Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair and continued warm tonight; followed by local thunder- showers and not so warm ‘tomorrow, much cooler by Friday. Highest, 96, at noon today; lowest, 72, at § a.m. today. Full report on page 9. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press service. et ~ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 95,084 Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 No. 30,031 Entered as second class matter post. office, Washington, D C. WAS}_iI_I;TGTON; D. O, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. W HERRIOT'S DEFEAT TODAY FORESEENIN CRY FOR DICTATOR * Ministry Makes Declaration of Fiscal Policy and De- mands Confidence Vote. PUBLIC SAFETY BOARD STILL GENERALLY URGED Poreigners Insulted and Attacked. Americans Dragged From Bus, Battle With Throng. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, July 21.—The newly formed Herriot government in its ministerial declaration before the Chamber of Deputies set itself on record as op- posed to inflation of French currency and in favor of payment of all debts. There will be no foreign loauns, the government aserts; the country must save itself. Foreign currency held abroad by Frenchmen must be return- ed to France, a special account for that purpose to be opened by the Bank of France. Strict Economy Pledged. The strictest economy will be en- forced, beginning with the state serv- ic No reference is made in the dechration to a capital levy, but it mentions “‘a special tax on assets not in the service of the public credit.” The declaration is very short and ; concludes with a demand for imme- diate approval or rejection of the pro- gram. The government was assured of support from an unexpected - quarter when Marcel Cachin, leader of the ®ommunist party, promised to vote for Premier Herriot. should the gov- ernment The communists’ voting strength of 23 may help to save the government. The serious financial situation forced Parliament to meet this eve- ning to decide the fate of the Herriot ministry. The original plan was for the cabinet to make its first appear- unce before the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow. A cabinet council, after a consul- tation with President Doumergue and M. Moreau, governor of the Bank of | France, late last night decided no time was to be lost in obtaining from Parliament authority to take remedial measures. Both houses of Parliament were therefore summoned to meet at & o'clock this afternoon. Lobbics Are Seething. Before the session today the lobbies of both houses of Parliament seethed with excitement. Even the oldest hands in politics were unable to say whether ' the cabinet would have a . gmall.najority. The fact that the “yester- day restored the secret ballot in the election of its president against. the wishes of the cartelists was regarded by Some persons today as an indica- tion that the vote on the govera- ment program would go against M. Herriot. The secret ballot was re- stored by a vote of 274 to 233. Meantime there has been no abate- ment in the demand in business and other circles for a “committee of pub- He safety,” with full powers to act to relieve the situation growing out of the fall of the franc to unprecedented levels, less than 2 cents in New: York, and culminating in a general disloca- tion of business and manifestations by crowds in the streets, particularly against Americans. Republican Socialist: heretofore staunch supporters of M. Herriot, are prime movers for a committee of pub- iic safety. They declare the situation requires something stronger than the ministry just formed adequately ta meet the situation. Even the possi- bility of such a move being unconsti- tutional has not served to dampen the ardor of those who are asking for a | species of dictatorship. Demands Not Revolutionary. ‘They are not demanding anything modeled on the revolutionary body dominated by Danton and Robespiere, but it is their opinion the committee should have sufficient power to act with enercy, unhampered by parlia- mentary obstruction. Hoots, cat calls and insults are be- ing met with by foreigners. Numer- ous fights between foreigners and Frenchmen have occurred in restau- rants and cafes. Seemingly it is the “‘open.season” for Americans. A bus filled with Americans visiting the heights of llontmatre was surround- ed by a mob, the members of which tried to drag the Americans out of it. There was a lively mix-up until the Ppolice arrived and dispersed the crowd. Owing to the excitement over the fall in the value of the franc the gov- ernment has prohibited ghe radiocast- ing of the rate on the dollar and the pound sterling. It also is considering the question of preventing the rate being posted in places visible from the street. During the closing hours of the Bourse yesterday extra police were called to hold back the great rush of people to buy foreigh issues with dividends payable in stable security and to sell domestic securities on which they feared a capital levy was to be made. A slight relapse carly in the after- noon took the franc td 46.75 to the dollar and 227 to the pound. The franc reacted favorably today, closing “officially at 46.95 to the dol- lar, as against 49.22 yesterday. BRITISH ARE ANXIOUS. * Officials View French Situation With Considerable Alarm. LONDON," July 21 (P).