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New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
National City Bank Hmys
Fine Gold in Australia

LONDON, Oct. 3o.-The sale of 164.
600 ounces Of fine gold to the National
City Bank of New York by the Gold
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Society
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mer Senator EIihu Root, has gone to
NarraganSett Pier. where she is WIS.,
ting Mr.. Frederick r. Hazard at the
latter's villa, Westmoreland Fields.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Anderson of
Nashville, n. c., announce the engage
ment Of their sister, Mary E., to Mr..
Bryan KReass Ogden of Orange. n. J.
The date of the wedding will be an
noulced later
Motoring to Maine.
Lieut.. Commander Kent Robottom,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Robottom of Wash
ington stopped at the Profile House
time last week. enroute by automobile
to Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Price Wright
expect to leave the city next week
for a months motor trip through
: the Berkshires and to visit friends
at Newport and the Long Island re-
sorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Pressly and
their daughter. Miss Marguerite
Pressly. who returned from France
a few months ago. are now at the
Orkney Mineral Springs, Va, for the
remainder of the season. Mr.. Pressly
recently resigned from the United
States consular service. Mrs. Pressly
and Miss Pressly remained with him
in Paris throughout the war. and did
extensive service in relief work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons S. Smith. who
have been spending the month of
July at the homestead, Hot Springs,
Va, will return to Washington the
LIST of August Their son. Mr.. Emmons
S. Smith, jr., will join them, and
they will then go to Lenox, Mass, Tor
the remainder of the season
Mrs G H. Whitehead is spending
the season at Saunderstown, r. l.,
where she has a villa for the sum-
mer.
The marriage of Miss Sally Jean
Petit, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Petit of New York, to Mr.
Donald Sheldon Rogers, son OF MT
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Edward S. Rogers of Lee, Mass. is
set for September % Miss Pettit's
engagement will be of interest TO the
Washington friends. made while she
was attending the Mount Vernon
Seminary in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Kunz an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Nellie Miller, to Mr.. Roe
Edwin Wells of Berkeley, Calf. The
wedding will take place in October.
A double wedding took place
Thursday, July %. at St Peters
Church at s am, when Miss kath-
crime f. McAllister, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret McAllister of this city. be-
came the bride of Mr.. James NJ. Gull
len of Plainfield, n. j., and Miss Helen
McCauley of Plainfield. N j., cousin
of Mr.. Cullen, was married to Mr..
Maurice J. Leonard of New York city.
A number of guests from out of
town were present at the ceremonies.
which were performed by the Rev.
Joseph l. Weidenham, and nuptial
mass followed.
Miss Mary F. Fegan attended both
brides as maid of honor, and Mr..
Frank Cullen of Plainfield acted as
best man. A breakfast followed at
the residence of Mrs. McAllister.
Both couples left later in the day for
their wedding trips.
The marriage of Mrs. Ollie Hage-
maker of this city and Mr.. William B.
Montgomery took place Saturday,
July "a. at noon, at the Sixth Presby-
terrain Church, the Rev. Wells Off
ciating.
Miss Tessie Wessic was the maid of
honor and Mr.. Harry Andersen was
best man. Upon their return from
their wedding trip through the south
they will make their home in this
city.
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mer Senator Elihu Root, has gone to
Narragansett Pier. where she is WIS.,
iung Mr.. Frederick r. Hazard at the
latter's villa, Westmoreland Fields.
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Nashville, n. c., announce the engage
ment of their sister, Mary E., to Mr..
Bryan Kneass Ogden of orange. n. j.
The date of the wedding will be an
nouzced later.
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Late Summer Plans.


