Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1925, Page 17

COOLIDGE GIVEN MODEL PLANE. The President yesterday was in- vited to attend the air races in New York in October, the invitation being in the form of a small model of the new Curtiss-Pulitzer racing airplane. Eddie Rickenbacker, “ace of aces,” flew from New York to make the presentation. RESCUER OF THE PN9 NO. 1. Harris & Ewing. Lieut. Donald R. Osborn, jr., com- mander of the submarine R4, which found and saved the Pacific-flight plane off the Hawaiian Islands after she had been drifting at sea for nine Acme. days. CITIZENS URGING - BATHING BEACHES Piney Branch Association Also Pays Its Respects to “Misfits in Congress.” The Piney Branch Citizens’ Asso- cfation, at its first Fall meeting last night in Hamline Methodist Episco- pal Church, Fourteenth and Emer- son streets, unanimously adopted a resolution indorsing Lieut. Col. C. O. Sherrill's plan for the establishment of bathing beaches in Washington. lution, introduced by Maj. , particularly stresses the association’s’ approval of an appro- priation of at least $200,000 to pay for beaches adequate in every sense to give Washington citizens safe and sanitary public places to bathe. Ed- gar B. Henderson, the president, added a hope that soon the upper northwest section of the city would have a yearround natatorium. “Misfits ‘Misfi in Congress” Discussed. in Congress with small- town were credited \with re- sponsibility for lack of greater civic improvement in Washington by E. Pabst. “People of the States should appreciate the value of the National Capital as a world center and send men to represent them with views in accordance,” he said. The Piney Branch Valley was up for discussion. Mr. Pabst said that because of the shortsightedness on the part of certain solons the de- velopment, when completed, will rep- resent a much greater cost than would have been the case had it been under- taken several years ago. It was de- clared that any treatment now given the project would be a poor substitute for what could have been accomplish- ed when first proposed by this associa- tion. The beauty of the valley has been marred, it was said, by the erec- tion of buildings and the dumping of refuse matter therein. A resolution was adopted protesting against fur- ther dumping and requesting that any streets cut through the valley between Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets be allowed to run with the generai con- tour of the land with no changes in grades. “Safety Zones” Held “Death Traps.” Characterizing the painted safety zones as ‘‘death traps,” George A. Finch offered a resolution, which was adopted, objecting to the painted zones and recommending in lieu thereof raised platforms, to be sufficiently illu- minated at night. The resolution also included indorsement of the proposal to give right of way to street cars. Pedestrians do not realize that motor- ists sometimes have difficulty in dis- cerning objects in the poorly lighted streets, Mr. Finch said, and should keep out of the zones at night. He defended Traffic Director Eldridge and ursed that condemnation of any regu- lation be withheld until after fair trial. Before the appointment of Mr. Eldridge, he said, there were no reg- ulations to speak of, not enough po- licemen to enforce what regulations there were, and insufficient court fa- jcilities. The main irritation now, he declared, is that the laws are being enforced. He said all law-abiding motorists should be willing to suffer slight inconvenienges in order thaf project Sulgrave Manor Duplicate to Be Built in Richmond By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., September 15.— Sulgrave Manor, ancestral home of George Washington in Northamp- shire, England, will be reproduced in Richmond as the home of the Vir- sinia Historical Society, it was an- nounced today. - The home will be the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wilbourne Wed- dell. Mr. Weddell, a native of Rich- mond, is American consul general at Mexico City. Mrs. Weddell was Miss ginia. Tate of St. Louis before her marriage to Mr. Weddell in 1923. She is now on her way to England with an architect to study Sulgrave Manor, and upon their return to this country plans for the buflding here will be drawn up immediately and construc- tion started about November 1. LARGEST LIBRARY. Circulation of Chicago Institution Now Leads World. CHICAGO, September 15 (P).