Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER (U. S, Weather Bureau F' Fair and slightly cooler morrow fair. Temperatures—Highest, today: loivest, 64, at 5 e.m. today. Full report on page 7. ‘orecast.) tonight; to- 83, at noon Closing N. Y. Stocks and B onds, Page 20 _@h ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION — 373, Entered as seco 9¢ 0. 296 post office, Wa nd class matter shington, D. C. .~ BRYAN'S BODY DUE HERE ON THURSDAY: PRESIDENT ORDERS % HONOR T0 MEMORY Flags to Be Half-Staffed ducted at New York Ave- [ nue Presbyterian Church. | Y PASSING OF COMMONER { MOURNED BY MILLIONS Nctables Pay Tribute to Greatness of Character—Dayton, Scene of | Last Conflict of Fighting Career, s Says Final Farewell to Former Secretary of State. DAYTON, Body of William Jennings state at the home people of | » As the simple of a end here today, simple ‘America paid him sympathetic trib-| ute. While others from among their anidst poured messages of condolence 3 ri into the little- white cottage which houses the body of the Commoner, | wuncounted thousanc: whose he had championed mourned a lead- fer, silently. i Of varying political views, he had found in them common chord wwhen he came forward as a defender f the inspired Bible revealed eligion. Even as news came from Washing- $on that arrangements had been made gor burial of their loved Jeader among the Nation’s heroes, many were pen- ning mes: of sympathy to the widow And while @iate family were hu ross the continent from ( rniaand from other Western and Midwestern States, these admirers were discuss- ing his virtues in homely phrase a members of the imme- Dayton Pays Respects. Among the foothills of the Cumber- $ands, where he had spent the clos- dng days of his ca farmers paused to talk with neighbors of the who had passed. In simple terms they spoke of him as they had heard him during the past several weeks.| Or they laid aside their work in | orchards or cornfields and-made their way to Dayton, where the body this @fternoon is to lie in state. Out of deference to these simple| $eople Mrs. Bryan, who had expressed | ® desire for an unostentatious funeral | gervice for her hust postponed | arrangements for them to take a last | Jock at his remains. eir appreciation of this deference shown today. foot, astride mules, jostling be-! rude conveyances and by auto they came from among the| They talked in hushed tones formed an informal which ed down Market | the little home in South hind mobile hills. ®s they of honor, street 1o Duyton. Lightl idewalk ment ster rested the tion ceased parade | stepped as they left the ed up the four ce- sy lawn, where | bronze casket. Conversa- nd they were they stoically viewed the plac tures of him whom they heard and checred as he defended the Bible in which they believed. Few See Mrs. Bryan. them ventured to intrude upon the widow—even to carry the messages of consolation and sympa- | thy they wished to convey the burden of preparation which she! had borne, unaide e today found| nore time to review the past of her dead and to contemplate the tributes of affectio im millions of hearts were bestowing upon the mem- ory of the fallen leader. Plans for the journey to Washing ton and interment in Arlington | Cemetery have been taken over by William F son, youthful secre- | tary to th 1 man, who was recall. ed from V. to join the widow of his nief by news of the Few of form ve for Washington and ve Thu After services Friday ew York Avenue Presbyte rch, burial will be in Arlington. President Coolidge has or dered that flags on Government build. ing in the Capital be at half staff Fri day The exact hour depend upon the day afternoon of the time of arrival. in Washington of William Jennings Bryan, jr., who, with his sister, Mrs. Grace Hargreaves, is en route from California to join the widowed mother. Widow Alone in Grief. Although surrounded by friends who sought to perform her every de. has been alone in Her son, William Jennings left for California_a few od. The sec: ne on his vacation. All were in distant S the for ude with whi pore her sorrow amaze ¢ho sought to share he peatedly " her strength sht-eyed cour: ac ) had ughtes ) | gver seen The approach of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Owen, brought a of ‘cheer fo Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Ower ening Yhere, from Mount Ve Ohio, where she received the news of her father’s death, was expected to reach Dayton early today. Son Speeds Eastward. William Jennings Bryan, jr., was