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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
VOTE ON RATE CASE
EXPLAINED BY ESCH
!. c. c. Member. Under Fire,
Expresses Indifference to
Holding of Post.
Ky th" Azsn''Iatnd Press

John j. EGch of Wisconsin. whose ap-
| pointmcnt to the Interstate Commerce
| Commission Is under fire in tho Senate,
denied fatty yesterday before The int9r-
state commerce committee .l1at hn
was Influenced b. political pressure in
reversing his vote in the Lake cargo
coal ra1n caSH.
Il did not consider M chance for
! reapDointmcrt in forming my opinion
| in thn case the former chairman Of
thu commission declared
Il do not think my VOTE would have
mad any effect upon my reappOin'mont.
I did not solicit my post and / am not
now soliciting reappointmcnt"
Questioned by Senator.
Esch made this declaration in reply
| 10 questions by Senator Sackctt. Ropub-
| lican. Kentucky one of the group of
Senator'S from the Southern coal States
which is opposing the commissioner
. denomination because the reversal of
the former decision in the Lake rate
case increased the difcrcntia! in freight
! tariffs in favor of Pennsylvania and
chic coal mines.
Asked why ha changed his position
between 1925. when thu commission do
!
operators for change III dirorortiaI
, and 1927. vh"n tho reverse decision was
rGnd rcd. FS"h said ho did 81 because
Of changed circumstances in the coal
industry and because of the adnption
by Congress Of tho Hoch-Smith rcSnu-
, ton directing the commission to re-
arrange the whole freight rate structure
Denies Charges.
The commissioner. who. aS a member
! OF tho House, vas cn-author Of the
/ transportation act of 1920. also Geniec;
charges often made in the Senate tina.
the commission was seeking IN build u)
! ono section Of the country at the *
pcnSc of others
Asked by Senator Nicely Democrat,
West Virginia. why the commission sus-
pended reduced rates 10 Lake ports put
INTO effect By carriers serving the West
Virginia kentucky district. 10 meet tho
reduction ordered by the commission in
tn" case OF the Pennsylvania field Escl,
said he could not discuss that sub'ec.
because IL was an issue before the COM
miSSica n the present time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
SON
FACES OIL QUIZ
Senate Prc5ers to Subpoena
Him in Effort to Trace
Continental Bonds.

tsF IA" a @-fff8 3t"3 Press
Unable 10 obtain The TESTIMONY Of
r. NJ Blackner. rlovir- spirit in the
organization Of the Con tinentaI Trad
ing Co. OF Canada. the Senate Teapot
Dome committee decided yesterday 10
subpoena his son. MYron =. Blackre-
OF Denver. al Official Of the Midwest
Refining Co
Young Blackn,er will be ASKED what
he knows OF any Liberty bond trans
actions or other fnancla! affairs Of his
father. who L a voluntary exile in
France and twice has refused to obev
subpoena from the District Of Column
bia courts 10 testify IN the Fall-S!n-
clair o.! conspiracy case
The elder BlacknIeY negotiated with
the late 4 Z Humphreys Of Denver
FOR 'ne purchase Of the Of! which thu
Continental ca bought and resold TO
the Sinclair C+Qd" OF! Purchasing Co.
ard the Prairie Oh 4: Gas Co. at
2 net profit O! 5000. 600 which profits
were converted into Liberty bonds.
Young BIackmer Is 70 appear before
the committee al tte rcopenlng o! the
nFef:isation. THURSDAY. Three vii
nea$eS have been summoned for ,ha.
time, ali 81 them connected with cor
poTation8 IN Ne@ York
The pGrposc II the examination vii!
D. u trace Tho Liberty BOND profits Of
~" Eont.nfutal. Harold ~ K"rWeii.
secretary ri the ~ "a Corporation. a
private company ORGANIZED h. Harry f.
Sinclair vltn!. his Own family IS COM
n.anoed ~ produce BOOKS and docu-
nen's showing Inc receipts ~ tne iiyYa
CcrrDra,!oG .! Liberty bonds rccrired
be,Hftn 1920 anc 1925. and also the
o!s position 81 AQcn bonds
4 demand tina, Pre- .deil' CpDadqe
ana other Republican leaders "throY
ID" !I!i power VI thor co-opeTatl4n
r-h!ro thT atumpt ~ uncover bond
transactions involving the Contin~nt..
Co. pah r2&Ge ycsiciday by Rep.esf nj
attic Hull o. TeEfltesec chairman III
-" D@nl'aratlc national committee
from No"em1"F. 1921 - August. 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
BAL T|MORE HEARS
NEW YORK MAYOR
Walker Avoids Direct Refer
c7cc ic Politics in "SaIl.
ing Talk"
tie .t--n .a'e'i i'"' :