—The Chicago Public Library’s circulation is the largest in the world with 10,613,978 volumes out during the last fiscal vear, Carl B. Rodin, librarian, reported esterday. New York, previously first, is now second with a circulation of about 9,000,000 volumes yearly, he aid. the traffic officers may apprehend flagrant violators. The president was instructed to ap- point a committee to take action relative to having all property own- ers in the territory covered by the assoclation enter into an agreement not to sell or allow to be sold any property to “undesirable” persons. It is proposed to have the covenant ex- ten over a period of at least 20 years. The same committee is in- tructed to endeavor to have renewed the restrictions placed on properties as regards parking. The present reg- ulation, which expires December 31, it was sald, prohibits the erection of any property closer than 8 feet to the building line. Because of the bad condition of some of the streets in the Piney Branch section, the District Commis- stoners will be urged tobrevise paving specifications to provide surfaces, both of macadam and concrete, which will stand up under all sorts of usage. It was pointed out that many citles of less consequence than Washington and & number of country roads have paving superior to that found here. The Budget Bureau will be asked to include in its estimates a sum suf- ficlent to maintain the children's de- partment of the Sixteenth Street Branch_ Library, which has been closed because of lack of funds. It was said that Congress and the Dis- trict Government have failed to keep promises to open and maintain the library. The Budget Bureau also will be asked to include in its estimates the purchase of a school site in Piney Branch and the erection of an as- sembly hall at the West Junior High School. Trimming of low-hanging branches on the trees along Sixteenth street, which, it was said, have interfered with the comfort of passengers on the upper decks of the busses, will be urged upon the Commissioners. Vincent B. Smith and O. H. Hillman wars elekied 1o mambarabine THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1925. PROPOSED NEW HOME OF THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB. Approved architect plans for the $9,000,000 building to be erected on the site of the old Ebbitt Hotel, at the corner of Fourteenth and F streets. The Press Club will have its quarters on the top floors, with the remainder used for offices for newspaper correspondents and others, a large theater and stores, according to present plans. National Photo Co. PRESIDENT RECEIVES GOLD STAR MOTHERS. Mrs. Carrie Root and other members of the Gold Star Mothers of America greeted at the White House yesterday by President Coolidge, after which they went to Arlington and placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. FAIR STARTING TODAY AT UPPER MARLBORO Large Exhibits Entered—Work of 4-H Club Girls Shown for First Time. Spec Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Septem- ber 15.—The annual fair of the South- ern Maryland Agricultural Fair As- sociation of Prince Georges County opened here today, to continue through Saturday. Seven horse races will be run each day. Agricultural and other exhibits, in all of which cash premiums are of- fered to successful competitors, are large and_interesting. An exhibit for 4-H Club_ Girls, an innovation this year, is under the di- rection of Miss Blanche Clarke, coun- ty home demonstration agent, and embraces dressmaking, canning and similar _endeavors. The managers of the falr include the directors, M. Hampton Magruder, Dr. Charles V. Hayden, Walter J. Mitchell, John B. Pyles, William G. Brooke, Hal B. Clagett, George S. Dove, W. S. Chichester, Robert L. Hall and John T. Hall, and the ladies’ committee, of which Mrs. R. Irving Bowle is chairman, Others on the ladies’ committee are: Mrs. Frank Forbes, Mrs. Frank Par- ran, Mrs. Henry L. Morris, Mrs. James Carr, Mrs. Henry B. Brady, Mrs. Thomas H. Lyons, Mrs. Martha Boone, Mrs. John E. Mullikin, Mrs. Nelson A. Ryon, Mrs. H. Clay Hop- kins, Mrs. George W. Buck, Mrs. John T. Hall, Mrs. Fabfan Heillg, Mrs. William T. Davis, Mrs. W. 8. Chiches- ter, Mrs. Philip Nalley, Mrs. Arthur Bowle, Mrs. Frank Darnall, Mrs. Walter Euwer, Mrs. Willlam . Hill, Mrs. Charles Hill Bowle, Mrs. George B. Peverly, Mrs. Lansdale G. Sasscer, Mrs. John H. Traband, Mrs. Clarence M. Roberts, Mrs. Frank G. Addison, Mrs. Michael J. Wyvill, Mrs. George S. Harrison, Mrs. Samuel E. Sweeney, Mrs. Joseph C. Mattingly, Mrs. J. F. Goldsborough, Mrs. Willlam F. Hol* mead, Mrs. Bernard Brady, Mrs: Otho 'S. Pumphrey, Mrs. Albert O. Beall, Mrs. French Bowie Addison, Mrs. Francis S. Carmody, Mrs. Julian S. Hall, Mrs. Leo Farrail, Mrs. Albert Bowling, Mrs. L. Allison Wilmer, Mrs. John Berberick and Miss Alice D. Du- vall, Miss Maud Gibbons, Miss Helen Briscoe,, Miss Susle Clagett and Miss Rebecca Berry. AGAIN FACES CHARGE.. Negro Accused of Attempted Crim- inal Assault Third Time. NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 15 P).