Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-23

Undoubtedly one of the important
subjects Dwight F. Davis, Secretary
of War, discussed with President
Coolidge at White Pine Camp was
the future of Gen. Leonard Wood.
CircumstantiaI reports are current
that Gen. Wood is coming home on
leave before many months. He has
not left the Philippines since Presi-
dent Harding appointed him COVER
nor general in 1921. In the Army the
belief prevails that Woods days at
Manila are numbered. Carmi A.
Thompson, the Presidents speclal
commissioner now in the Philippines,
ranks as Gen. Woods probable sue
cessor, although the Ohioan has as
serted that he would not consider
the governorship If ever proffered to
him. Another Philippines story max
ing the rounds at Washington is that
the Bacon bill for detaching the Moro
provinces from Filipino administra-
ton has American rubber develop
ment mainly in prospect. The Moro
country is rich in rubber resources.
but exploitation of them is INSTRUCTED
by Filipino opposition and laws.
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Another matter almost certain to
have cropped up in the Secretary OF
Wars conf1ab with the commander
in-chief of the Army is the impending
appointment of a new chief OF stan.
If the Army could have it's way,
the choice would unquestionably fali
upon Maj. Gen. c. P. Summerall, now
-
with headquarters at New York.
Summeran has added to his splendid
World War record in France by a
fine exhibition of civic leadership in
the metropolis since he went to
Governors Island couple of years
ago. Many of our military author1-
ties think Summerall is the best
all-around soldier in the Army.
Fighting under Gen. Chaffee during
| the China expedition in 1900, it was
SummeraIl and his men who beat
down the Boxer gate of Picking, and
opened the way for the allied relief
troops. Pershing considered sum-
neral one of the A. z. F.s great
stand bys in France. The general is
a son of Florida, is SO years old and
has been in the Army for "a years.
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Senator James A. Reed has just
been in Detroit in the capacity OF
| Henry Ford's special counsel. The
| motor magnate engaged the mis-
| souri, Democrat to conduct the Foro
defense in the 100000 libel action
| instituted against the Dearborn IN
! dependent by Aaron Sapiro, the
| young cooperative marketing lead
err. Some preliminary proceedings
required Reeds appearance In the
! Detroit court, preceding the trial OF
the suit in September. Ford's weekly
accused Sapiro of heading a Jewish
conspiracy" to mulct the American
| farmer through cooperative organl-
cations and other devices. Saplro
a Californian and lawyer, expects
/ to handle his own case when IT Is
before the bar. Nobody VINO mas
ever heard him talk to farm meetings
has any doubt that Reed will meet
| his match in forensic skill when he
| clashes with Sapiro. The Missourlar
| happens to be frankly pro-Jewish II
| his sympathies. One Of his recent
oratorical masterpieces was pane
gyric on that race.
Representative Edith Nourse Rog'
| ers, Republican, of Massachusetts II
spending the congressional recess
| trying to evolve ways and means Of
ameliorating the lot of the textile
workers In her constituency. Lowell
and adjacent regions have been hard
hit by the slump in the New Eng
land cotton industry. Unemployment
| is extensive Some mills are shut
down; others are working on par
time shifts. Prevailing styles in
| women's ~clothes-mainly the mini
/ mum thereof worn by the flappers
and iaatrons or the period are
largely responsible for conditions II