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Evening star., 1926-02-16
WITHHOLDS NAMES
IN ALUMINIUM CASE
Counsel for Company Refuses to
Tell Stockholders at Probers'
Request.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH. February l6-The
Federal Trade Commission. delving
into alleged monopolistiC practices of
The aluminium TO. of America, in
Which Secretary of the Trea Sury A
W. Mellon is IA stockhoider. struck a
snag yesterday, when counsel for the
company refused to produce the names
of persons owning more than 3 per
cent OF the stock.
r. p. Whiteley, commission counsel,
asked that the names of the stock
holders he put into the records. for
the purpose of comparing them with
stockholders of companies in compe-
tition with the aluminium Co. of
America. W. w. Smith of counsel
for the company said the names
such information highly Confiden-
tial." Whiteley was upheld by Maj.
w. W. Shepard. commission examiner,
Smith reiterated his stand, and the
subject was dismissed for the time.
Later Whiteley said he had the ques-
ton under consideration. 1t was the
general belief that he would go into
the courts in his effort TO obtain the
names.
George 4. Gibbons. vice president
and secretary of the Aluminium Co.
of America. was the only witness OF
the day. and his testimony. for the
most part, had To do with the organ
iZation of the company and its growth
and data affiliated companies through
out the world.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
MONDAY LENTEN
SERVICE PLANNED
Will Be Held Five Days a
Week at Theater, Com
mittee Announces.

MONDAY Lenten services will be
held at Keith's Theater daily except
Saturdays and Sundays, beginning
next Tuesday. il was announced to-
day. The services will start at 1890
and will be conducted under the
auspices of the Laymen's Service AS.
sociation of the diocese of Washing
ton of the Episcopal Church in co.
operation with the Federation OF
Churches of the District The public
Is invited.
Tuesdays and Thursdays a 5-minute
the regular service. DIR. l.. w. Glaze.
brook. chairman of the committee in
charge. announced. The services will
be opened with hymn. followed by q
prayer and 20-minutes address No
collection will he asked. The programs
will be broadcast.
DIR. Glazebrook will preside at the
service Tuesday. Rev. James T.
Marshall will conduct the service. Rev.
William +. Mcdowell. Bishop of Wash
ington of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. will be principal spea ker and
Jack Bowie will sing.
X. l.. llaycock will preside, Rev. T.
Pinkney Wroth viii conduct the serv-
ice and the address Will be given by
PaNSon Smith. commissioner of edu-
cation of the State of Massachusetts.
on Wednesday. On Thursday. DR.. W.
Sinclair Bowen will preside. Rev. H.
j. Smith will lead and DIR. Howard A
Kelly of Baltimore will speak Miss
Richie Mclean will sing
Friday of next week, Percy S. Foster
Will preside. Rev. W. A. Lynch will
conduct the service and Stephen E.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools, will be principal speaker.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
SIS, ,0OO,O 900 FOR AVIATION
ADDED TO NAVAL BILL
Allotment in Measure for That
Service Reaches Total of $751;
100000 for Ensuing Year.

In reporting the naval appropria-
tion bill yesterday the Senate appro-
priations committee added nearly $5,-
100000 to the allotment for naval
aviation. making the total recommend
ed for this purpose for the next fiscal
year $1S,900,000.
In addition to this total, the bill
would authorize the Secretary of the
Navy to expend 81 100000 for produc-
ton and purchase of new planes. and
one of the amendments inserted by
the Senate committee would increase
by $650.000 the House appropriation
of $6,27S,6S6 for maintenance of air
craft factories. air stations and all
other Navy AWAIT activities.
Presenting the bill for the commit
tee, Senator Hale. Republican, Maine,
offered no comment on the program
for greater aircraft appropriations.
but gave notice he would ask early
action on the measure, which carries
appropriations exceeding by $4.121,1 ,153
the total Of $312,a12.2s7 approved BY
the House,
Evening star., 1926-02-16
c. !. C0RBY FUNERAL
TOMORROW AT 2 PM.
Services Will Be Conducted From
Late Home Near
Rockville.