—A third charge of attempt to commit a eriminal attack was placed yesterday against Henry Horn, ne- gro, held in connection with u series of midnight depredations in North Nashville, the warrant being sworn by Miss Mildred McNabb. sKe believed Horn to be the man she had seen in an alley back of her home two weeks ago, about two hours after she had frightened an intruder from her room. The intruder, she told de- tectives, wore a mask, and she could not identify him positively. Horn denies his guilt of the charges against him, other than it was he who Kirk Denton, a patrolman, shot early Sunday morning. when he resisted arrejty She said} SECRETARY JARDINE DISMISSES ARMOUR MORRIS MERGER FIGHT Holds Law Not Violated by Packers’ Consolidation. Sees Competition Increased—Has Ample Power to Curb Illegal Practices, He Says. The complaint against the Armour- Morris packer merger has been dis- missed by Secretary Jardine of the Department of Agriculture. In mak- ing the announcement yesterday the Secretary pointed out the difference between the Clayton act and the Packers and Stockyards act, in that the former forbade specifically the acquisition of a competitor's stock, while in the latter Congress refrained from any such provision. The com- Maint was initiated in 1923 by the late Secretary Wallace. ‘Acquisition by Armour and Conf pany of the properties of Morris & Co., Secretary Jardine held did not in itself constitute a violation of the law, which provides against manipu- lating or controlling prices, creating a monopoly or restraining commerce. The dismissal of the case was with- out prejudice, and the opinion warned that “in the event that Armour & Company violates any of the provi- sions of the Packers and Stockyards Act there is ample power and au- thority in the Secretary of Agricul- ture, under the act to take appro- priate and effective action.” Conferred With Coolidge. Announcement of the opinion was preceded by a conference at the White House at which the Secretary dis- cussed the case in detail with the President. The complaint charged that the merger violated the Packers and Stockyards Act by creating a monop- oly in restraint of trade to control prices and cause unfair competition. A mass of evidence was taken in hear- ings throughout the country and ar- guments were heard in Washington by the Secretary of Agriculture. Neither the purpose nor the effect of the merger, Mr. Jardine held, in- volved price fixing, monopoly or un- reasonable restraint of commerce. On the contrary, he said, the evidence showed that the transaction was de- signed to reduce overhead expenses and to increase sales. The evidence, he found, disclosed that Armour & Co., since the merger, had controlled less than 25 per cent of the Federalinspected slaughter of animals, which is less than that con- trolled by Swift & Co., a competing firm. Neither monopoly nor price manipulation to the disadvantage of producer or consumer was shown to have resulted from the merger, he as- serted. Sees Competition Increased. ““While Morris & Co. has been elimi- nated as a competitor,” said Mr. Jardine, “it does not necessarily follow that competition as a whole has been thereby reduced. It may be said with very good reason that the merger has resulted in making of Armour & Co. a more potential competitor of the largest existing packer, Swift & Co. “The evidence in the record does not warrant the conclusion that the pur- chase by Armour & Co. of the physical properties, business and god will of Morris & Co. has had the effect of unduly or arbitrarily lowering prices to the shipper who sells live stock, or unduly and arbitrarily increasing the price of live-stock products to the con- sumer, or. of manipulating or ““The undisputed evidence shows that competition on the whole in the sale of meats and meat food products in interstate commerce has not been di- minished. Consequently, the acquisi- tion has not had the effect of creating a monopoly. & ““The question still remains whether this acquisition has had the effect of restraining commerce. It is obvious that the elimination from business of one competitor resulting from the ac- quisition of his business by another competitor extinguishes competition between the two and may tend to les- sen competition in that field of busi- ness, but since the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Standard Ofl and steel cases, it has been settled law that the mere lessen- ing of competition through the acquit- sition gf one competitor by another does not amount to an unlawful re- straint of trade or commerce. Can Curb Violations. “In the argument before 'me it was suggested that the lack of change in competitive conditions since the acqui- sitfon was more apparent than real, due perhaps to the pendency of this proceeding, and that the real effect of the acquisition on competition would appear_after the disposition of this case. Without attempting to forecast the future policy of Armour & Co. in the conduct of its business, it is a suf- ficlent answer to this suggestion, to say that in the event that Armour & Co. violates any of the provisions of the packers and stockyards act, there is ample power and authority in the Secretary of Agriculture under that act to take appropriate and effective action.” The proceeding