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The Washington times., 1924-10-27
RADIO TO OBSERVE NAVY DAY
RoInping Around
the
Radio Dial
By . Listener-M

Broadway must have been a
lonely place last night with all its
celebrities, headed by their cslief
income tax payer, Eddie Canton,
assembled in the studio Of WGBS
for the christening Of the new Gin.
bel station.
We say christening, as that was
the word used by Bugs Baer in
introducing l. Gimbel as the first
speaker. But as rhe Cantor nun
explained when he took over the
mastery of the ceremonies, it was
probably the first time that a
Jewish fellow ever christened any
thing, let alone oroadcasting sta.
ton"
That was Eddie, the announcer,
all through the evening, wisecrack-
ing as rapidly as the microphone
would permit, and proving once and
for all that huInor IL perpetuated
by real humorist can be carried
through the air.
There were no dead spots when
Eddie was at the helm. And only
a few throughout the many hours
that WGBS was broadcasting such
personages as Clarke and McCul.
Tough, Fannie Hurst, Billy Kent,
Beatrice Mack, Rudolph F'riml,
Edythe Baker, Cliff Edwards, Vim
cent Lopez. George Olsen, Nat Mar
tin, Raymond Hitchcock and a
score of other celebrities.
Among the non-broadcasters who
We're present in the studio were
Arthur Brisbane, Haywood Rroun
and = "Rube'' Goldberg. And II
Eddie had said that George M.
Conan and John Barrymore were
operating the control room and that
Marillyn Miller was filling in as
telephone operator. we'd probably
have believed it. It was that kind
of an affair.
AS matter of fact, A. v. LIufrio,
Washingtonian and formerly with
WEAF, was in charge of the plant
and there were perhaps a hundred
telephone operators receiving the
thousands of calls of congratula-
tons.
The celebrities were still filing up
to the microphone when we left
them at midnight.
Fannie Hurst made her debut
with DeLeathian Hello Every.
body" and after explaining that a
novelist should be read and not
heard, babe her radio audience au
revoir.
The Lopez, Martin and Olsen
orchestras played a limited number
of selections each; Bugs Baer
cut his copy to half its usual length
and Billy Kent told only one story,
the Suffering one.
Cliff Edwards introduced "Indif-
ferent Sweetie," and Harry Ruby
and Bert Kalmar tried out a new
one, Laugh 1t Off,"
We can dc no more than add our
congratulations to the new station.
The transmission bids fair to be
consistent and strong and made its
way on S16 metres without much
interference from WSAI and
kDkA. or course, the squealers
were all out ON az Sfirst-night''
spree. M*
| Paul Whiteman introduced q
pleasant musical novelty a few
years ago when he syncopated echo
Cho San" and the ''Indian Love
Song" Now they're syncopatins
everything.
Last night Lopez fox-trotted
"Scherezade" and Carmen" and
Nat Martin jazzed up the KasimIri
Love song.
But the ultimate was achieved by
Wee Lawnhnrst, in her Capitol The,
alter debut, by meddIing with the
Meditation from That's"
Please, heaven, We hope we will
not be forced to do our meditatinR
in syncopation.
Later, appearing on the wGBS
program, Miss Wee came to her
senses and did a good Job OF
"Limehouse Blues"
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
CHILDREN FIND WOMAN
SUICIDE ON SISTERS GRAVE

WAYNE, N. j., Oct. 27.-schooI
children walking in the Preakness
Reformed Church Cemetery discov.
cred the body of Mrs. Robert Lang
staff, forty-seven, on the grave oe
her sister, Martha Van Ripper. Mrs.
Langstaff had been dead several
hours.
An empty bottle that had con.
tained poison was found on the
grave. County Physician Arm.
strong said the woman died Of
poison.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
SEES WIFE EAT POISON,
THINKING 1T IS CANDY

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.--As
she sat opposite her husband in
their home, at 1923 North Twelfth
street., Mrs. Florence Williams swal-
lowed four poison tablets. Her
husband thought, he said, she was
eating cady.
At the Children's Homeopathic
Hospital 1t was said the woman's
condition is critical. She was taken
there after her husband called
police.
The Washington times., 1924-10-27
COLDS THAT
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

Chronic Coughs and Persist.
ent Gods Lead to Serious
Lung Trouble. You Can
Stop Them Now With
CreOmulsiOn, an EmuIsified
CreOsOte That Is Pleasant
to Take.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
TWO CONCERTS ARRANGED
FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES

Motion pictures by the Depart
ment of the Interior, especially Of
the Alaskan Railroad, and must
cal program by The Washington
Times-Herald Newsboys Band, con.
Quoted by Bandmaster L. z.
Phillips, have been arranged for
Central High School tomorrow night
by the community center depart.
ment Of the public schools. III. M.
Gilman, Of the Interior Depart.
ment, viii lecture on the pictures.
A concert by the Army Band,
conducted by Bandmaster w. ].
Stannard, win be given wednesday
evening at New Eastern. During
the month Of November, the com.
munity center department will pre-.
sent an educational evening or
music and motion pictures twice q
week, on Tuesdays at Central and
on Wednesdays at New Eastern.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
HARRY TALBOT IS BACK
IN ARLINGTON COUNTY JAIL

Harry Talbot, who escaped from
the Arlington county jail with six
other prisoners on September 8, is
back in the Arlington Jail today
after his rearrest by the Virginia
authorities.
Talbot had just finished a SEN
tence on charges Of drunkenness in
Washington, and was arrested by
Virginia authorities and returned
there by Sheriff Fields, Common
wealth Attorney William C. Cloth,
and County Officers William Thomp.
son and John r. Burke. He had
been serving a sentence on a
similar charge when he escaped
from the Arlington jail. Three Of
the seven men are still at large.
They are William r. Hall, James
Rogers. and Thomas w. Walker.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
S 0CK PRICES
CONTINUE
To RISE
Led BY Railroad and Oil
Shares, Market Resumes
Forward Drive

