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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
PRISON DEN Of
EVIL. CONVICT
ASSERTS
Escaped Prisoner, Held in
Honolulu, Threatens to
Kill Guards.

HONOLULU, Nov. 29.-Declaring
he would kill every guard In the
Pennsylvania prison If necessary to
escape again, Louis Edwards. alias
Edgar Stewart. was held under
special guard today at the request
OF Warden Holmes. of the Eastern
pennsylvania penitentiary who cab
led that officers would be sent
Immediately to return Edwards to
the United States.
Edwards, upon arrest here as enc
OF six prisoners who escaped from
the Pennsylvania institution last
August had declared that a $50 900
corruption fund distributed among
prison guards by Pennsylvania poll
ticians made possible the Jail break,
arrestlng officers said.
Edwards today declined to talk
to newspaper men. but told detec-
tives the Pennsylvania penitentiary
had been a good home until War
den Holmes came" Detectives said
he charged that prisoners had been
allowed liquor and narcotics and
visits from women If they could
furnish money. He also said that
some prisoners In the mems wards
we're permitted to visit the women's
wards
III an ash wagon after the guards
had been iribed. then holding up an
automobile to flee into Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
CORRoBoRATES STORY
ABOUT WHITE INDIANS

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Reports
of the discovery of a race of ''PaIe
face" Indians living in the forest
wilderness Of Central America. so
remote from civilization that MANY
Of them have never seen a white
man, were confirmed by Charles
Wellesley Yeckel. noted geologist Of
Syracuse, when he arrived in New
York today aboard the Panama
Pacific liner "Kroonland.
DIR. Yeckel has been exploring CO.
Iumbia and Panama for more than
a year in the interests Of an oil
syndicate. and 1t was in the course
Of his wanderings there that he
came upon the savages. Their
skins were of a far lighter hue
than that which charterize the
American Indian. and their hair
was different. The scientist talked
with them through an interpreter.
bmciBdgoaaca
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
FIGHT LOOMS ON
IMMIGRATION ,
CONTROL
Large Cities Seeking to Get
Share of Members for House
Committee.

A new immigration fight doomed
in Congress today as a result Of
the efforts of representatives from
large cities striving to gain control
of the House Committee on Immi-
grafton.
Defeats and retirements from the
last Congress cut down the old I'm.
migration Committee to ten men,
bers, all but one of whom are rigid
restrictionists. Eleven new mem
bers are to be named, bringing the
committee to twenty-one members.
and movement has been started
by Congressman Carew (Dem.) OF
New York to put friends of greater
immigration on the committee.
The present immigration law re.
stricts immigration to 5 per cent of
1910 populations. Under a new law
being prepared by Congressman AL
bert johnson (Rep) OF Washington,
the quotas would be cut to per
cent of the 1890, populations.
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he shops, till they are Matched,
which is in about three weeks.
Then he goes into the water and
the tadpoles burst out of their
shells.
''I made two breeding expert
ments with the Alytes. One was
to make them still more independ-
emit Of the water, the other was
to make them even more amphi
bious. This was to circumvent
biology who might say that to
make the AIytes amphibious was
an ataVisn1. They could not say
that of my first experiment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
CHINESE ADDING
MACHINE USED
BY j. 6.
Government Actuary Prefers
Ancient contraption to
Modern Calculator.
By WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

by WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.
Adding machines. as well as those
that subtract, multiply and divide.
have been rejected for an old-time
Chinese contraption OF wood and
wire. by Joseph s. Mccoy, actuary
here for figuring up the Federal
Governments annual income. fig
ures concerning which will be
placed before Congress by President
Coolidge next week.
The Chinese adding machine
which Mccoy uses it called a, sIlan-
pan pronounced sho-pan.l 1t was
invented 5000 years before the
birth Of Christ and is in common
use in China today. Mccoy bought
the suanpan shown here in Shang-
hal in 1904. 1t cost him one Mexi-
can dollar. During the nineteen
years of its service. it has COM
puted, with absolute accuracy, the
value of Federal income exceeding
SIS, 900 900.
The Government would buy Nc
Coy any kind of expensive and
elaborate equipment needed for his
delicate and highly important work,
for it relies upon him to forecast,
in dollars and cents, the annual
revenues from tax. tariff and other
bills introduced in Congress. But
he prefers his lowly Chinese calcu-
lator to the most modern machines
He manipulates the suanpan at
rapid speed with. fingers of one
hand.
For home use at busy moments
Mccoy has a miniature suanpan.
1t is no longer than a dime and
serves as the head of a stickpin
which he wears in his necktie.
Copyright 1929 by William
Pickett Helrn1
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
900 ARE GUESTS
OF Boys BAND
At MOVIE
Washington Herald and Times
Musicians Give Impetus to
Coogan Contest.

