Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) ain this afternoon and probably tonight; slightly morrow partly cloudy. Temperature—Highest, p.m. vesterday; lowest, 47, at 10 p.m. yesterday. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 e e WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. — No. 30,485. Entered_as seco! post office, Wa: JURY 15 COMPLETE FOR TRIAL OF OIL CONSPIRAGY CASE Both Sides Agree on Final Choice at Morning Ses- sion of Court. TWO WOMEN AND 13 MEN SELECTED TO FiLL BOX Forty Talesmen Examined—Sec- ond Panel Necessary to Complete List of Jurors. Two women are among the 12 jurors finally selected and sworn in at 12:17 oclock today to sit in judgment of Al- hert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, and Harry F. Sinclair, New York oil magnate, charged with con- spiracy to defraud the United States in connection with the so-called Tea- pot Dome oil leases in Wyoming. Se- Jection of tiie jury was completed by he lunch recess on the second day of the trial before Justice Frederick L. cooler tonight; To- 59, at 2:30 nd class matter shington, D. C. ch [ITALY HELD READY TO AWARD SOVEREIGN DOMAIN TO VATICAN BY HIRAM K. MODERWELL. uit Star and By Radio xl\_fl”:l"!l.u! Cl:'r ::;;"‘fll(iu(‘_,!;_lcuw Daily ROME, October 18.—This correspond- ent learns from an authoritative source that the terms whereon the Roman question (velations between the Catholic Church and the Italian government). will be settled in the near future, it present informal nego- tiations continue without unforseen complications, are as follows, 1. The government will acknowl- edze the present Vatican territory plus several square miles west thereof as the juridical political domain of the Pope. The government will acknowl- edge that the Pope thereon institutes complete sovereignty as of inhereni right and mot by concession of the Italian government. This sovereignty will be acknowledged as equal in every respect to that of other sovereigns, including the right to have foreign embassies to the Vatican free from Italian surveillance anc to send mail and telegrams in diplomatic pouches free from outside interfirence. The territory described does not include territory _frequently mentioned—for example, “Leonine City,” or the por- Siddons in Criminal Division 2 of the District Supreme Court. Forty talesmen in all were exam- ined. These included 14 drawn from the second panel today. In eliminat- ing the talesmen, counsel for the Government exercised seven perempt- ory challenges for cause, the defense exercising six. Fifteen talesmen, pre- viously selected, were excused as a result of the examinations. Members of Jury. The jury as chosen to sit in the case is composed of the following: Mrs. Annela L. Bailey, 2700 Con- necticut avenue, clerk in the Arthur ordan Piano Co. H Miss Bernice Heaton, 1228 I street, chief long distance instructor with the Chespeake and Potomac Tele- phone Co. Gardner P. Grenfell, 26 years old, 1916 H street, electrical splicer for the Potomac Electric Power Co. William H. Goucher, 39 years, 1408 Franklin street northeast, manager of an_automobile ire repair place. Conrad J. Herzog, 56 years, 36 New York avenue, motor car sales manager. Robert B. Flora, 38 years, sales agent for the American Ice Co., 6 “T street. John P. Kern, 32 years, 1315 North Carolina avenue northeast, route su- pervisor, Holmes Bakery. Bradner W. Holmes, 34 years, 203 P street, floor manager at Woodw: & Lothrop’s. ? John J. Costinet, 61 years, 1442 Fair- ck, 47 years, 1018’ mont street, a Norman L. Glascock, Eighth street, clerk in a plumbing supply establishment. Edward K. Kidwell, 31 years, 1637 U street northeast, a leather worker. Charles Holt, 63 years, 1104 Four- and-a-half street southwest, retired ‘bricklayer. Roberts Presents U. 8. Case. Immediately ‘after selection of the jury had been completed, Owen J. TRoberts, special Government oil coun- sel, delivered his opening statement. In a conversational manner he ex- plained to the jurors that the indict- ment under which the two defend- ants are charged, is a mere formal statement of what they are charged with and does not constitute proof in ny measure. He then reviewed the prineipal point in the indictment, sum- ming it up with the statement that ¥all “favored Sinclair and disfavored the Government.” He then informed the jurors what the Government expected to prove. After covering the preliminary steps Yeferring to the creation of Teapot Dome and the authority by which Sec- yetary Fall assumed jurisdiction, Mr. Toberts said that Sinclair went to Three Rivers, N. Mex., Fall's home, in 1921 and made an inquiry as to the ESCAPE OF GOMEZ SEEN BY PURSUERS Rebel Chief’s Whereabouts Unknown, Federal Gen- eral Admits. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 18.