peeding eastward with his sister, frs. Grace Hargraeves, and planned to join the mother in Washington ¥riday morning and attend her to the burial services later in the day. The last rites will be simple, in ac bordance with the wishes of Mr. Pryan and his widow. Little trace of formality touched the procedure to- aay. A six from ghe local post of the formed | | During Services to Be (:on-r van lay | causes | man | | sovernment | agreed to discuss today Relieved of | today. funeral will | Wittner and his ! constitute needless w n Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. The as fast as th Star” every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered tc Washington homes “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers he papers are printed. Yesterday’ ’s Circulation, 94,881 () Means Associated Pres: TWO CENTS. 'UNSPOKEN BRYAN SPEECH SEES MENACE |World’s Religious Life Held Endangered by Science. WAS TO BE JURY PLEA Youthful Minds Poison- ed, Morals Corrupted, He Asserts. By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Tenn., July 28.—"“The Tennessee Case,” an address prepared by William " Jennings Bryan in de- fense of the Tennessee anti-evolution law which the late Commoner was prevented from delivering at the ton trial because of early termination of the case, wa made known to the world today by Mrs. Bryan. “A _sudden decision of the defense to submit the case without argu- ment, and permit a verdict of guilty prevented the delivery of the speech, 's an introductory note s it presents the issues involved and-the reasons for the law prohibit- ing the teaching in public schools of any hypotnesis that makes man a descendant of any lower form of life, it is printed for the information of the general public.” Denies Case Is Local. Mr. Bryan declared that the case no longer was local, but that it “has assumed the proportions of a battle- roval between unbelief that attempts to speak through so-called science and the defenders of the'Christian faith, | speaking through the Legislature of | Tennessee.” “It is for the jury to determine whether this attack upon the Chris- tian religion shall be permitted in the public schools of Tennessee by teach- |ers employed by the State and paid out of the public treasury,” w | | WITINER'S GOUNSEL HAS SUIT ON BIBLE DELAYED TWO DAYS Crandall Mackey, Appearing for Atheist, Saves Case From Discontinuance. | Arguments on the admission of the “Sible disrespect” suit filed in the District Supreme Court by Loren H. Wittner were continued until Friday today after Justice Siddons had failed in his request that they be disposed of this morning, due to the crowded conditions of the docket. A surprise was caused when Cran- dal Mackey, former district attorney { of Arlington County and a local law- | ver, put in an appearance for Witt- ner and demanded that the plaintiff’s counsel be given the customary two days to consider the dismissal mo- tions filed by Corporation Counsel Frank H. Stephens for the District and United States At- torney Peyton Gordon for the United ates. Threshold Question. Mackey's appearance Bird. H. Dolb Mr. Gordon sistant came after counsel for Wittner, nd Ringgold Hart, as- corporation counsel, had the single clause in both dismissal motions which Justice Siddons said it was essential to settle before anything | else was considered. Dolby at first | demanded the legal three days' rotice, | but on the urging of Justice Siddons | he agreed that the matter be heard The point dealt with the right of Wittner to seek an injunction against |the payment of public moneys as a | Federal taxpayer without showing that he sustained any special damage | thereby, giving him a different status {from that of any other Federal tax- paver. This Justice Siddons char- acterized as the “threshold question” upon which everything else depended. Mr. Hart said that he was willing to go on with the case on behalf of the District, although Wittner's ction in not discontinuing the case aght him by surprise. Wittner and Solby, he said, had appeared in Cor- poration Counsel Stephens' office late vesterday afternoon and promised to | discontinue. Only a few minutes be- |fore the case was called, he said, Dolby informed him that they had |changed their minds. May Discontinue Case. Dolby told the court that they might decide to discontinue before Friday or might pre the case if it was found that the clauses in the motions to dismiss were not well taken or {could be overcome by amendments. Mr. Gordon then began to