Funeral services for Charles l.
Corby. who died at Miami Beach, Fla.
Saturday, will be conducted at his late
home, near Rockville, Md. tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. W. S.
Abernethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church, and Rev. Dr. J. Stanley
Durkee. president of Howard Univer-
sity. will officiate. The body will be
placed in a vault in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Edwin
c. Rrandenburg W. W. Everett, Will
liam John Eynon, Frank f. Altemus.
Leroy Mark, Robert V. Fleming, ].
Tihlman Hendrick, Frank Fish Rogers,
Louis j. kolb G. Barton Keene Viii
liam /. Radcliffe, Charles II. Tomp-
kins, Joshua Evans, jr: Elisha Han
son. Edward II. Droop, DR.. Sterling
Ruff1n, Edgar f. O'Connell, William
Jorg, William II. Thomas and John
Day Green.
The bakery section of the Mer.
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton, of which Mr. Corby was a lnem-
ber for many years, will hold Specia
memorial services for him in it's as
sembly room in The Star Building
tomorrow morning at Il o'clock. Ar
rangements are to be made at the
meeting for members of the associa-
tlOn 10 participate IN lne 1unerdl
exercises.
In issuing an announcement of the
memorial meeting it was stated that
Mr.. Corby was not only an out
standing figure in the baking indus.
try in Washington. bu1 a man who
had risen to national importance in
the trade
Mr.. Corby was president of the
Corby Baking Co. until it's merger
last year with the Continental Raking
interests. Born in Binghampton,
\. Y, in 1871, he had been a resi-
dent of this city since 1891, when he
came here to join his brother, w. 5.
Corby, founder of the Corby Bakery.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
.37PLAYCR0UNDS
TO OPEN MARCH |
Arrangements for Operation
Now Being Completed
by Mrs. Rhodes.

Twenty-Five municipal nlavero,Inds
and - public school Fairgrounds will
he opened March |. it was announced
today by Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. SUI.
pervisor. Arrangements for their op-
Grafton are now being completed by
Mrs. Rhodes and her staff of assist
ants.
Ten of the school Fairgrounds are
those which We're kept open through
December. The other two are at the
Johnson-Powel and the jefferson
Schools. Besides these the school
Fairgrounds to open follow: Adams
Burroughs, Cooke, Corcoran. Denni.
dlngs and Deadwood.
The municipal Fairgrounds slated
for opening are: Bloominadale Chevy
Chase, Columbia Heights. Garfield
Park, Georgetown. Happy Hollow.
Hoover Iowa Avenue. Mitchell Park.
Montrose Park. New York avenue.
Park View. Phillips, Plaza, Rosedale,
Thomson, Twin Oaks, Van Ness, Vir.
ginia avenue. Cardozo. Howard Lo-
gan. Rose Park. Payne and Willow
Tree.
Two additional municipal plav-
grounds acquired recently by the Ma
tional Capital Park Commission will
be opened July l, Mrs. Rhodes said, II
Congress provides funds in the ap-
preparation bill for the services Of
directors. One is in Takoma Park
and the other at Eureka Park in
Anacostia. The latter is for colored
children. The park commission also
purchased for the playground de-
partment the ground in Chevy Chase
which has been rented heretofore for
playground purposes. The residents
of Chevy Chase have offered to build
swimming pool in this playground
providing the department furnishes
the lifeguards, and Mrs. Rhodes has
asked Congress for an appropriation
for their salaries
Evening star., 1926-02-16
$4,000 PROPERTIES
LISTED IN TAX SALE
Auction of Real Estate to Be Held
on March 9-Total Value
Exceeds 5000, 900.

Approximately $4,000 pieces Of prop
erty owned by delinquent taxpayers
will be sold at public auction by the
District March if the taxes are not
paid by that date. it was announced to-
day by c. M. Towers, collector of
taxes. The total value of the proper
ties. which includes several of Wash
ington's largest apartments, Mr.. Tow
ers estimates to be between 100000
and 100000.
All property to be sold at auction,
according to Mr. Towers, is that on
which owners are in arrears on 1925
taxes Some have paid half years
tax. he said. while others have failed
to make any remittance.
Owners can save their property
from the auction block. Mr.. Towers
explained. by paying the tax plus a
II per cent penalty for delinquency.
A fee of so cents also will be levied
for advertising the property for sale.
A voluminous book containing the
names of all delinquents, their prop
erty and the amount of the tax. has
been published by the District. Copies
may be procured from the tax couec-
tor.
More than 5000 pieces of property
were sold at public auction last year,
according to Mr.. Towers.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
CHANGES IN WATER
MEASURE SOUGHT
Citizens Council Asks Bills
tor Virginia Be United
in One Proposal.

