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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
HARAHAN HEADS
c. & 0. RAILWAY
Assistant to Director General Of
Railroads Has Had Broad
Experience in Effort.

Thirty years ago william j. Hara-
han pulled the throttle on engines up
and down the Chesapeake and ONO
lines He left that Job to becoms en-
rineer of maintenance ana theh
gradually climbed up the raiiroAo
ladder via half a dozen roads. fos-
terday he was elected to the presi-
dency OF the road on which he ran an
engine thirty years ago. and ne staru
hack TO Richmond, Va. this morning
to take charge and To greet some OF
the old timers with whom he worked
back In the days when he donned
greasy pair OF overalls every morn
ing.
Directors of the Chesapeake ana
Ohio and of the Hooking Valley Rail.
road met In New York yesterday and
.eIected Mr.. Harahan for the place
made vacant by the death of former
President George w. Stevens. He IL
made vacant by the death OF former
reported to have been proposed for
the place by representatives OF the
Huntington interests. who own a
large stock interest in the property.
RETIREs FROM u. s. OFFICE.
Mr.. Harahan announced yesterday
that he has retired from the staff
OF the VI
He was In chage OF labor adJustme Is
for the director general and prior to
that appointment was Federal man
ager Of the Seaboard Air Line. Ches-
apeake and Ohio's new president be-
gan as a clerk and messenger. then
mechanic In the Louisville and Nash
willie, engineer OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio. In charge Of structures Of the
Baltimore and Ohio. From that task
he went with the Illinois Central. and
was successfully roadmaster. train.
master. superintendent, chief engi-
neer. general manager and vice presi-
dent. From the Illinois Central he
went to the Erie, where he held the
office OF vice president and resigned
to become president of the Sesboard
Air Line.
Mr.. Harahan said yesterday that he
had been a railroader from the day
he was born. his father having been
a pioneer In the business, and at the
time he was killed in n railroad acct.
dent was president of the Illinois
Central II was brought up on rail.
roads," he declared, land have had
to know them from the ground up
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
Jazz Drinks Camouflaged
As Tobacco Extract"
Theft Bares Plot.

CUMBERLAND. Md. Dec. O.
With the arrest of Fred Darby and
Harry Byerly on the charge of rob-
bling Baltimore and Ohio freight
car, came the discovery that a
Plttsburg wholesale dealer had de-
vised a clever scheme to cnmou-
flage shipments OF jamaica ginger.
The two men were charged with
the theft OF about / 800 bottles Of
"jaky." Following their arrest, a
baltimore and Ohio detective, In in
vestigating other shipments In the
car, found them billed as "cNtract
OF tobacco" Only nine OF the pack.
ages contained tobacco.
In one large case. billed az cigars
were found ss4 bottles OF jamaica
gincr. packed In the center OF the
case. surrounded by tobacco stems
The case was thoroughly bound
with wire and sealed. In the ship
ment were hundreds OF bottles Of
ether. nitre aud tincture Of turpin-
hydrste. An investigation 10 en-
pected by revenue officers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
u S. Shipping Hardest
Hit in Trade Slump
ADVANCING
WASHINGTONS INTERESTS

where
impossible Shipping Boards tonnage but for P
vstey owned shipping, operate at a profit
board vessels and
would show profit could not De
increased materially the near
Of the problems with
which
competition with foreign shipping
point never fore reached
adverse conditions tell against Amer
other instanced by conditions
the While comparatively few weeks coal
to
and at this level there Is
little business being done.
vessels operated the American scale Of cannot
profitably
with the result that the the hands
ship and these finding to secure business
ut losing rates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
SAYS EAR PUFF" GIRLS
LOOK LIKE SAVACES

WORCESTER. Mass, Dec. o.
Don't aEgravaate fashion as girls do
who wear such huge buns of hair
over their ears that they resemble
African savages." was the advice
given 10 members Of the Worcester
Woman's Club, An exclusive and fash
ionable society. by James Parton Han
ley. director Of art In the New York
high schools.
HIS lecture topic was: Taste and
Its Training." He defined taste as o
matter OF making wise choice. not 1,
matter Of cost. He hailed women ~
the real arbiters Of fashion, style. and
taste.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
PREDICTS RECOVERY
SOON AFTER JAN. |