—While the London newspapers are giving banner heads to the fluctuations of the franc from day to day, the British govern- ment's attitude toward the French situation in general is one of anxious sympathy. Most interested of all in Great Britain, perhaps, are the city finan- #iers, some of whom are losing heavily on franc investments. One individual who took a fiyer in the franc is report- ed to haye lost £400,000. To say that the financiers are watching the situ- ation with keen interest is to put it mildly. As for the government, it greatly Tegrets the constant upheavals in the French government, taking the view that no good can come from them and that in the long run they may flm eat Britain’s reconstruction nued on Page lumn 4.) close the Siosk Exchahge. | SARRAUT-POINCARE COALITION ° - MINISTRY MAY FOLLOW HERRIOT Attempt By Dounsergue to Form NationalUnionGov- ernment Headed by Radical Forecast as Paris Frenzy Increases. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWER. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, July 21.—Premier Herriot's overthrow is becoming inereasingly certain. When it comes, President Doumergue then will call not former Premier and President. Poincare, but the Rodical, Albert Sarraut, who, in conjunction with M. Poincare, will try to form n national union gqvernment. Something like frenzy has seized Erench political cjrcles. Party lines and breaking down, Bitterness, both personal and politicak. is becoming in- tense. The whole situation has changed overnight. Unless a miracle hapypens, the Her- riot government's overthrow wiil be accomplished Jate today, when it pre- sents itself for the first time before the Chamber of Deputlies. The latest canvass seems to show that even a part of M. Herriot's own radical party is turning against him, The only group on which he can really count is the Socialist group. Anatole de Monzie, M. minister of finance, continues to as- sert that he will avoid inflation at Herriot's | any cost, but it is known that the treasury is empty, and where money can be found otherwise than by in- flation no one can say. Premier Herriot’s fundamental idea #till is a capital levy, which, he es- timates, would furnish large resources to the government almost immediate- ly. But the Chamber is equally hos- tile to 'a capital levy and to inflation. Utmost confusion of thought and of action prevails, and unless M. de Mon. zie ean sweep the Chamber off its feet with some new, powerful plan, which is highly improbable, the Herriot government may Dbe considered doomed. . Perhaps never in the history of French legislation have such violent attacks been launched against a French pdlitician as have been launch- ed against M. Herriot in the press and the lobby of the Chamber the last two days. These attacks emanate not only from the Conservatives, but especially from MM. Briand and Caillaux, who are using every possible device to secure their own return to power. (Conyright. 1026, by Chicago Daily News Co.) PSILIAS ORDERED FREED AS MELLETT MURDER SUSPECT Evidence Insufficient to Link Him With Crime—Identity Test Fruitless. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, Pa., JZuly 21— George Psilias, New Kensingtor,, Pa., coffee house proprietor, beld on a suspicious person charge in connec- #on with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, ~Canton publisher, was ordered released by Common Pleas Judge. James R. MacFarlane at a habeas corpus hearing today. The release of Psilias, known as “George the Greek,” was ordered when counsel for the City of Pitts- burgh informed the court in answer to a question that it did not have sufficient evidence against Psilias on which to detain him any longer. Prior to the hearing, Henry C. De Ville, Canton, Ohio, broker, who lives near the Mellett home, failed in a stand-up of prisoners at the Al legheny ~County jail to identify Psilias as one -of the men he saw fleeing from the scene of the shoot- District Attorney C.'B. McClintock of Stark County, Ohio, told the judge he had no specific information on which to base a charge against Psilias. He declared, however, that he under- stood the man was implicated in a shooting some time ago in Columbia Heights, a suburb of Canton, but did not hold a warrant for his arrest. Psilias was arrested Monday when he walked into the city detective head- quarters after reading newspaper ac- counts that he was being sought in cennection with the murder. He was committed Tuesday