had its inception in several conferences in November and December, 1922, between the late Sec- retary Wallace and officials of Armour & Co., who informed him of the pend- ing merger and inquired if it would meet the approval of the Department of Agriculture. Secretary Wallace asked the Attor- ney General for an opinion and was informed that contemplation of a merger did not constitute a violation of the act. On December 30, 1922, the merger was effected, and on February 17, 1923, Secretary Wallace issued the complaint against Armour & Co. and Morris & Co., charging violations of the packers and stockyards act. Halted by Wallace's Death. Between April 80, 1923, and October 30, 1924, hearings were held in East St. Louis, Omaha, Kansas City, Den- ver, New York, Chicago and Wash- ington. Before the case reached its final stage Secretary Wallace died and Secretary Gore refused to decide it, on the ground that his tenure of office would be brief. As soon as Sec- retary Jardine assumed office the case was presented to him and final arguments were made in his office by counsel for the packers and the Gov;;?ment during the week of April 6, 1925. Secretary Jardine then took the case under advisement and asked the Department of Justice for an opinion. The Attorney General declined to ren- der an opinion, holding that the act gave the Secretary of Agriculture full authority. Fnllo-Sporeians Flalaoy -DRgals S5904 P. & A. Photos. CORONER ADJOURNS COOK MURDER PROBE Slaying of Woman Prohibition Leader in Iowa Still Shrouded in Mystery. By the Associated Press. VINTON, Towa, September 15. Need for further evidence in the in- vestigation of the mysterious murder of Mrs. C. B. Cook, prohibition work- er, has caused indefinite adjournment of the coroner’s inquest. The jury was adjourned late yester- day after George Buchanan, Waterloo salesman, had testified that, as far as he knew, C. B. Cook, her husband, slept all night in a Grundy Center hotel, 50 miles from here, the night Mrs. Cook was shot to death while writing a paper for the Benton County W. C. T. U, of which she was president. Officials have not placed much cre- dence in the story that Cook’s mother heard the dying woman utter the name of a Vinton man. The elder Mrs. Cook was not called to the stand, but it was intimated that she might be asked to testify later. John B. Hammond, former Des Moines chief of police, sald he had not given up his theory that the murder committed ‘because of Mrs. Cook's vigorous anti-bootlegging work. He said he would continue to investigate. ————eeeee dered live stock commission firms to ‘“‘cease and desist” from violations of the packers and stockyards act, this was the first merger case of import- ance to come before .his office under the statute. ARMOUR HEAD PLEASED. Decision Should Reassure Public F. Edson White Says. CHICAGO, September 15 (#).—An- nouncement that the Secretary of Agriculture has dismissed the com- plaint against the merger of Armour & Co. and Morris & Co. showed there were no monopolistic conditions in the packing business, F. Edson xh!!e, president of Armour & Co. “Naturally, we are pleased,” sald Mr. White. “Such decision should reassure the public, particularly live stock producers, that highly com- petitive conditions exist in the meat packing industry and no restraints of trade or monopolistic conditions have resulted from our purchase. “Prior to such purchase we fully advised the late Secretary Wallace and the public generally of the facts, clearly showing the transaction would not result in any restraint of trade or monopolistic condition in the industry, but quite the contrary. Our statement at that time that large savings in operations would be effected have been subsequently borne out by the facts, and Armour & Co. is now able to conduct its packing and distributing operations more economically, and consequently com- pete more vigorously both in the pur- chase of live stock and in the sale of meats. “‘The company is in excellent condi- tion financially, and now that the legal questions involved in this pur- chase have been settled, it is in a stronger position to carry on economi- cally and efficiently its part in this HEADS AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. Chester I Long, former Senator and Representative from Kansas, who has just been elected president of the American Bar Association to succeed Charles Evans Hughes. REPLIES TO CRITICISM. Rear Admiral William Acme A. Moffett, chief of the Burean of Aeronautics of the Navy Department, photographed im- mediately after he had answered Col. Mitchell’s attack on the War and Navy Departments. Air Association Expresses Faith In Inquiry Board Confidence in the committee named by President Coolidge to investigate aviation was expressed to the Execu- tive yesterday by a delegation repre- senting the New York Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association. Edward Rickenbacker, World