BALTIMORE. Md. February ia
ian,-s J. walker. MAJOR O: New Eo-k,
,1oakirc snt ~ the twen'ie'a orth-
r,ev party y. the Advertising Gun Ct:
baltimore delivered Il eaie@ taxi '0c *e-V
YORK. The Nov York MAJOR tas max
ing hiS first speech of a ,o'ie7 70 be &C.
ljvnrcd IN Tho South . visit 70 tte
Na-ci Grae If Nov Orl"arr icing his
orIocti.e With 'lS.t- - Ala oaTa. Ge9--
pip and North Carolina - t0llo*
HI spoke NJ politics only b. ;rdlec-
ton AMI tncn ii the ba5t Wh'Ee-
"Eiddin." style
On thc program With the mayor we're
Gov Albcrt c Ritch.o and Senator Nil
lard F. Tydings. The political .9uth
was supplied before the 7pecch-gnak!ag
began. when banner inscribed
'Pitchic. 1923" was unfurled as thc
Maryland governor vas presented with
a replica OF the White House.
He suggested that if the band began
to play The Sidewalks OF New York. "
the key 10 the front door would Be
given the foremost gov-r-.or Of Amer
lea
L an not 4 political agent" Mavor
Wals"r said, I am carving 10 samples
Ct anything have 20 sell"
Trees gain aoou. .To-.hirds 0: thair
grc"'n 2. Tirht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
BRIDE TO ENTER JUNGLE.
Mrs, Dyctt Plans TO Accompany
Husband on Fawcett Search.

NEW YORK. February IA To-
Wearing new wedding rIng. Mrs.
George NJ Dyott. formerly Mis- pcrs.s
Stevens Wright. sa.i,d with her HIS
band today for South America. sarin~
She intends 10 accompany Condr Dyott
INTO The Brazilian lungies.
She vetoed his plan Ia leave her al
RIO d Janciro wail" Condr Dyott
Br.t.e! squadron fight commando in
the World War. goes in search Of Lieut.
Col r H. FawCett, from whom no au-
tn"nticatcd report has come since he
entered the Brazilian interior In May.
1925. on an exploration for the Roya!
Geographic Soc. ETY. o! London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Fl. Leonard Wood
New Name Given
TO Camp Meade

Nv III" A.-nc4dfcd Pre-
BALTIMORE nd. February l3
Remaining of Camp Meade - b"
known hereafter rs Fort Leonard
Wood under its noW status Is
permanent military garrison Was an
nounccd by Maj G"n. Charlc> 2.
SummrT2il here today.
Announcements that tn chan:N
had been directed BY the &c rctar/
of War to p"rp~tuat" The rar?o 0!
thc fornos eoldiaY prq mad" IN a
speech At Leonard Wood M
mortal dinner here in Which Cen
Summcrail rulogl2od Gen wood AZ
2 medical officer End a. q combat
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
s. S. KRESGE DIVORCED.