to the county jail for five days by a police court magis- trate at the instance of Pittsburgh police, who pleaded for additional time in which to iavestigate the movements of Psilias on the night of the assassi- nation. His counsel then obtained a writ of habeas corpus to free him from tue custody of police. Defense counsel had in court a half dozen witnesses from Ohio towns ready to testify to the whereabouts of Psilias at the time Mellett was { slain in the rear of his garage. They were not called upon, however. Psilias had claimed he was in Warren up until about midnight last Friday when Mellett was slain. Expects Action Soon. Ora Slater, Cincinnti detective re- tained to investigate the Canton crime, said after the hearing that a “break’ may come in the case in the next few days. When pressed to amplify the statement he added, *We are running down every lead, but nothing tangible has been unearthed.” { Slater later returned to Canton with McClintock, de Ville and Edward Gib son, deputy sheriff of rk County, Ohio, who accompanied him to Pitts- burgh. LAMONT 18 QUIZZED. Says He Was in Cleveland on. Night of Mellett Killing. By the ‘Associated Press. CANTON, Ohio, July 21.—Major in- terest in the Mellett murder case centered today on leads running from here to Pittsburgh and to Cleveland, where two men are held in connection with the investigation. ‘While Police Chief A. S. Lengel was in Cleveland questioning Jimmy La- mont, who gave himself up to police when his name becameé involved, De- tective_Ora_Slater was making his COOLIDGE GROWING STRONGER INWEST, FESSASSURES HIM Senator Discounts Réports of Unrest—Says Farmer s Not Disgruntled. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staft Correspondent of The Star. WHITE PINE CAMP, July 2L— Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, who spent yesterday and last night as a guest at White Pine Camp, sald after- ward that during his talk with Presi- dent Coolidge the agricultural situa- tion in the country and farm' relief legislation were mot discussed. Senator Fess said to newspaper men upon leaving the camp that it is his helief now that the administration will probably take up farm relief legisla- tion again riext Winter. He looks for some sound plan that will facilitate the marketing problem and which will go far toward relieving the present situa- tion, He intimated that the proposal would probably be drafted along the lines of the Fess amendment which went down to gefeat at the last ses- sion. - Senatop Wess said positively bat_he does > the.. lation, nor does he think that the Pres- ident is even giving any serious thought to such a plan at this time. It is evident from Senator Fess’ ac- count of his visit to the Coolidge camp that politics was the favorite topic, He assured the President that from his observation during recent travels in the Middle West there is no falling off in the President’s popularity or that of his administration. He added that by the word administration he meant the Republican Congress as well as the executive branch of the Government. He said that while there is some doubt felt now in six or seven States as to the election of a Republican Senator this Fall, he personally believed the party would maintain its control of Congress. People Are Enthusiastic. “The people of the country are en- thusiastic over the accomplishments of the administration and the Con- gress,” Senator Fess said he told the President. “President Coolidge’s major policies have clinched the public and he is more popular today than at any time since he became President. His hold on the people is marvelous and I am satisfied that it is growing stronger all the time,” he said. ‘While, on the subject of the con- gressional elections, Senator Fess said there was no doubt about Senator ‘Willis of Ohio coming through with flying colors in November. He ad- mitted that former Senator Pomerene, whom he expects to receive the Democraitic nomrination, is popular and will be a strong’ opponent, but the latter’s strength will be insufii- clent to defeat Senator Willis. He stated that Pomerene will lose many Democratic, votes because he broke his promise to Judge Florence Allen, also a candidate for the Democratic nominatfon, that he would not oppose her. Also Mr. Pomerene is unpopular with the union labor voters and will be unable to count upon any .of the dry vote, Senator Fess pointed out. During his .discussion of the con- gressional elections next Fall with the President, Sendator Fess said that there dre only about seven—not more than eight—Republican Senators who are up for re-election who are in any serious difficulty. These are, ac- cording to him, Cameron of Arizona, Harreld of Oklahoma, Oddie of Ne- vada, Ernst of Kentucky, Weller of Maryland afnd Senators .in Massachu- setts and possibly New York. He said, however, that he personally felt very (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Texas Ranger With Drawn Gun Quiets Ferguson Heckler By the Associated Press. i FORT WORTH, Tex., July 21. Texas Rangers, famed in pioneer days for the eradication of outlaws, ha demonstrated display of a “six-gun” is effective in preventing hecklers from_interrupting primary campaign _speakers. 