recite | the precedent of the Frothingham vs. Mellon case, where a Federal tax- payer tried to restrain the Secretary | of “the Treasury from expending for jthat purpose money appropriated by ! Congress to support welfare work for others. It was in the midst of this citation that Mackey interrupted. He sald that Dolby had not under- tood to what he was agreeing when e had acceded to the request of the court. In continuing the case Justice Sid- dons made clear that he would hear no other angle of the motion to dis- miss until the Frothingham precedent was settled. He told Dolby that he had assumed, when he issued the rule to show cause last Wednesday, that counsel had given full consideration to this famous prec- edent and would "be able to state their reasons for belleving it could be overcome at any time. The decision of Wittner and his at- torneys to continue the fight came at a conference at Dolby’s office last night after the appearance in Corpor- ation Counsel Stephens’ office. Justice Siddons sald that while he would not refuse the plaintiff the re- quested delay, the business of the ourt was very heavy, that much of it demanded immediate attention, and that a continuance on a question which could be argued at once would ste of time. That the case tracting wide at- tention was shown by the number of je & uniformed guard of honor. which (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) (Continued on Page 9, Column 2) _ TO THE BIBLE Highlights in Bryan Speech in Defense Of Evolution Law the Associated Press. “hrist has made of death a narrow, s it strip between the companionship of vesterday and the reunion of tomorrow. Evolution strikes out the stars and deepens the gloom that en- shrouds the tomb.” “Science is a magnificent ma- terial force, but it is not a teach- er of mora! “Science has made war so hell- ish that civilization was about to commit suicids “The bodies of our people are so valuable that druggists and physicians must be careful to properly label all poisons. Why not be as careful to protect the spiritual life of our people from the poisons that kill the soul.” olution is no truth; it is merely an hypothesis—it is mi lions " of guesses strung to- gether.” “What is the taking of a few dollars from one in day or night in comparison with the crime of leading one away from God and one away from Christ?” “No more repulsive doctrine was ever proclaimed by man. If all the psychologists in the world teach this doctrine—as Mr. Darrow says they do—then Heaven defend the youth of our land from their impious babblings.” conclusion drawn. “this law does not violate any rights guaranteed by any constitution to any individual,’ and was not an inter- ference with freedom of conscience, Mr. Bryan indicted evolution on fiv broad counts, the first of which that it disputes the truth of the Bible account of man’s creation and shakes (Contin on Page 4, Column 1 CAPTAL PREPARE TRBUTE D BRYAN Further Word Waited From Widow Before Funeral Plans Are Made. Asserting that Washington prepared today to pay sincere tribute to William Jennings Bryan as his body goes to its final resting place Friday afternoon atop the highest slope in Ariington Ceme- tery. Plans for the funeral services for the Commoner are progressing slowiy, awaiting further details as to the wishes of the widow fn Dayton, Tenn. All of her first instructions have been carried out by those of his friends who are doing for him the last earthly service. On the verdant knoll in the historic cemetery, amid the beautles of Vir- ginia’s hills, which Mr. Bryan chose in life for his tomb, a deep gap was opened tod: Here his mortal re- mains will rest, surrounded by the graves of America’s warrior dead. Although the arrangements for the final rites are yet incomplete, it seems certain that the mortal remains will be committed to the tomb with the simplest of ceremonies. By reason of his servise as a colonel in the 3d Ne- braska Regiment of Volunteers in the stirring days of '98, he is entitled to a place in the citadel of the Nation's military dead and a pompous military burial. Mrs. Bryan to Decide. There is a strong sentiment in favor of a military funeral, but it was stated at the War Department today that officials would be guided entirely by the wishes of Mrs. Bryan. It is un- derstood that she prefers a ceremony in keeping with Mr. Bryan's ideals of later years. A military service under such circumstances might not be in accord with his aversion to war. It is likely, however, that a mili- tary escort