NEW YORK. February IA 'P}.~~NirS
Doris Mercer krcspa today was formal"
granted IN int"rlocutnry degree OF di-
vorcc from Sebastian s. Krcsg", mil
li0nare.
The decree handed down in thH
State Suprem" Court was based on n
jury verdict returned recently finding
krcSer guilty az infdolitv with Miss
GIadYa Adele F!sl1 Of Mates, Mr.
/ vi b. re- fnel IN .h~.' .~~n-e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Greek Improvement Favored.

Mai. Gen Edgar Jadwin. chief Of
engineers. has recommended II Con-
cress. with the approval Of the War
Department, that provision be mad,
Ior tho Improvement Of Smith Creek.
Md. II the extent o. making a
channel II feet deep and $50 feet vldr
across the bar al the river entrance
n that stream The estimated cos'
NJ the Improvement Is $500. with an
annual allowance c: $50 for main
.rnrNre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Kept In, Girl Kills Self

HANNIBAL. Mo. February n M
auppoSedly b"catH" her parent r.;-
l"c'cd 10 her going 10 aho~. Marrarc,
Hc"ics IA daughter Of "A dryeooc.
merchant, shot herself through IN.
head last night with receiver and
died three hours later pithou, regain
ing fonsci0uSnfH%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
DAWES PREFERS WAR
TO SENATE SPEECHES
Tells Now jersey Lo-;cn Orgoni-
cation l. Happily Not
in Pnlitic1

NEWARK. N. j.. February i3 to-
Addressing the State organization Of
the American Legion at banquet in
honor Of Edward E. Spofford here to-
night Vice President Charles G. Dawes
bean his speech with tho remark that
war vas preferable to listening 70 Sen
a.c speeches and ended With Prevent
The American Legion is not in politics,
and l thank God for that"
The Vice President Wa introduced
r. United States Senator Walter z.
Edgo Of Ne" jersey.
Mn countries have lover death rates
than IT, United stats for children
untlrr Is wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19

Trees gain aoou' .To-thirds 0. thair
grc--'i7 p rirf+.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Bombing Suspects Questioned

100 n U7sIal'h ~ Tao war
HAGERsTOWN Nd February IA
Two Wi!ilamsport mrn are held here
'Hr questioning az ~ the bombing ~
TIE home 0i William u Beard Al Wi.
Transport recently. Their names n1I..
b, IN %i'ilh"!d pending CHEEK 81 thf,l
-ilbl merits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-19
Former Postmaster Dies

ET'TFT971F1 - J - ~F3F-
HhGEItEICW!F Nd. Febrliar" To
jan i Ho:bpn. tpFmrr postmaster
a'lG .A-V Spatfs publisher here. difd ,aht
might after 4 long Illness ~ cngnplca~
trnH dae r. his a2" He Mas 20 "rath
IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

Baltic fox" which was Just as warm
although made Of rabbit skins. Many
people will not wear dog fur who have
no objection to wolf: yet not all fur
experts can call the turn successfully.
So such terms rs pointed fox" near
SEAL" electric SEAL" Hudson seal"
"Asiatic lynx" Iceland fox" and many
others. each and every one Of which
was fundamentally false. came into
being, and flrs are Haunted as coming
from many beasts which never existed
on sea or land.
AS early as 1887 the London Chamber
Of Commerce announced that users of
such misleading names would be liable
to prosecutions. while Canada In the
past has recommended that many false
fur names be abolished. As long ago
as 1920 the trend Of the American
trade WAS to give each fur its true
name and let the buyer choose with
all the facts before him. As far as
the great fur auctions and the most
reputable retailers are concerned. this
has long been the rule both here and
in Canada. That every one participant
ing in the industry from the lonely
trapper to the ultimate consumer. have
the benefit Of such movement as the
whole trade itself has decided upon
will In the end prove a benefit to all
concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