3 James E. Ferguson, campaigning in behalf of his wife, Gov. Miriam A. Ferguson, has threatened several times during the campaign to use the State Rangers to quiet hecklers. In delivering an address here last night he was. interrupted several times by ‘shouts for candidates opposing Mrs. Ferguson. When the noise all but drowned the voice of the speaker Ranger Capt. Tom Hickman, with drawn pistol, escorted a man from the «crowd who shouted resoundingly in behalf of one of the five candidates opposing Gov. son. * The man was given his choice of going home or having charges flled #gainst him. He disappeared. # The ranger did not intervene until at Political Meeting after Mr. Ferguson mounted a chair in a previous outburst and Invited the Shecklers to. send their bravest representative to the .platform. He he “would beat him up in three minute: No one accepted. ! ‘With the primary balloting scheduled for next Saturday, keen interest is shown in #he six-cornered Democratic gubernatorial race in which Mrs Fer- guson is seeking re-election. Mrs. Edith Wilmans of Dallas, an- other Democratic gubernatorial can- didate, left a meeting at Houston last night without speaking - when in- formed she could have only 10 min- utes. " She said she had been prom- ised an hour, ‘Lynch Davison, Houston man, Attorney General Dan Mrs. K. M. Johnston and Rev. O. F. County are the other candidates seek- ing this nomination, = The Republicans have two candi- dates In the field and will hold their Tumber- e OGDEN HT FREELY AS COBBMEN TAKE FIRST GAME, 706 Cobbmen Break Tie in Ninth to.Take Gameé—Ogden Pitches Well. CURLEY NICKED FOR FIVE RUNS IN FIRST INNING Good-Sized Crowd of About 8,000 Attending Double-Header in Spite of Heat. GRIFFITH STADIUM, July 21.-- The Tygers won the opener of -the dval bill here this afternoon. The score was 7 to FIRST NING. DETROIT—Blue hit the first hall pitched to left for a single. Manush singled to right, sending Blue to third. Tothergill doubled to right. scoring” Blue, while Manush stopped at third. Heilmann's looper to left bounded over Goslin’s head for a twobagger, scoring Manush and Fothergill. Gehringer ~ singled to right, scoring Heilmann. O'Rourke sacrificed, Ogden to Joe Harris. Stan Harris threw out Tavener, Gehringer taking third. Woodall ‘singled to right, scoring ~Gehringer. Ogden threw out Wells. Five runs. WASHINGTON—Tavener threw out McNeely. Stan Harris fanred. Rice fouled to Blue. No runs. SECOND INNING. DETROIT—Goslin_ was withdrawn from the game; McNeely was sent to left, Rice to center and Taylor to right for Washington. Stan Harris threw out Rlue. Manush singled to Jeft. Fothergill flied to Taylor. Heil- mann was hit by a pitched ball. Bluege threw out Gehringer. No runs, WASHINGTON — Gehringer threw out Myer. Taylor singled to center. Joe Harris flied to Heilmann in right center. Bluege popped to Gehringer back of first. No runs. THIRD INNING. DETROIT—Bluege made a nice one-nanded catch of O'Rourke’s liner. Tavener grounded to Joe Harris. Stan Harris threw out Woodall. No ru WASHINGTON — O'Rourke threw out Tate. Ogden singled to right. Mc- Neely forced Ogden, O'Rourke to Gehringer. Stan Harris walked. When McNeely and Stan Harris attempted a double steal. Wells threw to third, but O'Rourke made no effort to inter- cept the ball, McNeely scoring and Stan Harris taking third, Gehringer threw out Rice. One run, - FOURTH INNING. nush- walked. Fothergill doubled to right, scoring Manush. Rice went back for Hellmarn's high one. One run. WASHINGTON-—Myer flied to Foth- ergill, who made a running one- handed crtch. Gehringer threw out Taylor. Tavener threw out Joe Har- ris. No runs. ° FIFTH INNING. DETROIT—Gehringer was out, Joe Harris to Ogden. O’Rourke singled to Jeft. Ogden took Tavener's grounder and overthrew second trying to make a force play on O’Rourke, who stop- ped at that bag. Woodall drove into a double play, Bluege to Stin Harris to Joe Harris. No runs. WASHINGTON—Bluege flied deep to Manush. Tate doubled to left. Og- den singled to left, sending Tate to third. , McNeely flied to Manush, Tate scoring after the catch. Gehringer went to the foul line for Stan Harris’ pop. One run. SIXTH INNING. DETROIT—Wells singled to left. Blue sacrificed, Tate to Joe Harris. Manush fouled to Bluege. Fothergill flied to Taylor. No runs. WASHINGTON—Rice was safe on Gehringer's wild throw. Blue grabbed Myer’s grounder that bounded off ‘Wells' shins and beat the batter to the bag. Rice took second on the play. Taylor walked. Joe Harris dou bled to center, scoring Rice, while Taylor stopped at third. Holloway