Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1928, Page 20

FEAGIN DEGLINES mmmmnumum Mn refusals were duplicated later b&mmip Bun;:rmmo( AGAINTOTESTIFY 222 ;»:;;;;m""’“ Electric Bond & Share Co. to 3o Hold Position Pending Court Decision. By the Associsted Press. Ralph B. Feagin, a vice president of the Electric Bond & Share Co., again declined todsy to testify or produce documents in the Federal Trade Com- mission’s power investigation. Counsel for the company informed | jngta the commission that this position would be maintained until it had been ju- diclally determined whether the or- ganization was required to submit the information sought concerning com- pany disbursements. John F. MacLane, the counsel, at me outset 1nformed Commissior Culloch, presiding “has made no d!sbu have searched the records were present m veruy the statement. " to any other matters,’ “we must respectfully decune to tln submit witnesses for examination or to ¢l preduce records or papers until Lhe hm- ntal oonstlmtlcnll and legal ques- tions presented at the he lnnz Octo~ ber 17 have been adjudi At that time wunesses decllned to give certain answers. Declines to Answer. Commissioner . McCulloch = requested MacLane not to interfere Wl'.h‘hfl.:e ex- sa) then refused to answer many questlona put by Healy, made to influence political elcctions. They togehher refused testimony “with respect to the business affairs of the mpany.” Repeats Inquiry. ,)o appearance o( each witness Healy repeated his ulry u to whether the company mfi “any disbursements on account o( lnfluenc- ing public opinion concerning municl) ownership of methods of (enerltin( or dLsmbumH‘ elecmc power.” In every sses sald they were acting on sdvloe ol counsel in refusing such information. Commissioner McCulloch acoeded to a request by Healy that all of the m- be held at the disposal of the commission for further appearances, event a court order miuht be obtdnofl requiring them to testify ness affairs of the oompmy Expense Ledgers Withheld. A. E. Smith, controller and assistant T ledxels although had_ bes apecmuuy to br\ng them to the hearing by mmissioner McCulloch, Huly l.sk d Smlm whethvr lu knew t in March, 1f there mmz of $359,000 m s 2. Mlu:hel!. pru- ident of the mpany, which harged to the xenenl reserve locount. “Was there a vouchzr for amounts? asked Healy And what was the purpou of that p: ‘The wl.mess decllned. 'o unswer our fault if it does not appear here what it was for.” Various Douunznt: Cited. John K. Arnold, a special agent he commission, kesfifled '-hlt ht hM at one time in is possession man; documeg;a ‘;;fl l:ht’!lee‘em‘: Bond b hare which referr made for fights against munll:w“::mf .STAR. .WASHINGTON, REFUSES TO REVIEW CASE. Supreme Court Declines to Take Action Involving Rail Crash. ‘The Supreme Court yesterday to review the case of the Chesapeake & t{Ohlo Railway against John Waid, in- PFeagin and those Uclty and advertisin pany. Commmloner McCulloch sald s mld taken by commission fre the utility rwrnenuum 0 lu!vmll information desired for the l.n- vuuntlon He added that nwn action to this ld would be je.” btk “a8 soon as i FRENCH FLOODS INUNDATE 500 HOUSES; LOSS HEAVY Factories Close and Rallway Service Crippled—Grenoble Rivers Rising. By the Associated LYON, devastating Southwestern France after & torrential rainfall in the Grenoble More than 500 houses were inundated. Many factories were foreed to cln-e The main rallway line between L and Geneva was cut in places. be | o8! trains were deralled on mller lines, but there was no loss of life. Traffil cwas paralyzed. ‘The city of Briancon vu completely ted from the rest of (B . . 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