—The escape of Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, revolu- tionary leader, from the Federal soldlers who were pursuing him, was admitted to be a possibility today by those who directed the search. The whereabouts of the revolution- ary leader, who was reported officially last week to have been discovered in the Huatusco region of Vera Cruz, with only brigands as his followers, is unknown, Gen. Alvarez, chief of the presidential staff, told newspaper men. Escape Seen Possible. *“Do you now consider it possible that Gomez may succeed in escaping?” Gen. Alvarez was asked. “Wgy es, it is ible,” he replied with 'l{ru‘ of his shoulders. “He may get to the seacoast or the oil fields, where he is supposed to have friends; he might even work his way northward, toward the border. “All the Mexican government wants to do-is to get rid of Gomez. It would solve our problem if he did succeed in escaping.” Gen. Alvarez smiled significantly as he added, “that does not mean we will not get him if he remains in the country long enough.” Of the situation in general, Gen. Alvarez said: “The situation in fact is unchanged. There is no revolution and no military problem anywhere in the republic. There are a few bandit gangs here and there to which the government attaches no importance. Press reports of occasional conflicts of so-called rebel groups with Federal soldiers in some states are purely local rows with small groups of mal- contents, and not worth statements from this office.” Ends Press Parleys. Gen. Alvarez then told newspaper correspondents that he would no longer meet with them daily as he has done since the revolutionary attempt was made. “There is no news, so why have any meetings with newspaper men?” possibility of a lease on Teapot Dome. “As a result of that inquiry,” Mr. Roberts explained, “Fall became ac- tive and inquired into the encum- Drances on the property.” He then yeceived a proposition from Sinclair concerning a lease, the Government oil prosecutor continued and from that time on Fall handled the entire matter of leasing the oil lands without assist- ance from any of his subordinates. Adjoining Teapot Dome, Mr. Rob- erts said, is the Salt Creek field, upon which some drilling had been done. Jall asked a report from his subor- dinates as to whether the oil wells being drilled would drain the naval reserves, and when they told him there was no danger of drainage for several years on that very day he be- gan arrangements for a lease with Sinclair to take all the ofl out of that area, Mr. Roberts declared. Secret Dealings Charged. The lease was drafted over a period ot several weeks in Mr. Sinclair’s Washington office, the oil prosecutor declared and was presented on March 19 After that date he said several persons called on Mr. Fall 2nd made inquiries about leasing the yeserve but Fall told them Sinclair held placer mining claims and also that nothing was contemplated. “From January 1, 1922, until April 7, 1922, when the lease was signed,” said Mr. Roberts, “Fall dealt with the thing in an extraordinary w: He carried on the negotlations secretly with Sinclair and alone and put people off who sought to lease the area.” “The lease became effective in mid- April, 1922, said Mr. Roberts, ' the Government will show that in the jaonth of May, Mr. Everhart, Fall's in-law, came into possession of $230,500 worth of Liberty Bonds which were used by Fall to pay his debts in part and to pay in part the debts of 2 company with which he was con- cerned. These s were obtained ividends in a transaction which is ittle_difficult to explain.” - Roberts then said that 1921, “a man named phreys had a big oil field.” and it was necessary to sell some oil, as he had 2 big surplus. He got into touch with Sinclair, the Standard Oil Co. of In- diana and the Prairie Gas & Oil Co. and arranged to sell 33,000,000 bar- When the day came to sell the he was told to sell it to the Con- rtal Ofl Co., which had been or- gani--d on the same day, Mr. Rob- erts said. Humphreys declared he had never heard of the concern, but when he was told that the Sinclair and Prairie companies would guaran- tee the contract, he consented. The il was resold at $1.75 a barrel to the Sinel-* Purchasing Co., resulting in a in No- Hum- he said. “If there should be any news I will let you know.” Belated dispatches to the capital from scattered points report the kill- ing of various rebel leaders by the federal forces in their campaign to stamp out the last embers of revolt. Gen, Benjamin Mendez, former fed- eral officer; Margarito Gomez, former congressman, and 30 members of a rebel band which they headed were killed in battle with federal forces Fri- day near Zacualpan, State of Mexico. The remaining members of the band, which attacked the federal garrison at Zacualpan, were routed. From Tampico it was reported that the rebel leader Florentino Ocaro was killed when he attempted to fan the flame or revolt in the breasts of his countrymen. TEN FREE IN JAIL BREAK. ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio, October 18 (#P).—Ten prisoners escaped from the county jail here today by sliding down a rope made from blankets, after Russell Gilmore, trusty, sen- tenced yesterday to one to seven years in the State penitentiary for.larceny, picked a lock to the cell block. Eighteen other inmates refused to join Gilmore in his break. Most of the escaped prisoners were awaiting trial for burglary. Confined to By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 18.—The soclal impulse which causes house- wives to chat over the back fence and men to stop each other on the street for a friendly word fs responsible for almost half the businéss on the trans- atlantic telephone. “An analysis of the conversations transmitted during the month of Sep- tember,” says a statement issued to- day from the office of A. W. Page, vice president of the American Tele- phone & Telegraph Co., “indicates that, while classifications are neces- sarily approximate, almost half the conversations are of a soclal nature.” About one-third of the conversations relate to financial business and the remainder includes talks dealing with mercantile, newspaper, theatrical and miscellaneous matter. The service sprang into public favor, as said, on its inauguration last profit of nts on each barrel. All the profits w invested in New York ~ yevntinued op Page v, Columa 2. verage of 11 calls a day being mide that month and eight calls LA Temporal as Well as Spiritual Power to Be Granted if Negotiations Prosper, Writer Holds. tion of modern Rome beyond the Tiber; nor “access to the sea.” 2. The Vatican will acknowledge that the questions at issue concern only the two contracting parties, namely, the Pope and the Italian gov- ernment, rejecting any foreign inter- ference, although taking into account the universal spiritual interests of the church. 3. The government - | acknow! edge temporarily as well as spirit sovereignty as inherently belonging to t." Pope continuously through the centuries, hence implicitly admitting that former Italian governments jurid- ically were in error in seeking to reduce the Pope to the status of “dis- tinguished guest.” 4. The Pope wit. acknowledge mod- e Italy as juridically an! rightfully ex ing and enter into the most cor- dial formal and friendly relations as between sovereign powers. Heated newspaper controversies dur- ing the past week have occasioned ex- travagant guesses concerning the basis of the supposed immi.ent settle- ment, but it now can be stated that the agreement in_ princi,le has been informally reached between the Vatl- can and the Italian government, and formal negotiations on the above basis now are considered probable during the coming months. QUEEN AND ILEANA DENY ELOPEMENT Marie Amazed and Indignant at Report of Attempted Suicide. By the Assoclated Press. SINAIA, Rumania, October 18.— Queen Marie expressed renewed indig- nation and amazement today at re- vived reports that Princess lleana had eloped with a naval officer and at a further sensational report that the princess had attempted to commit suicide because her elopement had been frustrated. “I am grieved and astonished be- yond measure that my good American friends whom I so lately met could be- Meve such preposterous and im- plausible stories,” sald the widowed Queen today at Peleshor Palace, where she is living with Princess Ileana, Prince Nicholas and her daughter, the former Queen Elizabeth of Greece. - . Vleans Degies Rumors. “As you see, Ileana has never left my side since King Ferdinand died,” said the Queen. “Is it fair or decent or manly for American and European papers to circulate such libel about us so soon after our bereavement? I cannot believe that Americans have so little chivalry as to invade the sanctity of grief of a Queen and the broken heart of a young daughter with such cruel and false stories.” To the correspondent, who visited the palace today, Princess Ileana her- self declared that she was far too busy helping her mother and attevding to too many serious and important affairs to_think of marrying. Princess Ileana for the past three mont" s has been seen virtually at all times with her mother. The only lapse in her stay at Sinala was a month ago when she and others at the palace went for & short trip on tha Black Sea in a launch, which later encountered difficulties because of a storm The party was aided by a German ship, but at no time were the members in danger of drowning. Seldom Leaves Palace. The 18-year-old ~rincess, so far as known, has had no love affairs and the on’7 time she is ever seen out of the palace ground is when she is ac- companied by her English tutor, Miss Elizabeth Marr, or when she is lead- ing her troop of Girl Scouts on a mountain climb or country hike. SR FOUR INDICTED FOR PARTS IN BREWING FIRM TRIAL Dry Official’s A‘,"" and Son Accused, With Two Others, of “Ob- structing Justice,” By the Assoclated Fress, LEXINGTON, Ky., October 18.