Improvement In the general
business situation shortly after
the first OF the year. Is indicated
in recent development. according
to George b. Fawiey. general
manager OF the Crex Carpet Com
pany. of New York. large pro-
ducers OF grass rugs, carpets
and other floor coverings.
Retailers and jobbers," he
said. tell me that they will be
ready to place Arm orders as
soon as their holiday business
and inventories are out of the
way. The reduction sales now
being planned for January will
bring the ultimate consumers
back into active buying. Re-
tailers' stocks in most lines are
running low and certain
amount OF replenishment will be
necessary.
Buyers have little fault to
find with present wholesale
prices. but the financial heads Of
retail and wholesale establish
ments will not remove the lid on
buying until they can definitely
determine the state of their own
business following the intensive
selling season OF the next few
weeks"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
OLD WARSH|P TO Be
TARGET Of SHELLS
Obsolete Massachusetts in Gulf
of Mexico Awaiting Coast
Bombardment.

PENSACOLA, Fla. Dec. s.-Laxily
tugRinG at her anchors q thousand
yards on shore In the Gulf Of Mexico
the obsolete batti-ship Massachusett.
awaits her hath OF shot and she'll.
and this will be poured into the
stripped hull OF the once famous
American Navy battler this month.
The Army alone Will play the last
card respecting the existence of the
old battieship. and the War Depart
ments newest method Of coast de-
Tense will be employed In the opera
ton. Aside from the guns on the
ramparts of Forts Pickens and NC
Rae, the old ship viii receive the
heavy and destructive, shells from
Uncle Sans railway batteries. known
az the mobile battery of the army.
These gun. are on the way here now
from Fort Eustis. and upon their ar.
rival they are to be sidetracked until
the spot they will occupywhi open :
ing up on the old battleship can b.
made stable by the construction OF
heavy concrete bases. The guns are
mounted on railway carriages, and
Il is claimed this kind OF armament
IL one Of the most dependable ever
devised by the War Department
chiefs. Guns are fred Accurately at
5000 yards.
The Massachusetts, arrived \from
her last voyage at sea in tow OF the
mine. sweeper Vireio and the. naval
tug Alglorma. 1t required fifteen
DAYS to make the "Trip from Ph'1adel-
phia to Pensacola. Comparatively
good weather for this season or the
wear was encountered until a Few
days from her destination, and then
IL seemed as II the elements were
fghting to keep the Old battleship
from the fate which awaited her AT
Pensacola
The Massachusetts, will be sunk. II
ia understood. at her present an
chorage This Is at point In the
Gulf OF Mexico approximately o,oOo
wards from the point where the de-
s,ructive coast defense fortihcations
arc located. That means that the
shin will be fred on at a distance OF
z 600 Yards. The old hull, immedl-
ntely upon arrival. was Allied with
watee and allowed to settle on the
bottom in water about twelve reet
In dcpth. Once the big gun larger
practice Is ready to begin. the oid
shin will be raised, naval tugs going
To her side and pumping out the
water from her holds. This VIII per
nit the guns to be trained on real
batt,eship model for target.
There win be planes from the Pen
soco,a Naval Air station and army
nIanes from Camp sheridan feld en-
ployed to do their bit In tho work OF
destrnction. At the beginning of the
mancuyers the planes Will be emf
n,oycd to spot the shots and record
tho hits or misses as the cases may
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
ONLY ONE SUPERMAN
IN U. OF CALIFORNIA

BERKELEY. Cal. Dec. o.-only
one "superman" has been found
among the students OF the University
of California. examjned BY the Ahysi-
ca! department. according TO Prof.
Frank Kleebereer. Professor Kiee-
berger ascribes the falling off OF
perfect physical specimens to the
cessation of military training.
Walter McGinty. sophomore in
the college OF mechanics, is the "su-
perman" at the university this year.
He is not connected with any OF the
athletics OF the institution. Eight
other students registered high grader
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
Gain in October Taxes
Decrease for the Year