Long Live the King, Jackie
Coogan, latest picture, received an
enthusiastic reception In the Co
lumbia Theater today Wnen 500
orphans and newsboys attended the
performance as the guests Of the
fheater management and The Wash.
ington Times ana The Washington
Herald.
The children gathered Ia front Of
the Munsey building at O'Clock.
and, led by The Washington Times.
and Washington Herald NewsbOys
Band, marched to the theater. a
special entertainment was given
until 1890, with the following TAX
ing part: The band, Ernest Lyons,
Loretta, Clinton and Ethel Brown,
ludlow Sisters, Julius Schikhoff,
Joe and Brother Max. Craig, Lyons
Thelma Beckett and brother, ViT-
Rinia Barnes. Roland Benninghover
and Ella Mckenzie. Marcus Gates,
Lheater manager. was the host Of
the party.
Transportation Furnished.
Transportation for the orphans
was furnished by w. 4. Brown,
manager, Black and White Taxi
Company; b. 3. BaIlOu, manager
Red Star Company; Il. r. Caller,
manager, Gray Line Company;
w. Niles, manager. Royal Blue
Line, apd 81. III. Englsnd, manager,
Washington Rapid Transit Com
Ipany.
Interest In the Jackie Coogan
similarity contest is on the in
crease. Entries now total Amos.
ZOO. There is stii1 time to enter.
All one has to do is sign the
coupon on this page and mail Il I'M.
In Sunday mornings Herald con
testants viii be told where TO 20
next week for judging.
Rules 10 Be Observed.
In this page today is another
photograph of Jackie Coogan. The
clothing he wears can easily be
duplicated. Children in the sim
iIarity contest should dress up as
much Ike Jackie as possible when
the time comes for the judging
There are no rules in the contest
except the entrant must look like
Jackie. There is no age limit. One
hundred dollars in prizes win be
given to the thirteen boys and
girls selected out Of the group who
look most like the young movie
actor.
Now 10 Get Tickets.
Children who enter the sirnilar-
lily contest viii have an oppor-
tunity to see young Jackie's new
picture free.
Other Washington children can
get q ticket to the Columbia by
clipping out the coupons from nine
consecutive issues OF The Wash
ington Herald from November 26
| to December 4. or eight conseCu-
tive issues Of The Washington
! Times and one from the December
2 issue OF The Washington Herald.
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WOULD FORCE
PUBLICITY ON
XII KLUX
Anti-Kan Senators in Okla
home Plan Move Against
Hooded Organization
BY international News Service.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Nov.
"a move for a constitutional
amendment requiring revelation of
all secret organizations membership
will be initiated py Oklahoma sen.
ators, who were vanquished yesteI
day in their fight for such a clause
in the anti-kIan bill, according 10
senator Harry Chaser, leader of the
defense against striking out the
provision.
Followers of Chaser assert Ine
measure adopted late yesterday rs
utterly inadequate to satisfy the dc.
mana OF Oklahoma public opinion,
even though it abolishes the hood
and mask.
Inc movement for an initiative
provision will be speeded up and the
measure, 1t was said. will have real
teeth" in 1t.
excitement was subsiding toda5
after the hectic session of the senate
In which the anti-klan bill wa,
passed.
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DEAD LETTER OFFICE SALE
NETS POSTOFFICE $4,000