— George Griffin, assistant to William O. Mays, Federal prohibition administra- tor of Kenticky and Tennessee; his son, Claude Griffin, and Richard Mul- lins and Albert F. St. Clair, all of Mount Sterling, Ky., were indicted to- day and charged with “feloniously and corruptly obstructing justice.” The indictments were returned by the Federal grand jury and charged that the men entered into a conspir- acy to keep witnesses away from court and to conceal material evi- dence in the George Weidemann Brew- ing Co. case for a consideration of $20,000 in cash Half of Transatlantic Phone Calls Confidential Chatter a day In February. Despite this, how- ever, because of the heavy mainte- nance cost, the service is not yet on a commercially profitable basis. “There is nothing novel in this financial situation, however,” the com- pany’s statement asserted. “A new means of communication does not get onto a paying basis immediately. It takes time for the public to get used to the new facilities and so to adjust their business and social habits as to make full use of the service, “In this respect the record of the transatlantic telephone circuit is re- peating the history of other long- distance telephone facilities. When the first transcontinental circuit was opened to public service between New York and San Francisco in 1915 it was almost as much of a novelty as the transatlantic service was 10 months ago, and traffic remained ex- tremely small for several years. ‘The transatlantic service at the end of the first eight months was do- ing more business than the transcon- tinental circuit at the end of two youre"” WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION BUSINESS 0UTLOOK GREATLY IMPROVED, PRESIDENT ADVISED Cabinet Officers in Touch With U. S. Conditions See Marked Gains. SURVEY SHOWS NATION SOON TO ENJOY BOOM Executive Especially Pleased at Encouraging Reports Citing Good Crop Returns This Year. Business conditions generally hout the country appgrently are greatly improving, and the out- look for the immediate future is most encouraging, according to advices President Coolidge received today from members of his cabinet. The eco- nomic condition of the country is un- derstood to have been the principal topic of discussion at today's cabinet session, and the reports made by those cabinet members whose departments deal directly with business caused the President to feel that there is every reason to rejoice over the happy sit- uation. In a review of the business situ- ation the President was represented as saying that the construction pro- gram of the country seems to be going on satisfactorily, and up to October 8 the amount of new construction was only one-fourth of 1 per cent under that of last year. There has been a light falling off in the profits of the railroads, but the in- dications are that this industry will show a pick-up very soon. There has been considerable of a drop in pas- senger traffic, probably due to more people riding in automobiles, which fact suggests to the President that this is another sign of general pros- perity. Coal Supply Balancing. The amount of coal transported has not been so great as last year, but it was explained that coal transportation was unusually heavy last Fall because people were laying in heavy stocks of coal in anticipation of a strike. Now they are using up these stocks, which has resulted in a falling off in coal transportation. The bituminous coal strike is vir- tually settled, the President has been advised, although in some spots settle- ments have not been negotiated, but production is going on just the same. The President was especially pleas- ed at the reports he received on crop conditions, which were to the effett that crops generally throughout the country are fully as good as last year, wfi‘h‘fifln exeeption of cotton. ~The corn crop has increased more than was expected, due to the_ last few weeks of warm weather. While the price of corn is not as high as some would have it, it is higher than last year. The wheat crop is splendid and the price is looked upon as fairly good. - Cotton Prices Good. The price of cotton also is con- sidered satisfactory, or at least an improvement over the price of last year which should be acceptable to cotton producers, inasmuch as the production is lower. The President's advices are that the lower production has been due to the damage done by the boll weevil, The cattle, sheep and hog prices are especially high. The reports received by the Pfesident indicate the auto- mobile industry is to experience a con- siderable