Alterations in the pending hill
which would authorize tn. delivery
OF water from the Washington Citv
system TO the Arlington Countv sani.
tary district in Virginia are recon-
mended by the Citizens Advisory
council, which was called upon for a
report on this measure by the House
District committee
Two bills were introduced by Ren-
resentative Moore Of Virginia proyid-
ing Tor delivery of water from the
W ashlngtun system to the Virginia
suburbs as sis already provided for
Maryland suburbs. One measure
would permit the delivery OF water
dlrect from Dalecarlia reservoir across
the Chain Bridge under the admins
tratlon or the Secretary Of War.
The other would permit delivery
across the Francis Scott Key Bridge
under administration OF the district
commissioners. In the hearings il
was explained that In the Chain
Bridge proposition the water would
be taken directly from the DalecaIIi4
plant, whereas in the Key Bridge
pfoleci II would pass through an al
ready heavily used main of the Dis
trIct system. so that in one case The
District mains would not be used and
IN the other part of the District de-
livery system would be employed
Mr.. Moore was instructed 70 unite
both of the propositions into one
measure, and IL is on this composite
Dill that the Citizens Advisory Coun-
ell makes its report.
The council finds that with the new
aqueduct, which is about complet ed,
and the new filtra ton plant and
reservoirs, which are in the course Of
construction, there viii be an ample
supply for the Virginia suburbs
The council points out that sections
/ and 3, taken together, provide for
two agencies which shall have author
ity for the distribution of water This
Is clearly wrong ard bad legislation
the report says.
Continuing, the council says il is
believed to be d mistake to give the
authority TO the Secretary OF Var and
ieave out the officials of the District
Of Columbia The District Cumm.s-
sioners, the report says, should retain
authority to make arrang emsntS
about a matter which concerns wafer
distribution and water revenues. Both
Of these are now under their control
ana should remain there.
The provision for furnishing water
to Arlington County should be made
in simple terms and virtually place
users of water in that vicinity on the
same footing as all other consumers.
The District Commissioners. the re
port advises in fixing rates and regiI-
lationS for users of water in Airing
ton County. should have in mind that
the District of Columbia has already
large investment in the water Sys-
TEN.
Evening star., 1926-02-16

the Department Of Labor as a censor
OF international morals" he said.
In the Senate yesterday Senator
Copeland OF New York, contrasting
the gracious reception" of the Earl
OF Craven with the plight of this
weak woman" asserted every citizen
ought to blush with shame over the
action of the Labor Department
AT Ellis Island the countess said
she thought the earI's departure for
Canada showed lack OF pluck" She
said she had lots of fight" yet.
In New York Lady Craven blamed
my ideals in the dust" Her husband
was a poor sick soldier" at the time
of the elopement, when he was lured
away by an older woman, she con-
tended.
Going to Bermuda.
In Montreal the earl denied guilt of
moral turpitude and expressed his
shame of the country in which his
mother, daughter Of the late Bradley
Martin of New York. was born. He
plans to sail for Bermuda, joining his
wife there.
Ralph Neale, playwright and finance
OF Countess Cathcart cabled an ap-
peal from London to Secretary Davis,
asking him to reconsider the case. He
also has asked President Coolidge to
intercede for the countess.
The National Women's Party, the
Lucy Stone League and the Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom held an impromptu discus
sion OF the case after the regular per-
formance at a New York theater last
night.
One spectator, who described him
self as mere man." said in defense
of the countess; Has she done any
thing so very wrong that we haven't
done?"
Evening star., 1926-02-16
ENGINEER DEAD in WRECK
ON HE'LL GATE MOUNTAIN
Fireman Injured, Score Shaken UP.
Plunge Into Valley Is Mar
rowly Averted.