will accompany the body from the church to Arlington. The casket then would be carrfed on an artillery caisson. Outside of this no plans have been made to sound the bugle call that says farewell to a fall- en soldier, flor to heap upon his bier the ostentatious tribute of a grateful government. The Government in other ways, how- ever, will show its gratitude and do him every honor that is permitted. Flags on all Federal departments, by |direction of President Coolidge, have been ordered to fly at half-staff on the ! funeral day. Ben G. Davis, chief clerk of the State Department during Mr. Bryan's service as Secretary of State, who is directing the funeral arrangements, wired Mrs. Bryan last night for ad- ditional instructions. No reply had been received at an early hour this afternoon. The funeral arrangements are not likely to be completed until Friday morning, when two of the Common- er's chiliren—Mrs. Grace Hargreaves (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Mistaken Identity By the Associated Press. BRAWLEY, Calif,, July 28.— That there were two Henry Kirks in the tragedy revealed by the “duel” deaths of two men in Imperial Valley last week and that it was the “wrong” Henry Kirk who was slain, is the latest theory developed by investigators. District Attorney Utley expressed the belief that John Truden, found dead with a suicide note in his pocket stating he had killed Henry Kirk in a duel and planned to kiil himself, thought he was killing Henry Kirk, former husband of Mrs, Bertha Kirk of Portland, when he shot Henry Kirk, former Honolulu photographer. Utley bases his theory on two letters, one Truden’s suicide letter, and the other a letter from Mrs. Bertha- Kirk expressing the belief that the slain X was her former husband, who six years ago mar- ried the divorced wife of Johm i Blamed for Duel Resulting in Killing and Suicide| CHANPSARETIED WTHWHITE SO, 33 INSTHINIG Chicago Gets Off in Front When Sheely Hits Single With Bases Filled. 20,000 FANS TURN OUT TO WELCOME NATS HOME Johnson, Back After Illness, Tries 13th Victory of Year in Opener. for CHICAGO. WASHINGTON. Kice. rf. Goslin, If. hnson, p. Umpires—>Messrs. Hildebrand. Geisel and Moriarty, BY DENMAN THOMPSON. GRIFFITH STADIUM, July 28. The White Sox and Nationals were tied in the fifth inning of the first game of the double-header today. The score was 3 to 3. Some 20,000 fans were on hand today to welcome the Griffmen home after a long absence on the road. All were | pulling for the Nationals to take both | ends of the bargain show from the | White Sox, an eventuality which | would boost them back into the league | leadership, if the Mackmen proved obliging enough to lose to the Tygers in Philadelphia Walter Johnson was selected by | Manager Harris in the opening en- punter to make his first appearance | cn the slab since he was stricken | with tonsilitis 2 month ago. Barney | was striving for his thirteenth vic- | of the season, and in view of the fact that he was opposed by Ted , star young right-hander of the Pale Hose, Johnson had his worl cut out for him FIRST INNING. CHICAGO—Johnson shot a third strike by Mostil, Davis flied to Mec- Neely. Mingled cheers and boos greet ed the arrival of Collins at the plate Collins was safe when Peck fumbled his roller. Sheely popped to Harris. No runs. WASHINGTON — McNeely fanned. Harris lined to Kamm. Rice attempt- ed g0 dodge a pitch and wafted the ball straight into the hands of Sheely. No runs. SECOND INNING. CHICAGO—Falk rolled to Judgs eely backed up for Hooper's fly Kamm flied to McNeely. No runs. WASHINGTON—Goslin singled to left. Hooper made a fancy catch of | Jadge's liner, grabbing the ball while in a sitting posture. Bluege fanned, and Goslin was doubled up trying to steal, Schalk to Collins. No runs. THIRD INNING. CHICAGO—After fouling off close to a dozen balls, Schalk was rewarded with a walk. Lyons sacrificed, Judge grabbing the ball and tagging him on the line. A wide curve thrown by Johnson struck Mostil on the back of | the head and sent him down in a heap. | Mostil was cheered when he went to | fivst base, after receiving first-aid treatment. Davis fanned. Collins | walked, filling the bases. Sheely sin- gled to left, scoring Schalk and Mostil and sending Collins to third. Falk forced Sheely, Peck to Harris. Two runs. WASHINGTON—Peck slashed a sin- gle past Davis. Falk crossed the foul line in deep left for Ruel's long fly Johnson duplicated Peck’s safet Rajah taking second. McNeely walk ed, filling the bases. Harris filed to Mostil, Peck scoring after the catch. Rice popped to Kamm. One run. FOURTH INNI CHICAGO—Hooper w crificed, Judge to S. came far in for Schalk's short Ruel went into the center of the dia- mond for Lyons’ pop. No runs. | WASHINGTON—A steady stream | of tardy arrivals had filled every | available seat in the grandstand at | this point and caused an overflow in | the open seats in the left fleld, the crowd being estimated at more than 20,000, Goslin waited and walked. Judge lofted _to Mostil. Falk got Bluege’s looping fly. Goslin died stealing, Schalk to Collins. No runs. FIFTH INNING, CHICAGO.