Mr.. and Mrs William Harrison
Moore of Langdon are visiting rela-
tives in Philadelphia, after which
they will go to Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
The last of the summer teas given
by the A. C. A. was held Friday after
noon in the garden of the National
clubhouse, 1907 H street northwest,
Mrs. Thomas W. SidweN acting as
hostess. Miss Margaret Callahan. a
1918 graduate of Trinity College, sang.
Mrs. Samuel Wallis and her son, s.
Teackle Wallis of Washington. were
among the arrivals at the Orkney
Mineral Springs last week
Miss Aileen e. Thompson enter
tanned informally last week at her
home. 302 Virginia avenue. on the oc-
czsion of her birthday anniversary,
VIXEN, after an evening of music and
dancing, the large birthday cake was
cut. Among the out-of-town guests
were Russell Riley of College Park,
Md. and Roland Hayward of Berwyn.
Md.
The marriage of Miss Rose Bloom,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Bloom
of Baltimore. to Joseph Miller took
place in Washington Friday. July %,
at the home of the brfdegrooms sis
ter, Mrs. Henry l.. Weissner, 131 B
street with Rev. c. n. Compiler pas
tor of the First Methodist Protestant
Church, officiating Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
Ter are making their home in WASH
ington.
Mr.. Oscar r. Weber was given a
surprise birthday party Monday even
ing at his home at Hyattsville, Md,
where the guests enjoyed a musical
program, followed by dancing and
cards A buffet supper was served on
the lawn.
Mrs Charles N. Rosenthal and her
daughters are spending a month at
Braddock Heights Md.
Mrs. Philip Berman of 7s3 sth street
southeast, sailed yesterday on the
steamer Aquitania for London. She
will remain abroad for several
months. visiting other places of in
terest.
Mrs. Bermah was given a farewell
dinner on Tuesday evening, when the
guests were MF and Mrs. s. H. Ber-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Hershowitz
MIR. and Mrs. A, DresRer, Mr.. and Mrs
Max Herman, MIR. and Mrs. Max
Shapiro, Mr.. NJ Fonoroff. Mr.. /. Phil
lips, Mrs s. Jacobson and daughters,
MIR. and Mrs. Morris Greenbaum, Miss
s. PettermaR, Mr. and Mrs. p. MogoI
of Baltimore, Mr.; and Mrs. Max Raj
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Lieut.. Commander Kent Robottom,
U. S. N, and Mrs. Robottom of Wash
ingtop stopped at the Profile House
at Franconia Notch. n. H, for short
time last week. enroute by automobile
to Maine.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison
Moore of Langdon are visiting rela-
tives in Philadelphia, after which
they will go to Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
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Mrs Charles NJ Rosenthal and her
daughters are spending a month at
Braddock Heights Md.
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Mrs. c. H Whitehead is spending
the season at Saunderstown, R l.,
where she has villa for the sum-
mer
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$4,000 to $4,000 $3.50
Cotton Dresses AZ

Unlimited choice, beginning of
dies dotted swisse Georgee voile. striped voes
with
grdes, braid embroidery
nen in Russian overbouse boeo jacket dropped wasine
and coat
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The marriage of Miss Sally Jean
Petit, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Petit of New York, to MI
Donald Sheldon Rogers, son OF MI
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Mrs. Samuel Wallis and her son, S.
Teackle Wallis of Washington. were
among the arrivals at the Orkney
Mineral Springs last week.
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New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
\ Farewell Inspection

1T was on Sunday night, October
~ about 9 o'clock,' said jenkins,
mat We had just finished playing
cards, and before retiring I started
out to inspect the factory. This has
'een my custom every Sunday night
LOT years. | retire early because the
mil does not operate on Sunday
night, and I must arise early to be-
Rln The week. AS | entered the fac
'ory door | was attacked by five men,
all armed with pistols, and was told
oy the leader that if made any re-
slstance or sound | would be imme-
diately killed. Knowing the des-
perate character of such men, and
with the odds completely against me,
considered it useless to attempt
any resistance and was searched for
Weapons; none being found, my
nahcs were tied. | thought that
snese men were mere robbers. as
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