relieved Wells in the box for Detroit. Bluege flied to Hellmann, Taylor scor- ing and Joe Harris taking third after the catch. Tate doubled to left, scor- ing Joe Harris. Ogden lined to Gehr- inger. Three runs. SEVENTH INNING. DETROIT—Heilmann flied to Tay- fr. Tate was charged with an error when he muffed Gehringer's foul. Gehringer followed with a triple to center. Tavener flied to Rice. No runs. WASHINGTON—McNeely tripled to left center. Blue knocked down Stan Harris’ liner and beat the batter to the bag, McNeely holding third. Cooper replaced Holloway in the box for Detroit. Rice singled, scoring Mc- Neely with the tying run. Myer flied to Heilmann. Rice, attempting to steal, was safe when Gehringer drop- ped Woodall’s throw. Taylor was safe on Tavener’s fumble, Rice ‘taking third. Taylor stole second. Joe Har- ris fouled to O'Rourke. One run, EIGHTH INNING, DETROIT—Neun batted for Wood- all and popped to Stan Harris in short right. Wingo_ batted for Cooper and grounded to Joe Harris. Blue walked. Stan Harris threw out Manush. No runs, - 4 ‘WASHINGTON-—Stoner now pitch- ing and Hayworth catching for De- 'troft. Hellmann went far back for Bluege's high one. Tate flied to Foth- ergill. Gehringer threw out Ogden. No.runs. INNING. DETROIT — Fothergill tripled to the left-field corner. He inn flied to Taylor,” Fothergill scoring after the catch. - Gehringer fouled to Tate. O’Rourke -walked. Ogden threw out Tavener. One run. ‘WASHINGTON — O'Rourke threw “out McNeely. Tavener threw out Stan Harris, Gehringer threw out Rice. No riins. TACNA-ARICA GUARDED. _ SANTIAGO, Chile, July 21 (Pl— and Arica,” from which they | Chilean were during the »mmmd'fim which en- ecide the n / O'Rourke fouled to Bluege.' D.C. POLICE TOFIGHT LEWD MAGAZINES Speedy Trial for All Venders Arrested, Promised by Peyton Gordon. Evidence that hews dealers and | variety stores here have renewed the sale of indecent magazines and illus- |trated periodicals parading in the guise of “art” resulted today in the preparation of elaborate plans for a crusade which both District Attorney Peyton Gordon and Maj. Edwin Hesse, superintendent of the Metro- politan Police Department, promised would end this’traffic for all time. Orders will be issued by Maj. Hesse within the next 24 hours Instructing police precinct commanders to comb their respective districts from corner to corner for the venders of certain magazines, both photographic and lit- erary, and to arrest summarily all persons found offering them for sale |. or eveh. hayl t the same Uime District Attorney Gordon and Assistant District Attor- ney Ralph Given announced, after a conference this morning, that they would bring all such offenders to speedy trial and ask the courts to impose the utmost limit the law allows where convictions are obtained. The law, they agreed, is too clear to permit its violators to escape punish- ment on technicalities. Various newsstands and variety stores are to be visited today and to- morrow and copies of all seemingly ob- jectionable magazines are to be obtain- ed. These will be turned over to Maj, Hesse, who -will confer with Maj. Gordon as to their legality. A list of all those regarded as being within the reach of the law will be sent to precinct commanders and given in turn to the privates. Every man will then be_instructed to visit the places on his beat where such periodicals are likely to be of- fered for sale. Upon finding such vendors, the offenders are to be ar- rested and taken to the station house and compelled to give bond for their appearance in Police Court. The for- mer lenient plan of simply notifying the violators to report in court has been permanently abandoned in such cases. “It is quite evident,” Maj.\ Hesse declared, “that leniency™~only encour- (Continued on. Page 4, Column 6.) Blue, 1b.. Manush, cf. Fothergill, If.. Heilmann, rf.. Gehringer, 2b O'Rourke; 3b Tavener, ss.. CECE T gl-‘eeeue Totals.....co0uit nnane Neun batted for Woodall in the eigl Wingo batted for Cooper in the & McNeely, cf, if......... L R RN S _als—a--ee.-enp 2 oxn 5 oc. Stranger Visits Treasury to See ~ Cells and Convicts | Visitors have mistaken the im- pressive United States Treasury Building for many things, includ- ing a marriage license bureau and a place to buy dog tags, but it re- matned for a tall athletic stranger tod: to make the prize “‘guess.” Wandering into the huge stone structure, with its heavy iron bars at the ground-floor windows and thick stone walls, he slowly and curiously peered into the cool depths of the first corridor in sight. Mopping his brow from the heat he had just left on the outside and stepping cautiously to a corner to look down another corricor, he was approached by a courteous guard in the businesslike blue and gold uniform of the Treasury Depart- ment Building. “I understand,” the stranger sdid, looking significantly at the uniform and cap, “that this is the District