increase. Labor conditions generally are satisfactory, according to reports made at the cabinet session by Secretary of Labor Davis. At this time last year there were 50 strikes, compared with only 27 at this time, which, according to the President’s viewpoint, indicates a contented con- dition on the part of American indus- ry. The large buying power of the coun- try was indicated by reports the Pres- ident has received to the effect that mail order houses show increased sales over last year, With the agri- cultural sections of the country show- ing improvement, and with an abun- dance of funds and favorable credit, the President is convinced that the buying power throughout the country will become greater with the advance- ment of the year. Exports and Imports Grow. Secretary of Commerce Hoover re- ported that general trade conditions are good and that our exports and imports are larger than last year. The amount of the imports was not so great in dollars as last year, due to a drop in the price of rubber, which is imported in such large quantities. The textile industry, which has been lagging behind in the past year, is improving. according to the President, but has not reached the point where it could be classed as flourishing. The steel industry, which had a slump, is said to be picking up, but is not back to its maximum production. It fis pointed out that the railroad equip- ment buying has not been so brisk, but indications are that there will soon be need for considerable replacement of railroad equipment which will con- tribute to boosting steel production. In making a careful analysis of the reports handed to him the President was well pleased with conditions and inasmuch as there is no noticeable unemployment, he is convinced that the United States is still enjoying a prosperous era, and that there is no sign on the horizon to indicate that there is to be any business recession. —_— PRESIDENT TO CONFER WITH GEN. SUMMERALL Chief of Staff Will Discuss Mili- tary Conditions With Executive. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chiet of staff of the Army, who was recalled to Washington at the instance of the President because of speeches he was making in the West criticizing the housing conditions of the Army, will be received by the President either late this afternoon or tomorrow. It is understood that the Precident has been advised that Gen. Summerall has denied that he made some of the statements which were carried in the press, but at the same time the Presi- dent is anxious to make some inquiry and to discuss generally with the chief of staff the military conditions of the $230,000,000 TAX CUT HELD POSSIBLE Treasury Has Been Figuring on Surpluses to Assure Future Safety. Informal calculations at the Treas- ury Department, indicated, it was learned today, that the Government revenues can stand a tax cut by the next Congress of somewhere around $250,000,000. ‘While the official figures have been kept secret, it was learned that the Treasury, with its characteristic cau- tion, has been figuring carefully on the question of the large surpluses and substantial items of a non-recur- rent nature in order to arrive at some conclusion which may safely carry the Treasury over years in the future when certain present sources of un- usual revenue will have disappeared. Surplus for the present fiscal year— 1928<which is be some- what less than that of $635,000,000 for the last fiscal year is also composed of certain non-recurrent items which it is believed have led the Treasury to greater caution in planning a tax cut for the future. Surplus Estimates. The surplus for this year may be somewhat under $600,000,000, accord- ing to predictions of experts. A sur- plus of this size cannot be expected for the next fiscal year, they declare. ‘Among the large items composing the 1927 surplus of $635,000,000 were $60,000,000 farm loan bonds, $170,000,- 000 railroad receipts from the days of Government operations and about $2' 000,000 from the War Finance Col poration which has closed up its busi- ness. A matter of back taxes is also ex- pected to fall off in the future as the Government is coming to the end of the period when it can collect from the huge excess profits tax of war time. Last vear, back taxes amounted to $331,000,000. They will probably be almost as high during the present year, which ends June 30, 1928. But Treasury officials expect a big drop in this item for the fiscal year 1929. The current revenues of the Govern- ment, however, continue to come in at a rate of speed which is admitted all around will allow for some tax re- duction. Congress to Decide. How much this tax reduction will be remains to be developed by Con- gress itself and the actual Treasury figures will probably be disclosed be- fore long, when the House ways and means committee meets