Nearly $4,000 was realized by the
Postoffice Department from its
christmas warning SALE of Oh
jects, which have accumulated in
the Dead Letter Office, it was an.
nounced today.
The sale was held yesterday in
Sloan's auction rooms. More than
400 lots were sold, the articles rang
ing from a box of last Christmas
cigars, which sold to married
woman for 3S cents, to bundle. of
twelve left shoes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
KANSAS CITY TO
BAR CHARITY
DRUG CURE
Victims Too Poor to Pay on
Entrance Must Agree to
Pay Later.
By w. r. SULLIVAN.
international News Service.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 29.-Drug
addicts must not be encouraged
that charity viii offer them cure
lat any time; they should be made
to know that all must at some time
pay for this treatment, but the sin,
cere penniless should not be turned
away from the door.
This is the spirit which leaders
in the movement to established a
drug sanitarium have adopted as
the foundation of their campaign.
Fear encouragement.
A charity cure" they believe,
would only encourage the drug vic.
Tins TO believe they could pe cured
at any time, and, in the knowledge
of this, they might, after once
being cured, fall back into their old
habits. again to be cured gratis
whenever they felt so inclined.
But the penniless sufferer and
victim of dope will be welcomed
with open arms, although he must
agree to pay for his treatm. nt at
some future time when he will be
returned to respectable society.
Women welfare workers who are
leading the movement propose that
each victim, unable to pay for his
treatment upon entering, must 81
promissory note to pay when he
is able.
All patients at the proposed sani-
tartum will be treated alike. Nurses
and other attendants will have no
knowledge Of the patients finan-
cial status, and ever worker in each
department would be under orders
to accord equality in treatment or
be subject to discharge
No One Turned Away.
while there must be 10 charity
patients. no one should be turned
away, declared Mrs. Rose M. Ohaus,
secretary of the welfare board, in
discussing the movement.
Individual treatment will be given
each patient, Mrs. Ohaus explained,
each case having its separate dag
nosis.
Entertainments will be provided
for the drug patients, she said,
Among the most essential amuse
ments and diversions for those pa.
tients who must have isolation after
the first few days of treatment.
moving pictures and reading rooms
will be provided. Tennis grounds
and other outdoor sports may be
provided also, SHE said.
Much Care Given.
I THE cure at the sanitariltm would
go far beyond the mere treatment
for narcotic addiction" she contin-
ued. Attention would be given to
building up the general health of
the patient, giving dental treatment
and any other special treatment
needed"
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ATLANTIC CITY MAN
STRANOLED BY MEAT

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. Is
strangIed by piece of meat he was
unable to masticate because Of the
lack Of teeth, Lit Boyer, fifty.
seven, died at the home Of his sis.
ter while eating breakfast.
He came to the resort several
months ago from Clayton. At the
breakfast table he took generous
portion OF beefsteak, jolkinglv re-
marked to his sister that 1t was 30
tender he did not need to eat it.
Al few seconds later ne gasped for
breath and fell on the floor uncO1-
scious. A physician was summoned.
but before he could arrive Boyer was
dead
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
BIOLOGIST H A 5.
NEW THEORY
Of MORALS
Claims inherited Characters
tics Are Transmitted, There
fore We Should Be Good.
By JOSEPH r. FLIESLER.
Cosmopolitan News Service Staff
Correspondent.

Correspondent
NEW YORK. Nov. 28.-It was
no idle fancy that made Longfellow
write:
Lives of great men all remind US
1--WE can make our lives sub
lime,
And, departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sand of time, !"
The poet was possessed or in
spired vision, according to Profess
sor Paul Kammerer, eminent bio
logist who has just arrived from
Vienna to lecture ON scientific Eu-
genics and on the "Steinach OPP
Grafton for rejuvenation."
We all leave behind us root
prints on the sand of time. DR..
Kammerer said today. My eX
periments with the salamander, the
Ciona Intestinalis, deep sea crea-
ture, and the Alytes or midwife
toad leads me to believe that sue
coeding generations inherit the ac-
quired characteristics of their an
cestors. We should therefore try
to avoid immoral ways and lead
clean lives.
To improve ourselves means to
improve our progreny, and if we
keep improving ourselves race pre-
judice, hatred of nations, mean
ness of spirit and other evils event
ually will be eliminated from the
individual life.
Hopes Much for Theory.
1T is the fashion of biologist
now to deny the theory of the in
heritance of acquired characters
tics, but feel sure in few years
they will admit the truth of the
theory. 1 was, myself, surprised
at the result obtained.
"For ten years experimental
with the Alytes. European frogs
and toads that lay their eggs In
the water and do not care for
them. The midwife toad, which
is found in west Europe, lays its
eggs on dry land.
"The male guards the eggs which
are strung together. from eighteen
TO thirty-eight In a group, by ty-
ing them to his hind legs. He
takes them with him, wherever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
|ssJACK lie
COOCSAN
COIJPON