By the Associated Pres
WILKES BARRE, Pa, February l6.
-Lehish Valley express train No. ~.
bound from New York 10 this city,
was wrecked on Hell Gate Mountain.
10 miles from here today, resulting IN
the death of the engineer and serious
injury of the fireman y score Of pas
sengerS received cuts and bruises, but
none was badly hurt
The engine and six cars left the rails
on the upper side of the track. Had
they left on the other side they would
have plunged over the side of the
mountain. Only one passenger car
was attached to the train. This was in
the rear. and. with four other express
cars, remained on the track. All the
passengers were badly shaken up. Re
lief crews sent to the scene brought
them to this city.
William Graham. the engineer, who
lost his life, boarded the train at Eas-
ton. The name of the injured fireman
has not been aScertained.
Traffic on the division was complete
" tied up for several hours, and it
was necessary to route all trains over
the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Unofficial reports said that a dragging
brake beam was responsible for the
accident.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
THREE CONDEMNED
men GIVEN RESPITE
Midget Bandit and Two Asso-
ciates Are Granted Re
view of Evidence.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, H., February 16.
Henry Ferneckes, midget bandit. -
and two associates sentenced to hang
for murder at Chicago next Friday,
were granted writs of supersedeas by
the State Supreme Court today. Peti-
tions by Ferneckes, John Flannery
and Daniel McGeoghegan for review
of the evidence were granted.
The three were convicted less than
a month ago of robbery and murder
Of Michael Swiontkowski Of the Pu-
laski Building and Loan Association
of Chicago. 1t was charged that they
blocked his automobile on the way to
bank and took $11.950 from him.
Efforts of the prosecutor to get
speedy justice, the three declared, rob
bed them of fair trial.
The courts s action merely suspended
execution of sentence until it can be
determined whether the three men re-
ceived a fair trial. Oral arguments in
support of their appeal will be heard
in the April term, when the court may
either take the matter under advise
ment or return an immediate decision
Evening star., 1926-02-16

Montreal, but even this angle of the
story is treated as farcical and az
showing most excellent Judgment on
the part of the harassed nobleman.
In an ironical vein, the Morning
Post declares:
I'VE hope they do not mean 1t, but
Americans have contrived to give what
we nope Is a false impression OF
superior virtue, which is a little gal
ling to Europeans. We do not desire
to enter upon an unfortunate con-
troversy over the detention of an Eng
lish lady in species of moral turpi-
tude. outside of New York Harbor, but
at least we may say without any in
tention of malice that divorce seems
to be one of those American institu-
tions which flourish under high pro-
lection.
AS for the lady herself, it may be
hoped that the success Of her play
VIII compensate for the stay in the
glass house of Ellis Island:
tCopyr7sht. 1925. by Chicago Daily News CO..
Evening star., 1926-02-16
BRITISH ARE AMUSED.

See Countess Involved in L. $. Love
For High-SOunding Words.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON, February 16.-Far from
being enraged by the exclusion from
the United States Of Vera, Countess of
Cathcart, the British public seems to
be mildly amused over the diverting
attempt to enforce a loosely worded
law.
Most of the newspaper editorials
gently poke fun at the moral turpi-
tude law which they claim illus
trates the American weakness for
high-sounding and loosely phra sed
moral generaliza tions, where what is
needed is absolute precision.
There Is not the least indication Of
any i'll feeling over what might easily
become an international incident. Con-
siderable space has been devoted to
accounts Of the Earl Of Craven's pre-
cipitats flight across thu frontier to
Evening star., 1926-02-16
R. R. GOWN, FORMER
WASHINGTON MAN, DEAD
Family Maintained Home Here
While in u. S.-Was Pub
Usher and Industrialist.

Rafael r. GOWN, industrialist and
newspaper man, who died in Monte
Carlo Sunday Of heart disease, was a
former resident of the Capital, the
family maintaining a home at 2230
Massachusetts avenue during the lat
ter part of their residence here, divid-
ing their time between Washington,
New York and the Catskills.
Mr.. Gown was president of the Jour
nal Of Commerce Co. Of New York,
and also owned four publications in
Havana-El Mundo. La Prensa, the
Havana Post and Havana Telegram
He also was president OF the United
States Asphalt and Refining Co.
He is survived by his widow. whom
he had recently joined in Monte Carlo,
and daughter. Mrs. John d. Schoon-
maker of Kingston, y. Y, whose wed
ding was one of the outstanding social
events of the Capital in 1924.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
FURRlERS' UNION STRIKE
AFFECTS $4,000 WORKERS
Disagreement Over New Contract
When Old One Expired Cause
of Walkout.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. February 16.-Twelve
thousand members of the Furriers'
Union, employed in 1000 shops in
New York City, struck today follow
ing discord between the union and the
Associated Fur Manufacturers at the
expiration Of their agreement, which
expired January 81.
The workers demanded a 40-hour
week, per cent Of the manufacturers
pay rolls to go to a fund which would
insure against slack employment pc
riods, and an equal division OF work
throughout the year to obviate lay
offs.
The Associated Fur Manufacturers
have adopted a resolution declaring
agreement impossible. due to the un-
compromising. dictatorial and i'm
perious attitude taken by union repre-
sentatives."
Evening star., 1926-02-16