daily papers are at present subjecting ali
colleges to sharp and often undeserved
criticism and that Smith seems to have
come in for particularly heavy share.
All the machinery Of the college and
the police was put into action In this
latest case, and In cooperation with
detective and police agencies through
out the country every clue has been
painstakingly investigated. The case
remains absolutely bafi,ing."
1t appears that a rather young girl
unaccountably disappeared from her ac-
customed surroundings. something that
is happening frequently in all COM
munities. The fact that she was one
of several thousand girls gathered at a
certain spot for education seems to have
resulted in differences and innuendoes
entirely mjustified. Every one is sorry
for this freshman's parents. and should
likewise be sorry for and sympathetic
been criticized for its tardy announce
ment of this students continued and
inexplicable absence. Other similar in
situations have been given the same
criticism in similar cases. Critics should
remember that such c~", 20 must coi:-
serve the best interests of very many
young women. and that more harm
might easily be done to an individual
and to the student body collectively by
announcing a disappearance too quick
ly than by taking the risk of announc-
ing such too late. 1t is problem the
settlement of which most men and
women would be reluctant to under
take
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

ana IL seems particularly important TO
nave a clear understanding with regard
10 Russia. For while we refus. to recoc-
ME her government, our business peo-
PIC appear TO be more and more dis
phsed 10 accept 1t as n permancncy and
10 seek business. The course OF the
Chase Bank In this matter Is an illus
tration"
Numerous observers In this and other
countries" M viewed BY the Charleston
evening Post. see in Russia n move-
ment toward conservatism in the recent
dismissal and exile OF Leon Trotskv, Rus
sia' IL Is said. Is gradually getting back
10 normal attitude toward capital and
getting over It's more violent radicalism.
mat Is what Washington wants Russia
10 GO. The way the Russians are en-
couragcd to think well OF capital. how
ever. IL Tor Secretary Kellogg To forbid
american bankers TO lend them anv
money. OF course. 1t liz all right for the
bankers 10 lend the money 10 Germans
and lei the Germans lend It to the Rus
slams and pocket the difference In inter-
est. as they are said TO have been doing
Tor several years. but TO lend IL directly
10 Russians never"
-
The Little Rock Arkansas Democrat
reviewing the situation. says: The Rus
san bonds were advertised at 9S and
promised TO pay . per cent. Such fig
ures indicate that the securities hardly
wiz go begging with the bond BUYERS.
But there are other reasons whv Mr..
kelloeg's warning probably will not be-
needed. not the least significant being
that despite many similar warnings,
America did 100000 900 worth Of bust
ness with the Russian government in
on Is oil. according TO the Standard
on Go. OF New York OH IL oil accord
Ing TO the United States Shipping
Board, says the Springfield Republican.
with the added comment: Their coli
Germs are not alarmed lest contracts and
ofaefs Tor Russian oil should put money
~ The Soviet governments treasury. The
Kellogg principle. II sound should be-
applied to the Standard OH Co. and the
United States Shipping Board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
Sense and Nonsense.

The mountain labored yesterday and
brought forth mouse in the form of
resolution declaring 1t to be the sense"
Of the Senate that departure from the
precedent set by other Presidents of re-
firing after two terms In the White
House would be 'unwise. unpatriotic and
| fraught with peril to our free institu-
| tons" AS the Senate had assembled to
bury Caesar, and not to praise him, it
| struck out the clause commencing prcsi-
| dent Coolidge for observance of this
| very precedent. Possibly because of some
oversight the Senate failed to include In
It's resolution words to the effect that
when President says Il do not choose
TO run" 1t is no fair trying to make him
| take 1t back. Nor did the Senate de-
mand that In future a President should
say. instead Of Il do not choose" Il will
not be--in spite of Senator Fess''
With these grave omissions. however.
the Senate Of the United States has
gone on record against third term for
a President The vote was fifty-six to
| twenty-six. and while 1t was made DOS.
sible largely through the Democratic
Progressive coalition. no doubt there will
be attempts to interpret 1t as politically
significant. As the President has al
! ready anticipated the Senate much of
this signif1ts nee Is lost. And as to tho
pronunciamcnto Of the Senate itself. 4
is empty and fiat. It has no legal stand
ing and is irrelevant. II President de-
clarcs publicly that he does not belicve
that the moon'is made of green cheese.
and the Senate austercly resolves that
it Is the sense Of the Senate that n
President should not believe the moon
is made OF green cheese. a condition
would arise comparable In many WAYS
to the tense situation which prevails to-
day as the result OF yesterdays action
by the Senate.
But suppose there will come a day."
as the movies say. when there Is an
other Senate and another President
There Is no escaping the troubling
thought that this Senate OF the future
may resolve that while 1t was once re-
corded IS the sense Of the Senate that
President should not break the two
term precedent. more mature delibcra-
ton has uncovered the fact that the
sense OF the Senate Of that day and age
was nonsense. and such is the sense
Of The Senate today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
Fur Fashions and Fur Facts.