—Mostil fanned. Davis was credited with a two-base hit on his little fly to left center when Goslin and McNeely got their signals crossed. Either could have caught the ball, Collins lined a double to left center, scoring Davis. _Sheely lined to Goslin. Falk walked. Hooper singled to left, and Goslin grabbed the bounding ball on the run, and with a perfect peg to Ruel flagged Collins sliding Into the platter. One run. WASHINGTON—Peck beat out a slow roller to Collins in back of sec- ond base. Ruel lined a single to cen- ter, Peck stopping at second. John- son sacrificed, Kamm to Collins. Davis threw out McNeeley, Peck scoring and Ruel taking third. Collins failed | to come up with Stan Harris' short smash and Ruel tallied the tying run. Rice singled to right, Harris taking | second. Goslin walked, filling the bases. Collins. tossed out Judee. | Two runs. Truden’s letter said he and Kirk had been enemies for six years, but admitted he was puzzled be- cause he did not recognize his enemy at the hotel here for several weeks. Inquiry among relatives of the slain Kirk developed apparently conclusive evidence that he could not have been the Henry Kirk who married the divorced wife of Trus den. But the Mrs. Kirk of Port- land had been deceived, for a time at least, by the similarity of names and descriptions of the two men. It is the district attorney's theory that Truden, too, was decelved by the similarity of names. The mistaken identity theory met no favor with Kirk's father, ‘W. M. Kirk, who insists that his son was killed over a woman lving not far from the scene of the al- leged duel He expressed the be- lief that a grand jury investigation would justify the arrest of the woman as Wwell as her busband, ‘ i from | afreraft activities at San Diego, C: LA FOLLETTE WILL NOT RUN FOR SENATE, SHE TELLS WOMEN Sees Greater Service to Progressive Cause in W riting| of Husband’s Memoirs—Early Call for Special Election in Wisconsin Is Now Expected. By the Associated Pres | Mrs. Robert M. La Follettg, formally | nounced today that she" will not | seck the seat in the United States Senate made vacant by the death of | { her husband. | In a statement addressed to wom en's organizations, which had urged her to make the race, she expressed the belief that she could perform a greater service for the Progressive cause by devoting herself to the task of writing her husband's biography | 1912 to the time of his death.| from prepared by the Senator. Mrs. La Follette's statement public here through friend pected to clear the way for announcement by Gov. made s ex- an early | pired term of the leader of the Inde- pendents. The regular Republican | organization in Wisconsin is laying plans to nominate a candidate for the | place and to wage a determined fight | to reeapture the State. Several of the La Follette lieuten- ants are known to have aspirations for the office and national leader: the Independent or Progres forces are endeavoring to have DIRIGIBLE CENTER INWEST OLD IDEA Wilbur’s Program Is Revival of Plan Defeated by Congress. The proposal of Secretary Wilbur base the Navy's lighter-than-air lf., announced by him yesterday. on the West coast, is a revival of a program urged in 1920 and 1921, but vetoed by Congress, which eliminated an appro- priation for that purpose from the Navy budget. The preliminary estimates of the department recently transmitted to the Budget Bureau for the next fiscal vear contained no such provisions, nor have any instructions been re- ceived from the Secretary so far to transmit a supplementary estimate. Lakehurst Cost $7,000,000. The principal station at Lakehurst, N. J., was construed at a cost of be- tween $7,000,000 and_$10,000,000, with a hangar costing $3,500,000. ' It is as- sumed by officers here that the cost of establishing an adequate base at San Diego would be approximately the same. ‘The desirability of having a Yarge base for digjgibles