to take up the problem. One factor of income is from cases in dispute before the Board of Tax Ap- peals, where they are now pending cases totaling more than $500,000,000. At the rate of settlement of these cases, the Treasury expects to get about $350,000,000 from the cases now on hand. President Reserves Decision. Until President Coolidge receives definite figures from the Treasury De- partment, showing the estimated re- ceipts for the next year, and esti- mates from the Budget Bureau of the expenditures for that period, he will decline to make any predictions as to how far he can go in recommending tax reduction. He has no hesitancy, however, in saying that it will be im- possible to make a reduction as high as $350,000,000, as has been sug- gested by some. o Will Try Channel Swim Again. FOLKESTONE, England, October 18 (#).—Undaunted by cold weather, Miss Mercedes Gleitzn, London typist, left today on a cross-Channel boat for France, where she will make another attempt to swim the Channel. - Four Inches of Snow Near, Frostburg Damages Orchards Spectal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., October 18.—Four inches of snow is reported in Garrett County, just west of Frostburg, while 6 inches fell at Meyersdale, Pa. The fall was so heavy that thousands of trees are reported to have been broken down, due to the weight of the wet snow on the leaves. Many apple orchards are said to have been destroyed. Late apples not yet picked formed a basis for the great weight of snow, which the tree trunk could not bear. Trains arriving from the West over the railroads are snow- lcov:‘ricg. t;rh. ml!«lo' }u- been xlol~ owed by torrential rains at various pointe ¢ Foening Star. » 22 Billion a Year Is U. S. Food Bill, Grocers Are Told By the Associated Pres: ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., October 18.—People of the United States spend the staggering sum of $22,- 000,000,000 & year for food, A. C. Monagle of New York told the dele- gates to the annual convention of the American Grocery Specialty Manufacturers’ Association today. “This includes every kind of food products consumed by the public as reported from the grocer, the butcher and the candy store,” he said, adding that there are 351,500 groceries in the country, 61,563 places where candy is sold exclu- sively and 19,000 shops handling only bakery goods, and that to get the maximum benefit of their news- paper and magazine advertising specialty manufacturers should have their products on the shelves of all these establishments. PRESIDENT GREETS BRITISH OFFICERS Received Informally at White House. Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan, pic- turesque veteran of the world’s great- est sea battle at Jutland, and head of Great Britain’s special naval mis- sion of good will to Washington, to- day paid his respects to President Coolidge at the White House. Admiral Cowan, with the command- ers of the two visiting British light cruisers, Capt. A. B. Cunningham of H. M. S. Calcutta, and Capt. J. A. G. Troup of H. M. 8. Cairo, and Sir Philip Sasson, British undersecretary for air, were presented to President Coolidge by the British Ambassador, Sir Esme Howard, shortly before noon, Informal Ceremonies. The ceremonies, which took place in the executive offices, were brief and informal. The President shook hands with the British officers and exchanged a few words of felicitation, during which he welcomed the visitors to the Capital on behalf of the Nation. The party went from the White House to the National Press Club, where Sir Esme and Admiral Cowan and his staff were the guests of honor at luncheon. Later this afternoon they will be tendered a reception by Rear Admiral Arthur L. Willard, com- mandant of the Washington Navy Yard, and Mrs. Willard. The climax of the day's activities will be a grand ball tonight at the British embassy. There will be a number of dinner parties preceding the ball. Six hundred invitations have been issued for the ball. Sailors Go Sight-seeing. ‘While the officers were being feted in official quarters, the men under them were being entertained with a variety of diversions. Half a dozen United States Marines conducted the British marines on an extensive sight- seeing tour of the city and environs today. Theater parties are being pro- fusely interspersed in the 10-day pro- gram arranged for the visitors. Thurs- day night the United States Marines will give a dance for the Britishers at the Marine Barracks and tentative arrangements have been made for a return dance by the Britishers on the following evening. The first formal function in honor of the officers was a dinner given at the Mayflower Hotel last night by Secretary Wilbur. In addition to Ad- miral Cowan and his staff, the guests included Sir Esme Howard, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Warner