activity on the part Of Senior
Eduardo Mestre, my intimate friend
and attorney, l was located by my
friends On the Friday following my
capture, that is, on the day Mestre,
IN a conversation with Cordova in
his camp, gained Cordova's admis-
sion that he was holding me. / knew
nothing Of this until Saturday, when
Cordova himself, accompanied by
Mestre, came to the place where
was being kept. Cordova repeated in
Nestres presence what he had told
me on the night Of my abduction
that he regretted causing ire so much
trouble, but that he was only an in
termedlary and could not release me
until the entire 100000 pesos was
paid Mestre saw my deplorable
condition and l felt I could not
live much longer without medi-
cai attention. as my leg was grow
Ing worse constantly. told Mestre
that something must be done. and
while | resisted the idea of paying
The ransom, still I agreed to it in
view Of my condition. Mestre ex-
planned to Cordova the impossiblity
Of raising such a sum on short
notice and the inconvenience of
bringing out such an amount in gold
pointing out that the gold would
weigh several hundred pounds. ALSO,
1t was pointed out to Cordova that
IN case Of my death no ransom could
be collected and that Mestre saw I
was very i'll. He wanted to take
me with him at once, but Cordoya
t1atly refused, but after leaving me
he and Mestre came to an agreement
to deliver me the next day against
the payment Of at least 10000 pesos
IN gold, all the drafts that could be
secured and a document signed by
friends Of mine, responding with
their lives for the payment of the
balance
"Cordova passed that night with
me and, seeing that was very i'll,
on Sunday morning early he started
with me in the direction of Puebla.
| had to be tied,ko my horse to keep
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Did No. Know Hanson

II, however, demanded Of the
cour. The reason for ny release.
was told that I had been released
on bail, certain American, J. Sal-
ten Hanson by name, having signed
my bond. When I became aware
Of this I was furious. ! had never
heard of Hanson in ny life and
to this day know nothing about
him. If see him shall try TO
restrain myself from punching hs
head. There could be little doubt
that lie came here at the instance
Of the Mexican authorities.
II imme2ia lately made application,
in writing, for the cancellation of
the bond, and presented it to the
Judge I was told that 7 would be
sent for when needed. Up to nov
they have not seen fit to need NJ
except to call mo MO court FIRE
quently for minor things just to
keep me in hot water"
jenkins made constant applica
tons 10 the new judge for certified
copies Of the evidence containing
the confessions Of the tortured In
dams. The judge made excuses tina
no copies had been taken f.ventu-
ally jenkins demanded to he
shown the book in which the official
reporter had copied the evidence.
To the mock amazement Of the
Judge and to the utter amazement
Of Jenkins, the evidence had disap-
peared
Shortly before the Tribune cor
respondent left Mexico the Su-
preme Court handed down its de-
cision with regard to the jurisdic-
ton Of the jenkins case. The ap-
peal to the federal court WIS an
swered by meaningless decision,
which said, IN effect, that the fedora
court had jurisdiction. 1t failed
to state whether the Puebla crimi
nal court did not have Jurisdiction.
and jenkins and his attorney, the
latter also arrested, though released
on bail, for various offcnses similar
to those charged against jenkins,
were in ignorance as to what court
would try them both.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

not far away. After trying for
several days 10 make them testify
N the AtliXco court that they had
seen me during my abduction in
amicahle company with the rebels.
they resorted to other means. Three
OF the poems We're taken outside
the prison, while others were left
INSIDE, IN the presence of a Car
rama officer, who had been TRYING
% force them to agree to testify
against me. A volley was heard
outside, and Carranza soldier en-
tered to tell the officer that his or
ders had been complied with and
that lgnacio Justo, one of the pris-
oners taken out. had been shot. An
other volley. and it was announced
nat Jose Ascension had been shot.
\ few moments later another volley
was solemnly reported to have dis
posed CT The third prisoner.
THE officer notified the remain.
ing ones that such treatment would
be theirs unless they testified they
had seen me on Santa Lucia plar-
tFtion. Of course, they agreed to
testify. ! was confronted with this
evidence in the Puebla criminal
court when I returned from Mex
leo City. The judge OF the .Atlixco
court was there with written dec
larations to prompt the poems in
their testimony. I questioned them
until it was too apparent that the
evidence had been forced, and then
declined to question them further.
An order was made for my arrest,
but the authorities late in the after
noon changed their minds and al
lowed me to 30 home.
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Messenger Was Refused