on the West Coast is generally conceded at the Navy De- partment. At present the only facili- ties for such craft are two mooring masts, one at San Diego and the other at Sand Point, Wash. Even with these limited resources serious con- sideration is being given to sending the Shenandoah to the West coast this fall to opewate with the fleet in anti- alreraft target practice similar to t| conducted on Chesapeake Bay last weelk. to Tests Successful. | The results of the target practice last week were so good that officers who witnessed the shooting returned to Washington eager for the Shenan- doah to be sent to the Pacific coast for similar practice. Recently the British had one of their dirigibles tied | to a mooring mast for 60 days and | there are officers who inclined to the view that a similar test for one of the American _dirigibles might well be worth while. The Shenandoah was engaged in an- other maneuver with the battleship Texas today north of Nantucket. The Texas left Hampton Roads yesterday morning, and last night the Shenan- doah left Lakehurst, both with radios silenced, each ship searching for the other. GREAT BASE PLANNED. Better Opportuhities in West, Wilbur Declares. SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 28 (®).— Plans for making San Diego the home airport of the rigid dirigibles Los “a wealth of nofes and m'\leria\"i % 1 Blaine of a | special election to fill out the unex 2 Angeles and Shenandoah and the main operating base of all future rigid-type aircraft constructed by the 1Jnited (Gontinued on Page 3, Column 1) _ differences as between the aspirants removed so that u solid front may be presented in the general election While no announcement made, it is rather gener: here that Robert M will offer for his father's seat and that of course, he will have the indorse ment of Mrs. La Follette, a fact which political observers familiar situation In Wisconsin reg: factor of great importance contest. Mrs. La id she might to be elected to the Senate, after giving careful obligations which cf ces have placed upon her s cou’d not ing herself to believe that it is her MMy 1o enter the field “It would be against nature for me to undertake the responsibilities of political leadership,” she asserted, adding: . his is a ‘€ritical time in the his- of the Progressive movement ves in the United States fe in numi but they mtinued on Page has been believed in ollette, ized in her statement, t her election but t thought to tory ol TRUCK N6 SETS 3SECOND RECORD National Mark Believed Made | Winning M. and M. Cup for Speed. ashing out of its station in brief space of eight seconds, Truck Company 6, located on Park road near Fourteenth street, vesterday won the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation cup, offered to the Washington truck company that succeeded in get ting off to an alarm of fire in the shortest time. (he Park road company was a full second ahead of its nearest competi- tors, two other outfits, Truck 5. tioned at Dent place and Thirty-fourth street, and Truck 11, stationed on Georgia avenue, Brightwood, tying for second place with 9 seconds each. Only two truck companies required more than 13 seconds to cross their doors en route to alarms. Believed National Record. the ‘The time set by No. 6 constitutes, it it believed, the fastest time ever made by a heavy fire truck in the United States, even beating the best time made by Baltimore’s banner engine company, which claimed the national record with 10 seconds until Engine 23 here lowered it to 7 seconds. Such speed even amazed local fire de- partment heads. Lieut. C. C. Fling communded the company and Pvt. L. W. Fitton drove the apparatus. The judges were Bat- talion Chief Thomas O'Connor and W. W. Dean, fire prevention engineer of the War Department. Precisely the same rules enforced upon the engine companies during their official test last week were applied to the truck outfits yesterday. By hanging up a record of eight sec- onds, Truck 6 not only won the honor of being the fastest truck company in Washington and possibly the whole country, but ties it with three engine companies here of being the second fastest fire apparatus of any kind in Washington. And this despite the fact that it probably weighs three times as much as any of the engines that made such remarkable records last week. Truck Is Handicapped. Truck 6 also is the first of the big new Seagrave companies to set a rec- ord. It is one of the largest trucks in ‘Washington, and in addition to the added