Taxes collected by the Gov
eminent during October in
creased by about Sic. 1850. 900 over
the same month a year ago. ac-
cording to reports compiled 70
day by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue Collections for the
month amounted to 500. 637 900.
compared with $1S3, 2S8. 900 in
October. 1919.
Collections from the beginning
Of the fiscal year. however.
showed a decrease of about
$16f.OO0.OOO as against the cor
responding period OF 1919. From
July 1 to October 81 the agrre-
gate receipts were 81 ,392, OOO.-
900. against $3.50. 900. 900 during
the same months OF 1919.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
RED CROSS. GETS WInSL0W

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 9.--Prof.
Charles f. a. Winslow of Yale Uni
versity Is to direct public health work
Of the league OF Red Cross societies
in Europe, 1t was announced ycster-
day. The corporation has arranged
for Prof. Winslow a five months
leave of absence. beginning Febru-
airy I.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
tBIG CROPS ARE GROWN ON GOV
ERNMENT LANDS.

The value OF crops grown on lands
within Government reclamation pro
escts for the single year 1919 was
lx25.OOG. 900 greater than the total of
ISl25.OOO 900 expended on all projects
CONSTRUCTED up to the close OF the
last fiscal year. according to the an
tnual report of the Reclamation Serv
lice, made public today. The value of
kcrops produced on reclamation lands
1.-THE report said, was Just about twice
Jas large" per acre rs the average
kyicid Of unirrigated lands in the HUI
lmid regions
A total OF 2.64S.000 acres is now
tbeing irrigated by water from Gov
wrnment projects. the report showed,
including $4,000 acres relying en-
tirely upon such projects and 1912
900 acres receiving supplemental
supply from private irrigation sys-
TENS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09

ssssAesa RsiS~ an esaDGn - ysOsW
lssisa, and We casaos at&aS9<t Ia al
wise on future prices. rtfs the writ
ers personal belief. hovsves. that
man could buy this stock - gam
bic and put if sSay>fwith q fair A.
$40 prcnt In subsequent years. -
the road IL a very important link be-
tween the South and the North. ana
the common stock represents this
link. not the preferred.
Owing to the decline In earnings
of the company, We should not cali
n. r.. GseArich pref~rr~A ''ssfe asA
HseA investment." The writer should
prefer B~shS~hea Steel 1er eeee
psef~rr~A, protected ty Infinitely
greater earnings. yielding almost a.
much as Goodrich.
CREAM OF RICE
n. O. n Fosrtee.th Street ssssA-
east-Please advise me as to Cream
81 Rice Company 81 New Orleans.
La. Would you consider the buy
Ing of this stock at 81 par a good
Investment! Is there a good rea-
son for Cream of Rice packages
not being sold In the stores?
Answcr~We are very glAu, IuoeOus
to receive your good letter because
yoa place ss In positISa t. renAsR
| e~nstructiSe service and save you
from engaging in risky speculation.
We commend you for having the pru-
dence In coming to us for our counsel
before advancing your money Tor
what we regard as a very risky ven
ture indeed. In all sincerity we ad-
wise you to leave II alone.
A Doctors advice would not Be
good for much II he did not tell Q
patient what he might safely eat,
after giving him a long list OF the
foods that ne must not eat. The same
principle may be made to apply In
this case.
II this stock should be left alone,
what. then, may you buy for an i'm
| vestment that Ia desirable! Our an
swer to this would be that you should
purchase an absolutely standard div
idend-paying stock that IL listed on
the New York Stock Exchange. II
| you desire to have us give you con-
structive advices along this line We
will be pleased to do so. Bat what.
ever yes do, beware Of risky sDecuis
| tive stocks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
WHOLESALE MEAT PRICES Still
DECLINING.

Following the previous tremendous
Declines Wholesale prices Of meats
have continued their downward trend
during the week just closed. accord
ing to a statement issued by the In
stitute OF American Meat Packers
Through its Washington Office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
YALE GETS RADIUM.