peritentiary, and I should like to look into some of the cells — {#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. THE FARMER'Se NEW FRIEND. POLICEMAN HELD FORBRIBERY PROBE Arrested With Companion After Tip Is Received That “Hi-jacking” Is Under Way. Arrested in a garage at Sixth and Newton streets last night, while awaiting the. return, police say, of a colored man, alleged to have been sent out of procure bribe money, Police- {man Carl Ramstad, 8 years old, of the tenth precinct was suspended from the force, and with Kenneth Wool- ridge, 23 years old, of 4606 Fifth street, a companion, was taken to the | eighth precinct, where both are be- |ing held in ceils today while the case is_undergoing_ further investigation. to see how you treat your pris- “My dear sir.” replied the guard, “this the United States Treas- " nterested,” “etrtly - re- the “stranger, turning on “L only want to see And he sponded his heel. penitentiaries and Jails." walked out into the heat. RS AR IAPAN MAY PUT NOGANO UNDER MILITARY FORCE Attacks on Officials as Result of Retrenchment Tending Toward Small Revolt. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, July 21.—The situation at Nogano, where mobs attacked the prefectural officials in resentment over the cabinet’s retrenchment policy, is tending toward a small revoit and is worrying the government. Unless it improves martial law is likely. The government imposed a censor- ship, effective yesterday, upon all news relating to ‘the rioting. Newspapers were forced to throw out many col- umns of news reports concerning the riots. Today the authorities stated that the censorship would not ‘apnly to cable news, but as all agencies and newspa- pers are prohibited from telegraphing or publishing internally any of this information, late reports of the situa- tion there are not available. | BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME _ DETROIT =T cocommnoSoon OHSHORNRERmE » flleaeeeoonenamnwafi F’I & mlopooowomuwnooooP "Ieeceeeeeeev—,- Blocoo m‘oeee n eighth: i WASHINGTON ’ ~<d'nn=.‘-ceie.—p T LT - ulunlfi-eecaac? Blmmocccccoom 5"— - This was the climax of what police charge was a bribery operation, which they say included trailing a_liquor car from: Latirel tg_g&"n'hwgt_‘ on, the: holding up fhe driver and negotiatis a bribe while en route to the garage. ‘The police hold a confession purported to have been signed by Ramstad. In addition to Ramstad and Wool- ridge, Brutus Lane, colored, of 2525 I street, and Major Taylor, colored, of 2802 Wisconsin avenue, alleged to have been the operators of the auto- mobile transporting the liquor to Washington from Maryland, were also arrested on charges of transportation and illegal possession of liquor. Mrs. Mary Ramstad, wife of the police- man, of 428 Seventh street southwest, was taken into custody for investiga- tion and later released. Detective Schenck and Policeman Jones of, the eighth precinct made the arrest. Lieuts. Grove and Stott, night inspectors, are continuing an investi- gation of the case today. A special report forwarded to Chief of Police Hesse and Assistant Chief of Police Evans by Lieuts, Scott and Groove brought out substantially the following account: “After ‘spotting’ the liquor car at Laurel, Md., Ramstad, in an _automo- bile ogeupied By his wife, - Woolridge and Mrs. Louise Savage of 618 North Carolina avenue southeast, wife of a former policeman, trailed the car to Fourth street and Rhade Island ave- nue northeast, where the car was run to the curb. Noticing that it was loaded with 10 cases of iiquor, Ramstad disclosed that he was a policeman and ordered the car to be driven to a police sta- tion. At that point, according to the signed statement police allege was given them voluntarily by Ramstad, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. CALLES TAKES REINS TO PREVENT STRIKE ‘{ Mexican Rail Unions Plan General _ Walkout Unless Minor Official Quits. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 21.—President Calles, who has just returned from a tour of inspection in northern Mexico, has personally assumed the task of trying to avert a general railway strike which is threatened next Sat- urday in sympathy with the trainmen in the remote district of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, who struck because their demands for the dismissal of their division stperintendent was re- fused. They have been on strike for Some time, and the Federation of Rallroad Unions, representing union ‘| railroad men throughout Mexico, have threatened to order a general railway strike unless the dispute in Tehuan- tepec is settled favorably to the men. The government is gravely con- cerned over the threatened cessation of railway traffic throughout the re- public. President Calles is holding conferences with members of his cab- FENNING WILL STAY UNTIL RESIGNATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED Expects