be aimed at catching the gullty and pros-| ecuting them, but at prevention. More stringent demand that all merchants keep accurate books of account and be prepared to submit financlal state- ments was recommended by the speaker. It is appartnt,” he said, “that financial statements have a di- rect bearing upon concealment of as- sets and other commercial fraud pros- ecution. Every Federal Reserve Bank requires from its member banks finan- cial statements to cover commercial paper offered for rediscount.” Deplores “Pull” Charges. ., Col. Donovan criticized those credit men who mistake suspicion for evi- dence, and then, when failing to prove their cases, cry out against the prose- cuting officials, insinuating ‘“political influence.” Charity should be exer- cised, however, the speaker sald, in cases of men who had taken their punishment for commercial fraud, re- lating the story of a man who asked to be taken back to jall because “I haven't got a chance in this com- munity."” The sanction of business ethics, Col. Donovan sald, “'is more effective than the policeman’s club.” Lewis E. Plerson of New York City praised the Federal reserve system, and laid down what he called the debit and credit side of the balance sheet for the system, claiming that advantage was on the credit side. He went into detail explaining sugges- tions for improvement of the system advanced from several circles, but declared they concerned details and not the fundamental plan Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, speaking to the Robert Morris Asso- clates vesterday afternoon reiterated his position concerning the so-called Mellon tax reduction plan, saying he was for “outmelloning Mellon,” and | criticized the McFadden banking bill. The Senator also made critical com- ment on action of the American Bank- ers’ Association in indorsing the Al- drich bill in 1912, without knowing what it was doing. a system. which, he said, “would have been the ruination of this country.” Senator Glass also scored the American Bankers' Asso- clation for opposing the Federal re- serve system. Arson Loss $160,000,000. “When the American Bankers' As- sociation tells me that I ought to do thus and so, I would better pause COTTAGE ON THE EDGE LANGLEY AIRPLANE CLAIMS UPHELD Committee Decides It Was First of Craft Capable of Carrying Passenger. Dr. Samuel P. Langley, former sec- retary of the Smithsonian Institution, designed the first heavier-than-air de- vice capable of sustained, free flight, carrying a man, a speclal committee, consisting of Dr. Joseph F'. Ames. pro- fessor of physics at Johns Hopkins University and Rear Admiral D. W. Taylor, retired, have reported to Sec- retary Charles, D. Walcott. Dr. Walcott asked these experts to make a detailed study when Orville Wright first charged that the label on the Langley plane in the National Museum was misleading, did an injus- tice to himself and his brother, and that for this reason he would send his own original machine to an En- glish museum The committee does not azree to a modification of the label, but to an amplification by which possible mis- understandings may be cleared up. Launching Device Planned. The orjginal machine designed and built by Dr. Langley, the committee holds, failed to fly successfully at its first trial in 1908, not because of any defect in design, but because it was not successfully launched. It claims the faflure was due to defects {n the catapult launching device, and that the machine would have flown if it had once got in the air. This label is suggested for the ap- proval of Mr. Wright: “The original Langley flying ma- chine in 1903, restored. In the opin- fon of many competent to judge, this machine was the first heavier-than- air craft in the history of the world capable of sustained, free flight un- der its own power, carrying a man. This machine slightly antedated the ‘Wright machine, designed and built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, which on December 17, 1903, was the first in the history. of the world to make a sustal] free fight under its own power, carrying a man. Never Successfully Launched. “The original machine was. never successfully launched into the air. Attempts at launching with a catapult on Odtober. 7 and December 8, 1903, were failures owing to defects n the operation of the catapult launching device, and the machine was damaged severely. In 1914, using all available parts remaining, the machine was re. constructed, with certain modifica- tions, and with hydroplane floats at. tached for the purpose of enabling it to rise from the water instead of be- ing launched by a catapult. In that condition. and carrying a man, it was successfully flown with the original power plant, at Hammondsport, N. Y., June -2, 1914, and photographed in fiight. With a modified and more powerful plant, it was subsequently flown repeatedly. These tests indicated that the original airplane would have flown if successfully launched in the tests of 1908, After the Hammonds- port flights the pontoons were removed and the airplane was restored in ac- cordance with original drawings and by the insurance companies to cover tncendiary fires. Yesterday afternoon was devoted to extensive trade group conferences, in which experts from business and the gether for detailed study of their own particular credit problems. These groups were .under direction of Dr Frank A. Fall of the education and research department of the associa- tion Last night reports of three commit- tees, comercial arbritration, mercan- tile agency and credit co-operation and methods, were presented, and there was competition between two groups from Atlanta and South Bend. Ind., in playlets. The report of the advisory council was presented by J. J. Hinchman of New York. WHO LIVED WITH MIS WIFE IN A LITTLE © McClure Newspaper Syndicate B o OF THE WOODS. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, The Three Wishes 1. K7 vi) WHEN ME WAS INTHE WOODS HE RAPPED ON A TREE AND FINDING (T HOLLOW,AND THEREFORE EASY TO CHOP data to its original condition, and is constructed in the main of the origi- nal parts.” Wright Feat Not Questioned. “There is no question that the Wrights were the first to actually ac- complish sustained free flight of a man with their heavier-than-air ma- chine, and the Smithsonian Institu- tion recognized this achievement by awarding the first Langley gold medal to them in 1909, Dr. Walcott says In a statement made public with the re. port. “On the other hand, it has never been questioned that the Lang- ley machine antedated the Wright machine. The only questioh has been whether the full-size Langley flying machine of 1903 was capable of sus- tained free flight. The successful flight of the exact quarter-size model in 1903 and the first tests of the full- size machine made at Hammondsport in 1914, with its original power plant and betore extensive modifications were made to test other principles in- volved in the design of the Langley machine, indicate, in the opinion of Dr. Ames and Admiral Taylor, that the full-size Langley machine could have flown in 1903, with a man, had it been successfully launched. Not Belittling Work. “This does not-detract from the achievement of the IWright brothers whose machine was the first to actual ly carry a man in flight. It was in recognition of this fact that in 1910 and again im 1916 I made efforts to secure for exhibition in the National Museum the original Wright airplane of 1903, or a reproduction or model thereof. This was elght years and two years, respectively, before the Langley machine was placed on exhi- bition in the museum, it having In the meantime, except when being tested at Hammond: been kept in the same workshop In the Smiths soniun Institution where it was first bullt by Dr. Langley." Three Issues Involved. The report, in part, follows: “There are just three questions in- volved, which must be answered be- fore it is possible to determine the capabllity of flight of the original Langley nfachine. These questions are: First, was the power plant adequate? Second, did the machine embody the proper aerodynamic principles to en- able it to balance and aintain itself in the air? Third, was it sufficiently strong structurally to carry its weight and the stresses due to fiying? “As regards the power plant, there seems no question that, in the Ham- mondsport trials, the original Manly enszine never developed the power of which it was demonstrated to be ca- pable in 1903. Furthermore, during “the Ham. mondsport trials with the original engine, the weight lifted into the air, including the pontoons, was 40 per cent greater than that ef the machine as of 1003 with a pilot, Moreover, the bracing and suppérts to the pon- toons and the pontoons themselves must have added materially to the re- sistance of the machine. If, under these circumstances, the Langiey ma- chine was capable of arjsing from the water, which was demonstrated, there is no question in our mind that the 1903 machine had an adequate power plant It Changes Not Material. “With reference to the second ques- tion, although there were some changes in the supporting and guiding surfaces in the Hammondsport ma- ared with those of the they were not, in our , material, either as regards the Hammondsport machine when fit- ted with the original Manly engine, or subsequently when modified by a more powerful engine with a tractor screw. ‘“Moreover, the machine as it stood was virtually an exact copy of a quar- ter-size model, which had shown itself aerodynamicaily quite satisfactory. We conclude, accordingly, that the answer to the second of the funda- mental guestions above is also in the affirmative. “When it comes to the question of strength the case is not so clear. There is no question that the changes made in 1914 provided additional strength. Additional strength was ob- viously needed if 40 per cent addl- tional weight was to be carrled. How- ever, the fact that additional strength was provided renders it impossible to remove the third question from the realm of controversy. This is a ques- tion for technical experts. A complete wing, one-quarter of the sustaining and consider whether 1 ought to or not,” said the Senator. T. Alfred Fleming, supervisor of conservation, National Board of Fire Underwriters of New oYrk, said the American consumer had to pay $160,- $00.000_annuelly that was patd out buy