1T was apparent that the evil
and military authorities had COM
blned against me. | tried to send
a message TO the American ombas-
sy in Mexico City BY special mes
scnger. but he was stopped and
not allowed TO go.
For two days they held their
peon witnesses incomunicado. 7
was hailed into court by the judge,
who advised me that l was under
arrest for false judicial testimony.
on the basis of my denial that had
been on Santa. Lucia farm with the
rebels, as the poems had testified,
was also advised that [ was charged
with having threatened poems or the
same farm if they told Of my having
been there, and that I had defrauded
the nation and was guilty of rebel
lion. | protested against this
charge, and when advised by the
judge that ! could secure my release
on bail | refused to accept bail, tell
ing the judge that if I was guilty
wanted to be punished ard if not
guilty wanted to be free. However.
| assured him in no uncertain terms
that | vas not guilty and that I
would rot in jail before l would ask
him for any favor at all.
''ln order to get my testimony be-
fore the United States government,
at least, | requested that some one
from the American Embassy in Me-
ico City come to Puebla TO take the
depositions Of my witnesses. This
was done, and the State Department
mas this evidence.
"On Wednesday, November l9.
about 2 o'clock, the backbone Of the
Puebla authorities seemed 20 have
stifened sufficiently to make mother
move. Governor Cabrera himself
notified the court that he @euld no
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from falling, and at times The pain
IN my leg was so intense that ] al
most tainted. We travelled about
three hours, arriving at point
called the dam, where we waited
until three o'clock in the afternoon.
| thought I was waiting for lay
friends to come. but it developed
later that Cordova was tricky,
bringing me to one place While di-
recting that the money be delivered
in another At 3 o'clock mes
senger came to notify Cordova thai
the initial payment had been made.
Cordova assisted me to a house bv
me dam, where there was q tcle-
0hone, and I advised my friends
where [ was and they Immediately
sent for me.
Il was taken to the American
hospital here, where | found Mrs.
Jenkins ILL., Even while was in
the hospital the official government
newspaper here began to publish
It's opinion that | had been instru-
mental in my own kidnapping, and
that | had formed plot with the
rebels and other friends Of mine to
cause international difficulties. |
commenced then TO learn that it was
the intention Of the authorities to
arrest me, because they attempted
by every means to get me removed
from the hospital to my home, ard
even resortcd to physical exams-
nation by a corps of Mexican phys;-
clans. These physicians had TO re
port that I was really i'll and could
not be moved.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
More Witnesses Appear

again ordered into court at I
o'clock in the evening I was again
faced by witnesses, who declared
they had seen me, during the period
Of my abduction, in TIE town Of Santa
Marta, IN the District of Cholula.
where | had been with Cordova, not
IS his prisoner but as his friend AS
this was another string Of falsehoods
/ denied the statements absolutely.
From the first there was noted an
inclination on the part OF the wit
nesses to contradict their statements
and, cross-eXanined by both myself
and the judge, they confessed openly
that they had been forced under
threats of death at Cholula to make
their statements, which were abso-
lutely false. They admitted they had
never seen me nor did they know ne.
"Feliciano Monis, the Mayor Of
Santa Marta, confessed that he had
signed deposition made in Cholula
because military official, who had
arrested him, had placed a pistol
at his breast and told him that he
would Kill him Immediately if he did
not sign. He admitted the declara-
ton was false.
Justine Fernandez, the secretary
Of the village, confessed that he
had been forced to sign his state
mcnt because they had hanged him by
the neck to a rafter Of a stable ad-
joining the courtroom and told him
that unless he signed he would i'm
mediately be killed. He confessed
that he had never seen me in his
village or anywhere else. l person
ally examined the rope marks on his
neck and so did the judge.
'FAt this stage Of the game the
court was dismissed without exam
lining more witnesses, but the re-
mainder undoubtedly would have
had more stories Of torture to tell
if they had been allowed to talk.
During the examination the
judge manifested the greatest ex-
citement. repeatedly exclaimine that
this would cause a great scandal.
The judge informed me that
might present my witnesses at 10
o'clock the following day
"On Thursday night, December 4
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Conviction, Almost Sure