weight the driver is handicap- ped by having to climb about twice as far to his seat as the driver of any of the engine companies. In the pre- vious trials the hand-cranked appar- atus ordinarily proved faster on the start than those using self-starters. Number 6, however, used the self- starter. . The other 11 truck companies here finished in the folowing order, exclu- sive of the 2 that went out in 9 sec- onds: No. 3, Capt. P. J, Sullivan commanding, Pvt. W. H. Crack driv- ing, 10 seconds; No. ergt. J. A, C. _(Continued on Page 2, Column 1) ve the way for other women | BANGROFT, ENVOY 10 JAPAN; DIES Ambassador Succumbs in Karuizawa to lliness Con- tracted at Resort. By the Associated Press TOKIO, July (Wednesday) Addison Bancroft, American n, died this (Wedn ¥ sort in Central spending the about three weeks ago. At first it was thought he was suffering from indigestion, but 'his trouble later was diagnosed as small duodenal u Dr. Wi Gerry Morgan, Wa ington stomach specialist aided Tok | physicians in the treatment of Mr Bancroft by cabling advice as to treat ment in response to cablegrams here describing_the ptoms of his ill ness. Dr. Morgan was out of the city when word of Mr. Bancroft's death was recefved. was 1 Born in Ilinois. Edgar Addison Bancroft born { November 20, 183 at Gales rg, I, | the son of Addison Newton and Cath. rine (Blair) Bancroft. Through the rnal line he was descended from Bancroft 1 of Worcester | County, Mass., which was founded by { Thor Bancroft, who came to Amer. |ica in 1640, and to which belonged in later generations, Aaron Bancrof | the b pher of Washington, and George croft, the historian. On ‘(h»‘ mat al side his grandfather | Thomas Blair, was a soldier in the | War of 1812 and a pioneer - of Towa. He Is Baneroft of W Life of Willia and editor of “The Wo Schurz.” Receiving his early educ: public schools of Galesburg, continued his studies “ollege of that city, nd uated therefrom in 1878, took up the study of law at Columbi: L \»1 School, New York, and |&raduated in 1880, with the degr |of LL.B. gty He entered his profession was | Tinois and Frederic He ther upon the prac at Galesbu 1884 became a member of the law firm of Willlams, Lawrence & Ban croft, an association which continued until 18 In 1538 he argued, before a Democratic elections committee of the House, the contested congres. sional election case Worthington vs. Post, and secured a unanimous (Continued on P: of ice and in ge 2, Column BIASED JURY CHARGE T0 BE INVESTIGATED 8) Members Ask Probe of Complaint That Influence Secured Liquor Case Acquittals. United States Attorney Gordon to- v announced that he would inves tigate charges that members of the Police Court jury in the trial of liquor cases were improperly influenced in bringing in a verdict of acquittal last Friday of three men charged with violating the national prohibition act. A delegation of the indignant jurors including M. Boteler, H. E. Seng- stack and G. E. Baird, visited the of- inquiry. They were told that com- plaints reaching the prosecutor | volved only three of their number, but the names of those suspected were not made public. Maj. Gordon later con- | ferred with Assistant United States | Attorney David A. Hart and declared that he would hold a conference with Judge Isaac Hitt, who presided at the trial, and, according to Mr. Hart, saw the actions of the jurors to which the assistant prosecutor took -exception. investigated are said to have shaken hands with one of the defcndants, and at least one of them put his arm around the accused in the courtroom after the verdict of acquittal had been rendered. This action, it is al- leged, did not comport with the sup- position that the accused were un- known to the members of the panel. This query had been asked of all the members in the box and each had said he was not acquainted with any one | of_the three defendant Kadi_g Progrargs—l?aée 28. fice of Maj. Gordon and asked for an | in- | The jurors whose conduct is to be | COOLIDGE OPPOSES MOVE T0 ABOLISH TRADE COMMISSION President Believes Evils Are Chronic, But Work Is Worth While. IT IS UNPOPULAR BECAUSE OF FUNCTIONS, HE THINKS News of Development of Army Air Service Satisfactory to Executive. BY J. RU LL YOUNG. Staff Corre nt of The SUMMER WHITE HOUSE, Swamp Mass., July 28.