to Return to Duties Unless President Tels Him to Leave. SUCCESSOR EXPECTED TO BE APPOINTED SOON Will Probably Be in Office Before Commissioner Gets Back From Vacation. Starting Today. While the District awaited word from the Summer White House as to President Coolidge's choice as his successor, Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning departed quietly today for an extended motor trip through the New England States, with the Thousand Islands as “his ultimate destination. The Commissioner left word at his office, however, that he would return to his desk two weeks hence, unless the President accepts his resignation in the meantin ing the stand that with his resigna- tion in it is entirely up to the Pres- ident to say when he shall step out In making the announcement that he would return to his office in the eyent that his successor has not been named, Mr. Fenning also prepared for eventualities. His colleague, Com- missioner Cuno H. Rudolph, has planned a brief respite from his offi- cial duties and the Summer heat early in August, and Mr. Fenning does not desire to deprive him of a" vacation. It is necessary to have one civillan Commissioner present to transact the official business of the Board of Commissioners, and unless a new Commissioner is appointed or Mr. Fenning returns it would not be possible for Mr. Rudolph to leave Washington. President Considering Successor. 1t is believed, however, that a com- missioner will have been named be- fore Mr. Fenning's vacation.is at an end. Word was received from the President’s headquarters in the Adirondacks this morning that the matter was receiving the deepest con- sideration by the Executive, but there was nothing to indicate Wwhen his choice woula be announced, or where It would fall. Coincident with Mr. Fenning's de- parture, Frank J. Hogan. his chiet counsel during the impeachment pro- ceedings before the House judiciary committee, formally confirmed _the mewspaper reports from White Pine Camp that the commissioner had sub. mitted his - resignation. Mr. Hogan also made public the brjef text of the letter of resignation, It was written to President Coolidge, and follows: “I have the honer to herewith tender to you my resignation as Com- missioner ‘of tlte District of C 1o take effect at your pleasure. As Mr. Fenning's designated spokes- ma), Mr. Hogan likewise issued a statement on bchalf of the commis- sioner. It said: “Mr. Fenning was never a candi- date for the office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. He ac- cepted that office reluctantly at the earnest personal request of Prestdent Coolidge. His position has been that he would gladly surrender the office to the man from whom he received it, but that he would not -retire in the face of attempted impeachment: Responsible Only to President. “The majority of the judiciary com- mittee of Congress having held that he was not impeachable and that, even if impeachable, there was no proof of any charge justifying im- peachment, and Congress having as journed, Mr. Fenning continued his position, which, it is repeated, was this: From the President he had re- ceived the commissionship and to the President he would surrender it. “Mr. Fenning's resignation was not submitted to take effect when he cleared up some pending matters. - It was submitted to take effect ‘at the pleasure of the President.’ Since the submission of the resignation Mr. Fenning has been awaiting the Presi- dent’s pleasure in the matter. When the resignation is accepted he will Jay down the duties of Commissioner. Naturally in the time intervening be- tween submitting his resignation and the President's acceptance of it he has uninterruptedly discharged the duties of his office.” ‘Why the President withheld an- nouncement of the receipt of Mr. Fenning's resignation is a question that is puzzling the Commissioner’s in- timate friends. Mr. Fenning, througih Mr. Hogan, denied the reports from the Summer White House that the news was withheld so that the Com- missioner could complete certain work that he was engaged in. Put In Bad Light. As a result of the delay in making public the fact that Mr. Fenning had resigned, it was said, the Commis- sinoer was put in the light of defy- ing the President and was determined to cling to his office until sunmimarily * removed. Commissioner Rudolph has taken over Mr. Fenning's official duties and will perform them until he re- turng or his successor comes }nig office, Mr. Rudolph has indicate that he may resign, too, but certainly not before Mr. Fenning’'s successor l: thoroughly familiar with his du- ties. . Some of his friends have urged him to. serve out the remainder of his ternir, which expires next April 15, and he is giving this serious con- sideration, although Mr. and Mrs. Ru- dolph have tentatively planned a trip around the .world beginning next Spring. \ 415 §Ei;§§ i fiai | d i i : # g E ; i 2 i i J