NEW HAVEN. Dec. "a portion OF
radium to cost $4,000 will be bought
by Yale University and made avail
able for use by the medical school In
hospital practice ~ was announced
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
BOSTON POLICEMEN
MAY STUDY IU JITSU

BOSTON. Dec. 9.-The study Of jiu
jitsu may shortly be included In the
curriculum of the police department,
Superintendent Crowley Informed a
group of thirty recruits. Compliment
ing the men. 9s per cent Of whom
raw service during the war. on tn"
excellent manner In which they per-
formed an exhibition drill. the su-
perintendent said that Commissioned
Curtis was seriously contemplating
engaging a tiu jitsu expert.
Have The Times delivered to your
home for so cents a month. Telephone
your subscription now. Call Main $3.50
and ask f~'Circulatton."
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09

he declined emphatically to discuss
the case and said there was nothing
he could talk OF for publication.
1.-THE whole business Is now a mat
ter OF banker and client" he said,
"and under the circumstances I can
not discuss It,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09


X ,. n. Fsss~~sth str~es--I would
like your opinion regarding the
FvtshostA Br~shes q Cs-. Ise-
stock which I have seen advertised
In 10th The Times and tn. Post.
This seems like q Eons thinK. and
IL your opinion 10 .. X. may hus
some OF Il.
Aaswer-We beg to state that
FrishnstA Brother q Cs. PER c~at
1refeTveS stock. par value Sloe. Of
fered by FrsAkin 4 NehimaA- MeGtn
BsiiSsaG, wssAiaGtes. ID. a. appears
to be a perfectly legitimate invest
ment proposition.
According to the company's state
ment, the business was established In
1910. and IL doesn't appear TO be over
capitalized. II 10 unnecessary. of
course, for US to reproduce excerpts
from the circular. As probably you
are In receipt of copy OF same and
know the leading facts regarding It.
There are three classes OF stock:
81. go. 0oe preferred=s Tper.rcest,. 'tl.-
O00.0~e preferred common stock and
81 ,000, 900 common stock. The brokers
are Offering the preferred stock at
800 per share and the preferred COM
mon stock at SIS a share.
According to the published balance
Sucet VIC NDst tsS W.
eepn wS1Sd have ~ Ai0ealty In earn
lag preferred dividenda.
AN ALEXANDRIA INQUIRY.
n. NJ. ABexasdrta, Va am very
thankful to you for your helpfui
reply to q recent letter from me
inquiring about investments. l
want to ask you about others. and
will he greatly obliged for your In
formation. DO you think II would
be good investment or speculation
to buy 50 or 100 shares of southern
II. n Common II II gets to about
"a? Do you think II Ia going to
that or lower? My idea was to
buy II. and that IL Is likely soon to
advance, and II II goes to -
would have good profit.
Please let me know what you
would think of that Investment
and II the Indications are that II
will advance. And would b. r.
GseAri~h preferred be safe and
good investmentf
Do you advise to wait and not
invest in stocks right at this time
while there II this decline? I in
close stamp for your reply by mail
and will be greatly obliged to you.
will appreciate an early reply.
AAswer-We beg to state that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09
y "A Il N CONRAD
| SMOOT BACKS BILL TO
STOP WOOL IMPORTATION

Senator SuOot has introduced a
bill to prohibit the importation OF
wool. manufacture OF wool. wool
wastes. and wool on the peit. until
also introduced q bill to stabilize the
livestock industry by putting n tariff
on hides of Is per cent ad vsiorem
and granting a dra wback on exported
leather made from Imported hides
equal to the amount OF the duty.
The bill also puts a tariff of 70
per cent ad valorem on band or belt
Ing leather. sole leather. dressed up
per and all other leather. caifskins.
tanned or dressed. kangaroo. sheep
and xoatskins. including lamb and
pigskins, dressed and finished. cham
OILS and other skins, and book binders
caIfskins. skins for morocco. tanned
but finished. 10 per cent Ad valorem.
patent, Japanned. vanished or enAm-
eIed leather weighing not over ten
pounds per dozen hides or skins 10
cents per pound and 70 per cent ad
vaIorem: over ten pounds. 80 cents
and 10 per cent over twenty-five
pounds, 20 cents and 10 per cent; plano
forte leather. IS per cent ad vaiorem;
leather shoe laces. 50 cents per gross
pairs and 70 per cent ad valorem:
boots and shoes made of leather. Is
per cent ad vAlorem provided that
leather cut into shoe uppers or vamps
or other forms suitable for conversion
into Manufactured articles shall DO
classified as manufactures OF leather
and pay duty accordingly.
ASK RELIEF FOR FARMERS.
John w. Walden. president of the
South Dakota State Bankers Asso-
citation, In a telegram to Senator JOIN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-09

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-04
CITY WOULD RAISE
MORE REVENUE BY
TAXING INCOMES and
PERSONAL PROPERTY