Most of the things you in cans have brand DOWN,HE DROVE HIS AXE INTO T area, showed by sand load test abil- ity to carry a total welght of 260 pounds without damage, while one- quarter of the weight of the original machine and pllot was 207 pounds only. Capability Was Known. Subsequently, the Hammondsport macvhine with'a much more powerful engine (a Curtlss 80-horsepower en- gine) and with only a moderate in- crease in strength, showed itself cap- able of flight carrying 1,520 pounds, or 85 per cent more weight than the original machine of 1903, These facts, in our opinion, establish a strong pre- sumption in favor of the adequacy of structural strength of the original machine. However, we have asked the disinterested head of the design section of the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy Department, to study with his experts the original machine and give us their opinion as to the adequacy of the oniginal strueture. They are of the opinion that structur- ally the original Langley flying ma- chine was capable of level and con- rtolled flight. A careful examination of the Lang- ley machine now on exhibition in the National Museum shows that there are four mingr inaccuracies as com- pared to the obiginal machine of 1903, which should be emedied, namely: (a) The safety flotation tanks should be installed () The fin forward of the dihedral rudder should be removed: (c) The vertical surtace at the rear of the dihedral rudder should be re- moved, and (d) The catapult lugs should be fitted to the king post. Deaths Reported The following deaths have been reported {o ibe Eealth Department in ‘the last 3% ou! Johana Madigan, 62, 3708 : Julia D. Getz. 85. K03 D st red G Shaw. 53. Gallinger Hospital. Wiilasi Fatien. 60, United States Naval Hogpital Sister Mory L. Hemler, 26, North Capitol ne. Alice M. Serpell. 67, 3303 Cleveland avo Frank G, Lampert, §2. 3618 N_H. gve. eorge E. Smith. 38. Georgetown Univer- '“5 Hospital. J. Fisher, 31. St. Elizabeth's Hos- "Hoel 5. Bishop. 75. Walter oupital. drasi A Stars walte o Reed Homital: Sh h 81 16'“‘ Sbfll\s ol e E. M 77. Walker road, John A~ Smith 50, Caguaity Hospital, Andrew F_ Dinemore. 82, 101 Glrard ot ant, 7, Shannon place and ward Pittle. 5. Providence Howpital Eouie Wood. 1 month, 1718 18t ot Adelaine Harris. 50. Freedmen's Hogpital arab F. Diggs. 33. 1822 4ih st. A i oneon. 44. 4848 Hant o1 “¥illiam Johnson, Hospital George W. Coomb 7 eorgia Thornton, B! 'N" Olkdl.le ll njamin H P!)lm\ 4 JS orse L. Minor. Sames B Wrient 53 Y6 doritabia, ra. Clarence Campbell. 6 months. Freedmen's Hoepital. ko There are 798 distinct species of roses known, it is claimed. MY HOUSE?P" DENIES GAS COULD DESTROY GAPITAL Rear Admiral Gleaves Hits at Statements Made by “Air Radicals.” Twenty thousand tons of poisoned #as would be required to poison the in- habitants of .the District of Columbla, and it would require more than all the planes in the world to carry it, Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, U. S. N., re- tired, declared in a stirring address before the Rotary Club luncheon in the New Willard Hotel today. “When the air radical says that the airplanes can drop gas hombs that will poison cities,’ the admiral said, “he ignores mathematical theory. To what utter rot these statements he continued, *‘polsoning the population of New York City would be like diverting the Gulf Stream by & dike. Tt would cost more to destroy New York by poisoning the air than the destruction itself.” Admiral Gleaves' address was on the subject ‘'Aviation and the Fleet.” His remarks’ teemed with denunciation of the “air extremists” and ‘“air radi. cals,” and frequently he attacked well known statements by Gen. Mitchell. “The proposition that our country can be defended solely by air craft is born of ignorance; not only of what constitutes our nation as a world power, but ignorance of the funda. mental object of the Ni itself,” Admiral Gleaves said ble to conceiv ing content with a defen: planes only, with no ships, fortifications, without .a merchant marine. There is no country that would adyocate such national suicide.” Says “Faked Films Used.” The direct charge that ‘“faked films” dealing with airplane bombing of battleships were used by ‘these radicals”. was made by the admiral, ““This constant parade of the passing of sea power was born of the famous bombing of certain old bhattleships by airplanes off the Virginia capes in 1921,” Admiral Gleaves asserted. “As soon as the experiments were finished some air enthusiasts flew to the near- est telegraph office and broadcast the startling news that airplanes had sunk battleships—and they have been repeating it ever since. These radi- cals deal strictly in picturesque lan- guage and sometimes use faked films without w IMMEDIATELY A LITTLE DOOR FLEW OPENAND A GNOME WITH A LONG WHITE BEARD APPEARED AND SHOUTED, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY CHOPPING INTO JUNE 10, 1925, —BY W. J. ENRIGHT. h SOHRY SAID THfi WOOD CHOPPE ANG\"H!RTR!I WILL DO JUST AS WEL\-. THE LITTLE MAN WAS ASHAMED OF HMSELF FOR BEING ANGRY AND SAJRYOU ARE 50 GOOD NATURED THAT | AM GOING TO YOU AND YOUR WIFE THREE WISHES. WE FO-MORROW - THE FIRST LrSH CONES