What has been styled the Oldest In
dustry In the world Is renewing steps
to purge itself OF certain opprobrium
by no means entirely It's own fault
which has developed through a num-
Der Of centuries. Representatives Of
the fur industry~~car one call to mind
any that antedates it?~whaye agreed tn
adopt system Of naming and marking
furs under which the real name of the
animal from which the petit was oh
tanned will be stamped plainly on the
SKIN. This system will be submitted IN
the Federal Trade Commission and II
approved. will be adopted as standard
BY the industry and enforced by the
commission. II VIII solve a number OF
difficulties, although not all, In con
nec,lon with the trade.
In the first place, IL is a mistake,
according " experts on the fur trade
70 regard misleading names as proof
~ the pervsfse dishonesty of the fur
| fler. These arose In The flrst place
| largely from The ignorance Of The small
| dealer as W the real character of his
| own wares. TWO outstanding examples
/ ~ such ignorance, often fzcusabie, are
| given In an authoritative work on The
/ fur trade, A professional fur dresser
On bet failed W distinguish Alaska
| seal from Hudson seal which Is really
nuhkfst. with the result that he chose
d $500 coat for his wife when he miRht
have had a $4,000 one. while a North
frn fur trader actually failed ~ differ
eniiaie between fisher peit and ihh,
VI h. genuine. hrat~cisAa Belgian t0mcat
What with retailers AMI statesmen whf
probably had never seen a Wild fur.
bearing animal aud purchasing pub.
3ic that dif not know goat from wolf
and cared lees, Is IL sifange that ron.
fusion. cheating. and IL varsity ol
impossible synthetic names of fifs came
into being2
Public preludieeE have also played q
large pefi IN bringing about n situs
ton which. though partly sxG,iksble, Il
dspiGrsble. Witness the long -Eiandiui
anlipathy Inward skunk. ~ such. AM
the low esteem IN which eg0nskin one,
was held, DO young lady was Wiili1t
u dig Into her pockeiboos for u neck
piece msds III tHncat. But genet
that wss quite different, Ermlns WA
! "miniVsr" centuries $50. Few G0,jt'
afford silver tor, but inasl could amor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HISKIN.

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That can answer as many legitimate
questions as our free Information
Bureau in Washington, D. c. This
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prises 1t Is In position to pass on to
you authoritative information of the
highest order. Submit your queries to
the stan OF experts whose services are
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O. Who defeated Capablanca a.
world champion?-M. f.
A. The former chess champion Cana
blanca was defeated November 20. 1927.
at Buenos Aires, Argentina, by a Rus
sian chess player. Alexis Alekhine, who
thereby became world champion.
O. What animals suck water and
what ones lap 1t ups. J. r.
A. Animals Of the horse family. ante
lopes and cows suck water. Those OF
the Cat and dog families, such as the
tiger and wolf. lap water with their
tongues. Some species Of bear wet their
paws and lick them
@. When Is Ash Wednesday this
ycsr?-R. G. r.
A. 1t falls on February % and Easter
comes on April 8.
O. When was the parachute invented
and when was 1t put to practical use?-
S. K.
A. The invention Of the parachute
is accredited to Sebastian Lenormand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
Hickman Case Delays.