Eight Of these coupons, clipped
from daily issues of The TIMES
or HERALD, together with one
coupon clipped from The SUN
DAY HERALD Of December 3,
will secure the boy or girl
bearer a free ticket to the Co
Iumbia Theater to see Jackie
Coogan" in Long Live the
King"
Passes will be issued Wednes-
day, December 5.
CTo be presented at any branch
office Of The TIMES or HER
AID between 8 and 5 p. NJ,
Wednesday. December Sd
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man LaGuardia (Rep.) of New York.
1t is simply the inevitable result
of economic and political conditions
throughout the country. It's one
dominant purpose in Congress is 10
make possible legislation and Gov
eminent by the majority.
Owing to control in both parties
by a small group representing, or
at least better understanding the
desires and aims Of the special
interests, those interests have been
able to control Congress. This was
made possible by inflexible rules. "
Recalls CannOn's Days.
THE demand for modification Of
the House rules in 1928 are as
necessary and justinable as the
fight against Cannonism was in
past days. In that right the
courageous had the support OF a
far seeing President. We would
welcome such help now. The rules
obtained in that fight have become
more or less antiquated, and after
these years in which control of
Congress has been sought steadily
by special interests. a modification
and liberalization is as necessary
now as it was then. From Reed to
Cannon: from Cannon to Clark, from
Gillett to real representative govern
ment. That Is the trend. that is
the demand of the people, and
nothing can stop It,"
Congressman Roy o. Woodruff
Rep.l of Michigan, q member of the
Nelson group of progressives, today
predicted huge accessions to the
ranks of the progressives because Of
with the shake-up Of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee. Woodruff is being urged for
membership on the Ways and Means
Committee.
Demands Of People.
THE people have grown tired of
hearing Of the Millionaire Ways and
Means Committee he said. They
have rebelled against legislation con.
trolled by a steering committee
which. working in secret behind the
scenes under the domination of a
leader, the chairman Of the
Rules Committee and the Speaker Of
the House, has so signally failed to
accomplish anything for the people
but so much for special interests
Zone of the most potent reasons
why the people have rebelled was
the situation in 1920 when, from tho
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
gulf to the Canadian line, States held
Presidential primaries and in all but
four a certain candidate received q
ma ority of the votes.
This indicated that the people
wanted that candidate. The conven-
ton promptly nominated a man who
had difficulty in carrying his own
State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-14
PRICES
CONTINUE.
UPWARD
Sugar and Oil Shares Lead
Vigorous Rise in Early
Trading.
(Copyright. 1929. by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Operauons
for the rise were resumed with con-
siderable vigor in the first two hours
trading on the stock exchange TO-DAY.
Practically all classes of stocks join
ed in the upward march. Greatest
activity was conferred in sugar and
oil shares. strength in the latter be-
ing inspired by an advance OF 20
cents q barrel in the price Of Penn
sylvania crude oil. Spirited bidding
for both Standard OIL and indepen-
dent issues gave this section or the
list lively and cheerful appearance
that was in sharp contrast with tnat
of the many. dreary months OF ex-
treme pessimism.
Wide advances were recorded Ia
Houston. Mariana, Cosden, Pro
ducers and RefiDers and Standard
OH of California. Pan-American
issues, whose properties are chiefly
located in Mexico. Jagged due 20
the revolutionary disturbances In
that country.
Buying Of sugar stocks continued
unabated. most companies closing
the current year prosperousiy and
entering the New Year under most
promising prospects.
New highs on the movement were
attained by Cuba Cane, Cuban
American and Punta Allegro.
The advance In the motor shares
and in the accessory stocks came to
halt, temporarily at least. Frac-
tional gains were registered In vari-
Gus issues, but It was obvious that
the edge was taken off the demand,
although the stability Of these
groups as q whole In the face Of the
recent spectacular appreciation In
values was matter OF favorable
comment.
The steel and equipment groups
Jared pretty well, while the copper
issues merely held their own. Bull
ish demonstrations went on in. Cast
Iron Pipe, Pacific Gas and Electric.
American Can and Industrial Alco-
hol, but Jones Tea was heavily sold.
breaking to new low at 81 In
anticipation Of unfavorable dividend
action at next weeks directors meet
ing.
The big decrease in car loadings
for the week ended December /, the
first week of this year, in which
freight loadings were less than the
corresponding weeks In previous
years, was regarded partly as a
seasonal development and partly as
g. logical result of the observance or
the Thanksgiving holiday. Trading
in railroad shares was quiet but
steady, further advances being
scored In Great Northern preferred
and Southern Pacific
Call money renewed at ~ per
cent.
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N. Y. Cotton Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Lower
Liverpool cables caused heaviness
at the opening Of the cotton market
today. options declining from fiji
teen to forty points.
Selling was resumed in all posi-
tons in spite of the bullish charac-
ter of the Government consumption
report, indicating 531,631 bales of
cotton consumed in the United
States in November against sal 1926
bales last month and 577,561 in
November, 1922. Recent estimates
were around soc, 900 bales.
December opened at 1896, off fiji
teen points; January at 1920, off
forty points; March at 347O, off
thirty points, and May at 34.9O, off
thirty points.
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MAY List Stock.