The city council will probably not
begin work on next years budget be-
fore February to give the legislature
which meets in January a chance to
help matters.
The form that the city's request to
the legislature will take neither City
Controller Harding nor Chairman
Richert of the finance committee is
ready to say. The former sides with
Mayor Thompson in favor of tax
law revision which would compel pay
ment of taxes on personal as well as
real property under penalty of a jail
sentence.
Aid. Richert suggests graduated
state. tax on incomes of more than
81 900 with penalties similar to those
of the federal income tax law, which
took approximately $400O00,0OO out of
Chicago last year
Il believe there is ten times as
much personal property as real prop
erty i'm Chicago" said Mr.. Harding.
There is no reason why owners of
stocks and bonds should not pay taxes
at the same rate as owners of real
estate.
Enforcement of the present tax
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-04
Removes One Hundred and Nineteen
Democrats From Election Board
Jobs at One Fell Swoop
LIN Other Words Judge Righeimer Is on the County
Bench and the Machine Works Smooth

rate against personally as we'll as
realty would give the taxing bodies
much more money than they need and
it might be possible to reduce the
present rate if teeth are put into our
tax laws
''It is true my plan probably would
mean money rates would go up. Six
or per cent bonds would have to be
put out at or per cent to cover
payment of taxes on them"
Aid. Richert declared Controller
Harding's scheme would be confisca-
tory, especially if applied to saving ac-
counts.
"At present only about 100000 per
sons in Chicago make a direct con-
tribution to the city in the form of
taxes" he said. ga small income tax
would solve the city's troubles and
make better citizens of many Chica-
goans.
"A man who makes even a S. con
tribution Immediately begins to take
an interest in city government that he
never had before"
If the budget makers decide to take
a chance on receiving help from the
legislature, it is probable that body
will be asked early in January tC
amend the law so the city budget may
done two years ago. AS the law
stands, the appropriation bill must
be passed before April l.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-04

1856 The total taken in at San Fran
cisco was $4,S52, and in Washington
s25,432
The largest individual contributors
to the Democratic fund were Allan A.
Ryan, New York financier, $45,000,
and Bernard M. Baruch, $4,000.
Other large contributors were Joseph
F. Guffey, Pittsburgh, $4,000; George
E. Brennan, Chicago, 1856; E. n.
Hurley, Chicago, $4,000; August Bel
mont, New York, $4,000; E. l.. Doheny,
California oil magnate, $4,000; Am
bassador Joseph r. Willard, $4,000;
Nathan Straus, New York, $4,000;
Thomas L. Chadbourne, New York,
| s19.5OO; Thomas Fortune Ryan, New
York, $4,000; Francis P. Gavin, $4,000;
| Ambassador Ira Morris, Chicago
| $4,000: c. E. Davis, Chicago, $4,000;
Cyrus Mccormick, Chicago, $4,000.
| Mrs. Emmons Blaine of Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-04
HELLO, AN0THOR
PHONE DEAL
Chicago Company Absorbs Cen
trail Union Holdings for
100000.

Purchase of the Central Union Tele-
phone Company of Illinois by the Chi
cago Telephone company for stipu-
lated price of SIS, 100000 was allowed
in an order issued by the Illinois pub
lie utilities commission
The order, which was signed by
Chairman James H. Wilkerson, sets
forth that the purchase shall in no
way affect the rate proceedings now
in hearing before the commission.
Negotiations for the absorption of
the Central Union company by the
Chicago corporation have been in prog
ress for some time
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-12-04
MATTHEW MILLS
RETIRES
Assistant Attorney General Goes
Into Private Practice. @

Assistant Attorney General Matthew
Mills resigned his public duties on
Wednesday and commenced private
practice as member of the law firm
of Defrees, Buckingham & Eaton.
During the four years Mr.. Mills has
been connected with Attorney General
Brundage he has represented the peo-
pie in public utility cases before the
state utilities commission, the lower
state courts, the Illinois Supreme court
and the federal tribunals. Mr.. Mills mas
long occupied an enviable position at
the Chicago bar. He is son OF the
late Luther Latin Mills, for many
years one of Chicago's leading
lawyers. Mr.. Mills also achieved a
splendid record as member OF the
legislature.