and a number of high officers of the British and American navies. “From Press UP) Means Associated Press. WOMAN, 35, FOUND DEAD OF POISON Miss Sophie- W. Sommerville Had Been Missing Since Yesterday. The body of Miss Sophie White Sommerville, 55 years old, who had been missing from her apartment at 2153 California street since 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was found early this morning midway between the Cal- vert street and Connecticut avenue bridges, not far from a park at the foot of Allen place, which she was accustomed to visit. Death was due, physicians deter- mined, to an overdose of poison, and Dr. J. Ramsay Nevitt, city coroner, is- sued a certificate of suicide, after de- ciding that no inquest was necessary. The body was discovered at o'clock this morning by a nephew, J. Y . § m erville. Mi:s Sommerville, relatives stated, had been despondent, never having re- covered from the effects of a nervous breakdown several years ago. While her sister, Mrs. A. S. Hatcher, with whom she made her home, was taking a nap, she left the apartment for her customary afternoon walk. “7hen she failed to return at dinner time, mem- bers of her family instituted a search, visiting the vicinity of Allen place, where s* was accustomed to stroll. Miss Sommerville was born in Clarke County, Va., and for many years taught in private schools at Waynes- boro and Roanoke, coming here when her health failed. Although definite arrangements have not been com- pleted, relatives indicated that funeral services will be held probably at’ Win- chester, Va., and interment will be in Mount Hebron Cemetery there. She was a communicant at Meade Me- morial Episcopal Church in Clarke County. In addition to Mrs. Hatcher, she is survived by two other sisters, Mrs. William B. Bowen of Moorefield, W. Va., and Mrs. Cleland B. Welton of Richmond, Va., and three brothers, J. A. Sommerville of this city, Dr. Charles William Sommerville of Queens College, Charlotte, N. C., and Dr. R. C. Sommerville of the Pres- byterian University of the South, Memphis, Tenn. — 10 WIVES CHARGED T0 CHICAGO PRISONER Man Arrested at Pistol Point Has Many Mates, Two Women Declare. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 18.—Women have caused Alfred Herbert, 32, more or less concern, if the police account of his being married to 10 of them at the same time is accurate. Thus it was something of a circum- stance that his arrest on a bigamy charge late yesterday was made by a woman police officer. The police- woman, with drawn revolver, arrested Herbert in front of a loop office build- ing where he was employed as private watchman. His father, Frank Herbert, said he knew of “at least six wives” of his son. Two “Mrs. Herberts” met at the police station and by comparing notes and information brought the total to 10. Some of the women to whom Herbert may have been married are believed by police to live in San Fran- cisco. and inquiries are being made to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,375 e TWO CENTS. TRADE BODIES OPEN VEILED ATTACK ON CITIZENS' COUNCIL Organizations Question Right of Authority Laid to Civic Group. LONG-STANDING SPIRIT OF RESENTMENT BARED 500-Word Petition Urges That All Requests Be Placed on Equal Footing. Washington's m tions, au Asso jor trade organiza- smented by the District Bar ation, unloosed a veiled attack today on the Citizens' Advisory Coun- cil and questioned the authority of the Commissioners to confer quasi- official powers on a body which “rep- resents only a portion of the citl- zenry.” The attack served to bring to light a long smoldering spirit of resentment which certain of these organizations have held against the council and its growing powers, and was made at a special conference with the Commis- sioners by a large delegation repre- senting the Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Merchants and Manu- facturers Association, Real Estate Board, Operative Builders’ Association and the District Bar Association. In fact. reports that proposals had been made to further increase the authority of the council spurred these organiza- tions to immediate action. Present a Petition. Aside from the verbal discussion the representatives of the six organiza- tions had with the Commissioners, they presented a 500-word petition urging that requests of all groups be con- sidered “on an equal footing.” and that no powers or responsibilities be delegated to any one body. The peti- tion bore the signatures of the heads of the protesting organizations, and, while it made no specific reference to the council, the phraseology of it was such that no guessing or process or elimination was required to determine what the organization meant. The petition also pointed out that the trade organizations are not op- posed to the civic associations