TRYE. Churchgoing Is Gaining in Army. Col. Axton Says Chief of Chaplains Is Pleased With Better Service Facilities. Col. John T. Axton, chief of Army chaplains, has just returned to this city from a personal inspection of the activities of chaplains at 24 posts on the Pacific Coast ,the Central West and along the Mexican border. He has reported to the War Department a marked improvement in the facili- ties for conducting religious work in the Army and a steadily increasing attendance on the part of the eoldiers. “While only a few posts have per- manent church edifices,” said Col. Axton, “at most places attractive temporary chapels have been provided and suitable equipment _supplied through the efforts of the officers and enlisted men. The enthusiastic sup- port of commanding officers has been a vita] factor in increasing the inter- est in the spiritual life of the men. At ‘no point was this support lacking. “Flappers and Sheiks, ragtime and jazz, have litite place among soldiers. Thelr leisure time is occupied in most wholesome recreation, with athletic games and_sports under competent guidance. They are interested in the practical application of the principles of religion rather than in the discus- sion of deep definition or fine distinc- tions. They seem to be but little con- cerned about those things which threaten .a cleavage in certain de- nominations. “While on this tour I met in con- ference 20 large groups of clergymen and welfare workers of all faiths, who are co-operating with the military au- thorities in establishing those ac- tivities on posts and in nearby com- munities which will strengthen the moral and religlous life of soldiers. There was nothing soft in the attitude of these men toward the national de- fense act or the necessity for stock- taking on Defense Test day. — easily command audiences who are not interested in dry reports. Characterizing the arguments of the advocates of air power over sea power as “rubbish,” Admiral Gleaves sald it only serves to determine the “confl- dence of the people and Congress in the Navy.' Do you remember the surprising and conflicting testimony given at the aircraft inquiry before Congress? It is no wonder that Con- gress does not know what to believe.” Willlam L. 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The danger is not yet past, as torrential rains are still falling and the railways are again interrupted. - Births Reported James H. and Emma Watts, $anford Ar and Louise Sraithe be Frederick F. Mary A. P an . and Mnr(ll‘l James D and Ethel Brow: a0 Dorothy E- Bluuh Jbor- William H. snd Minnie Forney, Raymond W, and Helen V. Bmke Ytrl. Adam E. and Mary K. M girl Jnmlx W. and Ruth O W e b aana bor Clande 1 Hiilard bor. H. e Wolt. boy. Elwood A. and Margaret Cobey. girl Hilliard B, ‘and Madge Holbrook, girl. Theodore B. ‘and Alice Gittings. boy. Frank W. and Masie Losffer Eivward G "t Mara Lol Yoy lan ang Lilite Tanak and Melba Wiliame. girl. Ray and Edna Porter, gir Garfield and Beatrice Cavanaugh, bay. Jobn and Lucy" Corbin. b o entanln ¥ Nahnie"b. Richarason. “John and Fara Pope; girl Alexander and Mary T. Dickson, boy. John O. and Appie Caldwell. boy. Jerome and Lena Butler. girl. Caesar and Julia Gray. girl Thomas and Sally Hall, Dugi and Aufalia Owens, Joseph H. and JuMa E. Parks ONE DEAD, 3 MORE HURT INGUN FIGHT Megro Killed in Battle When Police Raid Carolina Gambling Den. By the Associated Press HIGH POINT, N. C, June 10.— One negro is dead, two police officers and a negro are seriously wounded and a home is burned to the ground as the result of a gun battle between the two officers and a bunch of negro gamblers here last night. The fight occurred shortly after midnight. The dead negro has been identified as Arthur Harrell. The two police officers are C. J. Reeves and F. G Claywell, both of whom are in a local hospital. Reeves was shot through the abdomen and physiclans state that the wound may prove fatal Claywell was shot in the hip and James Staley, negro, is wounded in his arm and left side. First news of the fight was received when the firemen responded to an alarm at the home of Don White, negro, where the fight is alleged to have occurred. The body of Harrell was found about 50 yards from the house and the wounded negro, Staley, was found four or five blocks aw The two officers were near the hou The house was burned to the groun The police state that Reeves and Claywell went to White's home to raid a_gambling game in which it is alleged that seven or elght negroes were participating. The gun battle, police believe, started immediately after the officers made their appear- ance. The origin of the fire which destroyed the house has not been de- termined. The police are making a thorough investigation of the shooting and state that they belleve that still others were wounded in the fight. MANUFACTURES AT PEAK. Huge Increases in Output Values Noted in Two States. Manufacturing establishments in Wyoming and Missouri had outputs in 1923 valued at $110,632,000 and $1,547,167,000, increases over the pre- ceding census year of 1921 of 37.9 and 33.1 per cent respectively, the Census Bureau announces. 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