War fiyer, was spokesman for the group the Pulitzer race meet, to be held at Mitchel Field, Long Island, October 10. While taking the invitation under consideration, Mr. Coolidge expressed doubt of his ability to accept. The party flew to Washington yes- terday In three planes from Mitchel Field. FEDERAL JOBS OPEN. Examinations Announced for Fill- ing Existing Vacancies. The Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examina- tions to fill the following vacancies: Engineer, at $3,800 a year; associate engineer, at $3,000 a year, and assist- ant engineer, at $2,400 a year, various branches of the Government service. Assistant mechanical engineer, of fice of the supervising architect, Treas- ury Department, Washington, D. C., at $2,400 a year. Junior agronomist (sugar cane), Bu- reau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, for duty at the experi- ment station, Houma, La., at $1,860 a year. Junior biologist (animal pest exter- mination), at $1,860 a year; sclentific ald (animal pest extermination), at $1,500 a year; Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture, for duty in Washington or in the field. Assistant chief, warehouse exam- iner (tobacco standardization), Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Depart- ment of Agriculture, for duty in ‘Washington or in, the field, at $3,800 a year. Trained nurse (psychiatric), Panama Canal service, at $135 a month for women and $140 a month for men. Photo-engraver, Government Print- ing Office, at $1.15 an hour. Guard, penitentiary service through- lout the United States, at $1,500 a year. Laundress, Indian service at large, at $780 a year, with quarters, heat and light free of charge. Full information and application blanks may be obtained from the office of the Civil Service Commission, 1724 F street. ENDS LONG WALK. 400-Mile Barefoot Walk Entitles Man to Democratic Vote. NEW YORK, September 15 (#).—A bet on the presidential election was completed yesterday, when Robert A. Loar, an attorney of Morgantown, W. Va., completed a hike of more than 400 miles which he had made barefooted and earning, his living as he progressed. At Philadelphia, hav- ing covered the prescribed distance, he boarded a train and came to New York, where he visited Tammany Hall and was received by Gov. Smith. Mr. Loar made the bet with Gene Arnett, a Republican, of Fairmont, W. Va., before the presidential elec- tion last year. He the alterna- tive of v the Republican ticket n w»fi:&m s which asked the President to attend | |part of the pol Behind him is a model of the ill-fated Shenandoah. Underwood & Underwod NEED OF LENIENCY TOTOURISTS URGED Board of Trade Asks Police Exercise Courtesy Toward Visiting Motorists. More courtesy and leniency on the e in handling auto- mobile tourists will be asked by the Washington Board of Trade. As the result of a meeting of the executive committee of that organiza- tion yesterday afternoon Samuel J. Prescott, president, and Arthur Carr, secretary of the board, will call upon the Commissioners and the Traffio Bureau officials and ask them to in- struct the policemen on duty to be more considerate of the city's guests. Instances where automobilists from out of town with no knowledge of the parking rules have unceremonioasly been haled into court were recited at the meeting. A call was issued by Mr. Prescott to all the chalrmen of the various com- mittees to make arrangements for the compilation_of the board's annual re- port at its first Fall meeting, on Octo ber 6. The following new members were elected: William T. Ballard, Howard C. Barnes, F. C. Burns, Frank M. John W. Hardell, Andrew M. H. B. Hundley, Walter M. Johnson, William B. Jones, Richmond B. Keech, Morris Plan Bank of Wash- ington, Bertram Chesterman, Harry W. Nichols, Radio Merchants' Asso- cfation, Inc.; J. Fred Huber, T. M. Cragg, Ralph S. Rich, Charles B. Scott, Charles A. Smith’ and William M. Throckmorton. T WILSON’S WORK LIVES. League Labor Bureau Draws In- spiration From Him. GENEVA, September 15 (#).—Wood- row Wilson remains a living inspira- tional force for the International Labor Bureau, in the creation of which he took such a prominent part during the drafting of the Versailles treaty, Mrs. Wilson was told today by Albert Thomas, the director general Mrs. Wilson visited the labor bureau headquarters in pursuance of her study of all the league's activities. Thomas presented his chief colabora- tors to her. SON FOUND DEAD. Discovered by Parents Under Over- turned Automobile. CAPE GIRADEAU, Mo., September 15 (P).—Wilbur Smith and his wife, a school teacher, while driving to her school yesterday found an overturned motor car from beneath which pro- truded a man’s legs. They lifted the car with a rail, and discovered their son, Wilbur, dead. He had been cfughed by the weight of the overturned car. Falling off in the number of tour- ists in Panama recently has caused a dullnesydn-dradatherns