or the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, which it declared are doing commend- atory work, but it laid stress on the action of the Commissioners in dele- gating quasi-official powers on one 0 | group. Moreover, it said that the ad- ministration of oaths to members of such a group is not consistent with the law. The Commissioners adminis- ter an oath of office to members of the advisory council. ‘The petition, which was made public following the conference, read as fol- lows: “It has come to the atténtion of the organizations here represented that proposals have been made to enlarge the advisory powers of certain bodies representing part of the inter- ests of the citizens of the District of Columbia. “We are here to present to you our position in this regard. Ask Equal Consideration, “It is our firm conviction that in the interest of harmony and co-opera- tion the recommendations of civic, trade and professional bodies should be given direct and equal considera- tion by the Board of Commissioners, for the reason that no one organiza- tion is competent to express the views of the entire community nor compe- tent to pass upon many special prob- lems of more direct interest to certain groups than to others. “We are fully in accord with the splendid work and vital necessity for the citizens' associations and the Fed- eration of Citizens’' Associations, and we would view with alarm and regret any lessening of their activities and influence. Their method of function- ing in the past has been most com- mendable, particularly the methods of the federation. We also indorse the right of organizations to be represent- ed by any bodies they may see fit to create, providing, however, that such bodies do not attempt to represent those outside their constituency. ““While our desire for the proper ad- vancement of Washington is as strong as that of all other civic groups, we feel that we have a special viewpoint (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) GORDON CAMPBELL RELEASED ON PAROLE Montana Oil Promoter, Indicted ‘With Wheeler, Is Freed From Penitentiary. By the Associated Pres LEAVENWORTH, Kans., October 18.—Gordon Campbell, Great Falls, Mort.. oil promoter, was released on parole today from the Federal peniten- tiary here, where he was serving a two-year sentence for using the mails to defraud in connection with the sale of oil stock. He departed for Great Falls. , Campbell was convicted May 5, 1925. He was recommended for parole by the Federal parole board which sat there. One of the two *“Mrs. Herberts” here said she was married to Albert Herbert in Cincinnati in June, 1921. The other woman gave the date of her marriage as June, 1926, in Chicago. Money of All Countries Legal Tender In Albania, Nation With No Currency By the Associated Press. SCUTARI, Albania, October 18.— Albania does not look closely ‘at the color of the visitor's money. Some is better than others, but it's all good. The money of all nations is legal tender in Albania. For centuries this primitive little state bordering the Adriatic_has had no currency of its own and has had to be content with alien money of all sorts. Even the paper notes of the Confed- erate States of America are in circu- lation, although they have no value. The American dollar is the favorite. Zhe French sl I 4 - lira, the Greek drachma, the Ruma- nian lel, the Serbian dinar, the Bul- garian leva, the Austrian crown and other coins are accepted cheerfully by Albanian banks and shopkeepers. But one has to be an expert in numismat- ics to identify them. A portrait gallery of the kings and emperors of the past may be carried in one pocket, ranging from old King Nicholas of Montenegro, Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, King Peter of Serbia, Prince Milan IV, the Kings of Sardonia and the two Sicilies, Pio Mono and the Emperor Ferdinand, to Napoleon, King of Italy and Bona- consul, talian ' parte, first here last month and the parole was approved Saturday by Attorney Gen- eral Sargent, the papers reaching ‘Warden T. ‘White here today. Campbell was discoverer of the Kevin-Sunburst ofl fiield and achieved much publicity by employing Senator Burton K. Wheeler as his attorney at $10,000 a _vear, following Wheeler's election. Campbell also was under in- dictment with Wheeler and E. S. Booth, former solicitor of the Interior Department, for conspiracy to obtain Federal land by fraud. In addition to his two-vear sentence, Campbell was fined $2,000 by Judge George M. Bourquin of Montana. —_— SHIP ORDERED HOME. MANILA, October 18 (#).—The Spanish cruiser Blas de Lezo, which has been visiting here for several days, today was ordered to cut short its stay here and sail for Spain tomor. row. The reason for the order was not made known. The ship was to have remained until Friday. ( Radio Program—Page 34