Continued from First Pageo
Of any individual. 1t Involves 'he
status Of all the women Of our coun-
try. The present decision OF your de-
partment, if allowed to stand, woulo
recognize that the Government or the
United States may officially set up
double moral standard rs between men
and women.
"Throughout the years our Govern
ment has admitted men who were the
guilty parties in divorce proceedings
and it is a glaring injustice to set up
now this standard for women.
.Therefore, on behalf of American
women whose interest is involved as
well as that of the Countess OF Cath
cart, we ask you to be heard In pro-
test against this discrimination and In
demand Of a reversal OF the verdict OF
the immigration authorities.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
EXHIBIT REPORT DUE.

Progress of the plans for the second
annual industrial exposition will be
reported at the monthly meeting of
the Chamber OF Commerce at the Will
lard tonight.
The report, covering the number of
exhibitors and plans for special ex-
hibits and entertainment features. will
be submitted by Rudolph Jose, general
chairman of the exposition commit
tees. 1t will indicate that the second
exposition, to be held March 4 to l3.
will surpass the first in the scope and
number of exhibits.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
EUGENE |. GADDESS,
U. S. WORKER, DIES
Member of I. c. c. Legal Staff Sue.
cumbs in Home Here at Age
of IS Years.

Eugene l.. Gaddess. 81 years old. a
member of the legal staff of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, where
he had been employed about 80 years
died at his home, 1923 Connecticut
avenue, today. Death was attributed
to complications of high blood pres
sure and heart disease. He had been
in falling health for several years,
but worked at his Office yesterday.
Mr.. Gaddess had been a resident of
this city since boy. He was a mem
Der of Temple Moves Lodge, No. 80,
f. A. A. NJ.
Surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Petita Gaddess: son. Norris B.
Gaddess, who lives in Mexico: three
brothers, John, Stockton and Clarence
Gaddess and two sisters. Mrs. George
Schwinn and Mrs. Walter Wills.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Evening star., 1926-02-16
BY ROBERT T. SMALL.

The Countess OF Cathcart has
pledged herself 10 some of her new
found militant feminine friends in this
country TO work for law in Engla nd
retaliating against the immigration
laws of the United States. as con
strued by officials Of the Department
of Labor
The forward thinking women of both
England and the United States have
grown exceedingly bitter over the
treatment of the countess by the i'm
migration authorities in this country
the long detention at Ellis Island be-
fore coming to a final decision. and the
admission of the Earl of Craven with
out any question as to his participa
ton in the elopement which caused all
the trouble for the lady in the case.
The countess has stated openly and
publicly that she sees no reason why
England should not have a law bar
ring all American women who have
been involved in divorce proceedings.
She also has stated that such a law
might seriously interfere with trans
atlantic travel.
Favors Retaliation.
1t does seem to be fact that Amer
lean divorced persons, If they have
the means to do SO, generally 'cele-
InelT 1EteuolIl DS tiIp dpi odu
If France also should join England in
retaliatory immigrations laws the EN-
barrassments to Americans would be
beyond mea sure.
one OF the amazing things brought
forth by this case of the Countess of
Cathcart is that the United States
Government has not hesitated to issue
passports to travel abroad TO guilty"
parties In divorce cases. SO far as
II is known no man or woman ever
has been denied this stamp of ap
proval by the Government. this war
rant OF protection in foreign lands.
this request to all other governments
to treat the person named with all
due respect and to extend to him and
her all possible official courtesies.
r Just how the same government
which vouches for it's own divorced
people can humiliate the divorces of
other nations when they propose
call Of courtesy on the United States
is more than the militant women of
the country can understand.
Women Are Serious.
The National Woman's Party, al
ways alert to the equality OF rights
of their sex. is taking the Cathcart
case with extreme seriousness. They
were up in arms long before they dis