Americans who arc watching The
Jeakins case CLOSELY In Mexico see
that Jenkins row has AGAINST hi1a
al the governments Of Mexico, an.l
they are of the oplHioa chat # Jen-
ldns hves-which he may not-un-
I'll his trial, he Will be convicted.
His only hope IS that the American
government Will step IL and put q
stop TO what threatens to change
suddenly from opera boufFe TO trag-
edy.
The Mexican government and its
obsessed friends or paid agents
have issued such an immense amount
OF propaganda in the jenkins case
that he now tells his own story Of
his abduction and the events that
followed.
Mr.. Jenkins's homo IN Puebla and
his cotton mill occupy an entire block
surrounded by high wall Fifty
yards back from the residence is the
office, which, in addition to its other
uses, has been used for years by
jenkins as the Amerlcaa Consular
Agency. To the left of the patio is a
portion of the cotton mill, where spin
ming machines hum day and night,
except on Sunday 1t was on Sun
day night that Jenkins was abducted.
tie told his story to The New York
Tribune here in his residence ono
Sunday afternoon some time after he
had returned from the hospital.
Mrs. Jenkins, still highly nervou.
from her experiences, was present,
as were the Jenkins children, two
little girls, and Mss Ann Jenkins, Of
California, q sister of the consular
agent Jenkins himself, also labor
lhg under great nervous strain, went
INTO the story with such vigor that
MS innocence would strike the most
careless observer. No man could tell
story In such great detail and as
openly and frankly as the consular
agent related it to The Tribune and
De guilty Of all the heinous circum-
stances ascribed to him by the
fuebla authorities.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Wanted a Consul

He was very profuSe in his ex-
PLANTATION that he meant no harm to
me personally, but that ii was indis-
pensable to carry away consul to
makes his blow properly fclt. See
ing the futiiity of further argument.
| asked to be allowed to speak to my
wife, which he reluctantly permitted.
The leader accompanied me, with
his pistol constantly covering my
body, to point near the house
where l could call my wife, and then
he Immediately made me return to
the office, where we awaited her com
ing. When she came, l explained to
her as best could, considering the
state Of her excitement and my own.
what had happened and what the
men proposed to do. She united her
pleas with mine, offering the leader
everything we had that he wanted
# he would desist, but it was entirely
useless.
"The leader then ordered my wife
10 telephone the British Vice Consul
here, William Hardaker, an intimate
friend Of ours, saying he wanted to
take him with me, but my wife re-
piled that Hardaker was in Mexico
City, and the bandit said no more
on the subject. | have learned since
that night that there were several
suspicious people around Hardaller's
house, and it is quite possible they
intended to take him on his leaving
his house.
"The leader of the band had his
face covered with red handker-
chief, SO that it was difficult to
form an intelligent idea as to his
appearance, but from later knowl-
edge I am absolutely certain that
he was Federico Cordova, one Of
the most daring and intelligent Of
rebel leaders that infest this sec
ton. My wife was allowed TO bring
my ovcrcoat, and l was Immediately
conducted. on foot, to lonely street
behind the Puebla General Hospital
"We travelled all night, over Il
good road at first but afterward
over a very rough country, and about
s In the morning we stopped
II was kept that day (Monday>
in a cave guarded by SIX men, and
among them l was unable to recog-
nize the leader who had kidnapped
me. | was allowed to write to my
wife and delivered the letter to a
man in charge of my guard the men