—President Cool does not propose to be stampeded Trade forces ess with done Star. Federal stheri Col this missio to go before lthe hope |away wit | The Pr he commissic e g the next having body let it be known toda and confidence | d the work it is s |forming, and that while he is that it is not correcting all the evils |that exist In the business world, it is jdoing an estimable work. The Presi. {dent. while not famillar with all the |details incident to the work belng |done by this Government agency feel that if the truth were known the public would be satisfied that the commission accomplishing some thing worth while that there is |a need for its existence. has fait in aware | is | and | Believes Evils Chronic. while discussing this in a generous mood. He is ng that the ev itics of the com nd that the-e be an excuse to protest upon as only natural | when it is c i that the Federal Trade nmission a sort of busi ness policer which fact, in itself is sufficie ake it unpopular with -cause of this the Presi )t permit himself to be even though he knows there are many evils still exist which at first thou one would expect the commission to remove or cure. he President Preside appeared osophical ed as be plained of by mission are vill always T Yoc The bod: | ph that made it very plain that the commission, in his mind, has not reached a point, t is claimed by some of its critics, were it is no longer of use to the country On the , he thinks the body is useful that it is servi & purpose he has no intention of being un Iy influenced by the agitation be aroused against the commission. President Coolidge~views the whole matter, the Federal Trade Com T sion, as created by an act of Con broad field of useful ac in which to engage, and he has in saying that, while miliar with details, he is he sees no reason for t and that he is will | Too Many Commissions. for tne President atter today that com Federal Government ronic. He pointed out arrives when Con able to cope with some ome difficult problem t and then Congress cre ates a special commission and after ft has been ed and started to work Congress goes on about its business thinks no more about Finally becomes critical of the ments, or lack of accomplish sion and an effort wde to eliminate it. The claim is ally made that it is the personnel is responsible for the lack of de esults kesman »r the in oming ¢ the tir is S| While not admitting or denying the truth of this charge the President's spokesman today, while defending the mission, stated that the Executive does find it ficult task at times to obtain the ser s of the right men to serve on the various commissions. received by President Cool coming here assured him Air ervices of both Army developed in hly satisfactor President tells callers today recent word from the Air ils of which he could cause him to be the growth in this 's national defense {In the Pr opinion the Air | Services are becoming more efficient all the time. | Discusses Foreign Conditions. | This expression on the part of the | Executive White Court today was { prompted by a_discussion of the se {lection of Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick to again head the Air Service of ‘th¢ | Army. The President said he had ason to know that Gen. Pat. rved with great efficiency nd that to him much credit is due for the splendid development of the Army’s Air Ser e. Conditions in rope generally and | in Belgium particularly were discussed {at a conference at White Court at inoon today between President Cool !idge and Amba dor Phillips to Bel- | gium. The Pr aid there was i nce to this call ‘Ambassador Phillips happened to be |in this country and it was only nat ural that he would want to pay his pects at White Court and to nar- observations abroad to the e since re | s not make | very happy i Ambas Phillips was_ accom- panied to White Court by Undersec- retary of ate (;re\;. who is vacation- n the ore. 1N moe coming to New England Pres!- dent Coolidge has heard all sorts of | reports concerning the condition of the textile industry. In summing up his information Mr. Coolidge is inclined to believe that this industry generally throughout the United States is in a good condition. - No General Depression. There is no general depression, al- though his information is that there is a certain depression in localities. The latter is true to some extent to New England. This he explains as being due partly to the great surplus of textile plants which grew up during the rush days of the war and to the great increase in the production of rough goods in the South and the in- crease in the importation of fine goods from abroad. The reports satisfy the President that the woolen industry tisfas “{Continued on Page 2, Column 73