| The Hickman case at Los Angeles
may with all its horrors and shocking
circumstances prove blessing after all.
| 1t may be the cause Of determined
and successful movement by the people
| of this country to effect the amend
ment of the judicial procedure in the
United States in criminal cases to en-
sure speedier and surer justice.
The Invocation of the plea of insanity
in behalf of Hickman greatly stirred
public sentiment in view of the abom-
Unable nature of his crime. Rarely has
the mental irresponsibility hypothesis.
| which is the outgrowth of successive
notifications of the Law on this side Of
the Atlantic favorable to evildoers been
carried TO such an extreme as in this
instance. When it was rejected by the
Jury great sense of relief was felt.
but even in the light of the verdict rem
dered on Thursday there remains a
feeling that the laws of the States
should be amended to lessen the likeli-
hood Of escape from full punishment Of
those who take human life.
Now comes the announcement that.
by devices permitted by the statutes and
the practices of the court through mo-
tons for new trials and appeals. the
disposition Of this case will probably be
postponed for many months. There is
even some question whether the SEN
tence will be pronounced today as the
presiding Judge has stated.
If this protraction should result from
The use Of flibustering methods in a
case In which there Is no possible doubt
and in which Just verdict has been
rendered, the public feeling against de-
lays will be greatly intensified.
This Is a matter Of cumulative ex-
perience. The people OF the United
States are with few exceptions con-
vinced that one Of the provocative
causes of crime here Is the case with
which justice is blocked by pleas Of
responsibility. by technicalitics and by
appeals and delays. Case after case
has arisen to give substance 10 this be-
lief. The execution OF the law upon a
condemned murderer within six months
from the date Of crime is regarded as
an extraordinary instance Of expedition.
The average is approximately two years
Hiekman's case. TO take this specific In
stance. has already been protracted for
weeks when in the nature OF the crime
Il should have been disposed OF to the
point Of punishment ere now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
The Limelight of Collegiate Life

"pnafnS colleges not 20 mention
gifA' boarding schools. are compelled 20
jealousy of Their regulations in every
particular which sometimes Is llt,!e 40
prec+aifc by the outside world. Ia o.
clae nf procedure often misunderstood
ara ~ wal! Of a1stere appearing re.
serve sometimes fzgrantIy fou,ec,
The fsntat.le publicity from Yhlci,
E'sc Smith College, Hor,hsmD,er
Mas has recently been suffering ID DE-.
pIcfec AID controYerted IN a genera,
better issued 10 the many thouRanGs Il
Eiimnas u this well known New Eng
lard institution and s.gnfd by the nv
officers u III alUmnae association. In
T. the straight 'attk ere given Of the
ti2g.c cIsappestsnce II the freshman
Frances s., John Smith. who is stu!
missing ~ The grief ~ her family End
friends snc " the cotltterna,lon O! her
Ggllfge
There IL ~ "g.jgh ~ tsfrrf' on ihe
tfnjth campus, nor have 't~Thty~sjx
c'ftt gflG ciesppeattr," according 10
the tafniaf Thee has been m
'psn4". no 'mqiesiatlon III girls" no
'gpfl!is man" In all the fty-tnrtc
sssfs ~ the cGiieae, with iboueancs
psa3}ug through rs touTee ~ highly
imp sss.onsble tine II lie, the slInn3e
Gtt4ceyE declare niliy two students hsyf
DISAPPEARED end though thfse occur
Fences came within span q. Two years
there seems ~ be MOI the slightest
Foundation Tor any thought u cpnEfs'
ton b+tWeen the two
Those VINO i've IN the midst 81 tns
college now tell ne that there IL D. mIot
wjaf ENC closer supervision over ab.
Hnce ft9n campus and ffpm town thar
there Wss in our day" the alimnss
ore assured by their officers, who's.
s!asses range from " 10 10 ~ Il
5. apparent that egTreat nsagszins1 AK