The advisability of listing the
stock Of the National Mortgage and
Investment Corporation on the
Washington Stock Exchange will
be considered at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders January 2, in
the offices of the Hughes Finance
Corporation, 1418 I street north
west. The corporation has a paid
IN capital of $2,750, 900, with a sur
plus of $400 ,0o0 The par value of
the stock is $3.50 a share, and is
widely held by local investors. There
appears to be considerable senti-
ment among the directors in favor
Of making application for listing.
The directors have just declared
q semi-annual dividend Of 4 per
cent, payable January 16 to stock
holders OF record December 81
This corporation is one of the older
mortgage companies in the District
and numbers among its directors
some Of the leading business men
and bankers In the city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-14
TRADE BALANCE
HVFAVOR
Of us.
Figures for Eleven Months OF
Present Year Indicate
Favorable Balance.
By HARRY GUSACK.

The United States win show a
favorable foreign trade balance of
at least $3.50 100000 for the year
1923, according to reports issued
by the Department OF Commerce for
the eleven months of the present
year. Indications are that the trade
for the whole year will show large
increase in both exports and i'm
ports over 1912.
Exports for November aggregated
S404. 100000. showing an advance of
$4,000. 900. over October and Were the
highest since January. 1921. when
the total was 1854 ,000, 900. Imports
amounting to 1922, 600. 900 in Novenl-
Der showed some decline from the
total OF $308, O00. 900 in October, but
were at approximately the same level
as the incoming shipments in No
vember last year.
For the eleven months ended with
November exports aggregated 3d.
745.00O.0O0, as compared with. 3d.
$4,000, 900 during the corresponding
period In 1922. and imports for the
eleven months amounted to $3,504,-
DOC, 600. as against $2,S19 ,0e0, 900
year ago.
The Increasing flow of gold into
the country continued during the
month. Gold imports for Novem-
Der totaled $39.757.434, which was an
advance. Of SO 100000 over the Oc-
tober movement. and with the ex-
eeption Of the May total Of $46,-
800, 900 was the highest monthly
figure for the current year. Elk
ports OF gold. for November amount
ed to S746,794., as compared with
$1.307 .06O in October and with $3,-
4S1 900 In November year ago.
For the eleven months ended with
November imports of gold aggre-
gated $3.50 .000. 900, as compared with
$249 ,000.O0e q year ago. and gold ex-
ports amounted to $28,O00. 900, as
against $4,000, 900 for the eleven
months OF 1922
Silver exports for the month,
amounting to $s.775. 474, as com.
pared with sT,523,S45 in October.
were the highest for any month
IN the past three years. Imports
Of silver amounted to $5,269.173, as
compared with Sc. 92s, 81 in October
and with $5.s55. 405 In November,
4S<Ss s
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Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Grains were
steady at the opening today.
Wheat started practically un-
changed, with small and unim.
portant trade. Scattered offerings
after the opening found buying
support lacking.
Corn opened steady with a small.
featureless trade. Offerings and
demand limited.
Oats opened firm to a shade
higher. Offerings light and some
orders to buy for cash interests.
Provisions started higher for lard.
Offerings were limited.
Opening prices were:
Wheat-Dec., 81 .04ssI May. $1.09A
July. $1.07.
Corn-Dec., 71Ac; May, 73M @
73%c; July. 74ss @74Ac.
Oats-Dec.. 42Ac; May 45Hc;
July, blank.
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Short Term Securities.
Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Coz
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Local Stocks.
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Railway and Electric
COM, 1O@69A, 1O@69%.
Washington Railway and Electric
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Lanston Monotype, 5@70. 5@7O.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas SIS, 50O@931s.
Washington Gas Light, 5@4S8,
5@49.
MONEY.
Call loans, sos per cent.