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-The rush
to buy railroad and oil stocks was
evident In the early trading in the
stock market today, and the market
resumed with vigor the broad up
ward price movements which was
in progress at the close on Satur-
day. Broker houses reported an
enormous influx Of buying orders
Tor railroad stocks over the week
end, the filling Of which made one
or the most lively openings that
has been seen this year.
All OF the railroad shares moved
into higher priPa levels In this
period, but fluctuations were more
narrow than in the last few SEES
sions OF last week. Offerings Of
stock at Saturdays closing prices
We're quite heavy, representing the
profit taking activities OF Wall
Street traders.
The oil stocks were more con-
Bptcuous ground gamers in this
period than the railroad stocks.
While oil stocks have been gradually
rising In the last few weeks, they
are nearer the low Of the year than
most OF the prominent speculative
groups. There has, meanwhile,
been notable Improvement In the
oil industry. Leaders in the rally
In oil stocks included the two listed
Standards Oils, Pacific Oils, Mar.
land, Cosden, Pure Oil, Philips, end
Pan-American among the inde-
pendents.
Sterling exchange repeated its al.
most daily performance Of rising 20
q new high level for the year. by
advancing III cents todIy, demand
sterling sold up to 44.60T, the high
est since July, 1898 Industrial re-
ports were favorable and business
sentiment appeared 10 have under.
gone a change for the better. Can
money renewed at 2h per cent.
United States Steel was a strong
leader of the industrial group, ad-
vancing to a new high for the year
at 113h in anticipation Of q favor
able forward tonnage report at noon.
Further Improvement in the steel
markets was seen today in the re-
fusal Of steel mills to book first
quarter business for 1925 on the
present price scale. Leading indie
pendent steel stocks were strong,
Gulf States gaining TX at 75N and
Bethlehem fractiona1ly higher. Bald
win, American Can and other high
priced Industrial stocks were offered
quite freely and failed to gain.
General Electric sold up 90 points
at 25S.
Cotton markets were strong, with
prices in New York and New Or
leans up about $3.50 bale. Grains
strong, with wheat up III to az
cents a hushaI
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
RESERVE BOARD
SEES BETTER
BUSINESS
Healthy Business EXPANSION
Is Reported h Monthly |
Survey

Increased buying power Of farmers
and the fact that distribution Of
goods to the consumer was main
tanned throughout the period Of in
duBtria1 recession IN larger, volume
than current output were factors
In bringing about the recent adj
vance In industry and trade. ac-
cording to the Federal Reserve
Boards review Of financial condi-
lions made public today.
The recent increases In industrial
activity from the low level pre-
vRiling during this summer months
marked the first substantial i'm
provement In industry since early
In the year, the board said.
Current production in basic In
dustries, though considerably below
Hthe September level Of last year, is
about per cent above the recent
levels Of June, July and August.
Principal industries showing in
creased activity in August and Sep
TENDER include iron and steel, tex
tiles, coal, automobiles, rubber tires
and leather"
Further evidence Of the recent
growth In Industrial activity was
the increase in factory employment
in August and September, the board
said.
Evidence OF the improvement in
the cash position Of the farmer is
the continued and rapid liQuida-
ton Of accumulated Indebtedness
at banks in the agricultural dis
tricts. Increase In Federal Re
serve note circulation in most of
the agricultural districts has oc-
CURED during the last few months
to meet the seasonal demand for
currency, and, taking the country
az whole, the total money In cir
culation has increased since the
first Of August by about $4,000
900, the board said.
Volume OF borrowing for COM
mercial and agricultural purposes
at member banks in leading cities
increased more rapidly in Septem-
Der and in the early part Of Oc-
tober than at any time since the early
months Of this year and carried
the total Of these loans to the
highest point in three years. The
board said in certain districts this
borrowing was due chiefly to the
seasonal demand for crop moving
purposes and was particularly
marked in the spring wheat regions.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
HUNTING GUIDE KILLED
BY PoLLCEMAN's RIFLE

CALLICoON, N. z, Nov. TO-
Charles Wahl, forty, driver Of a
Standard Oil distributing truck, was
accidentally shot and killed by John
J. Meehan, Of Elmhurst, L. l., a
New York policeman, while they
were hunting rabbits near here.
Meehan, two police chums and a
fireman, started out taking VAIL
as a guide, Wahl was turning his
hunted two hours and Meehan was
unloading his rifle when the weapon
went OFF, the buller piercing Wa.hl's
body just above the hips.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
ELECT NEW DIRECTORS

The Board of Trade will hold its
thirty-fourth annual meeting at the
Willard Hotel. Reports viii be SUBJ
mitted by the officers and election
Of the board of directors held.
The following have been nominatd
for dirctoriships: Ben. T. Webster,
George Pitt, Arthur Carr, William
Claubaugh, Walter A. Brown, Eugene
G.. Adams, George C. Shinn,
Frank p. Leetch, Stephen e. Kra-
mer, Charles 1. Corby, Thomas p.
Littlepage, Frank s. Hight, Alex.
ander Britton, Appleton c. Clark,
jr., Harry v. Haynes, William John
Eynon, William Mather Lewis,
Ralph w. Lee and w. C. Hanson.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
MOONEY TO BROADCAST
EARLY SHOPPING TALK

An address by Postmaster w. M.
Mooney to be broadcast from sta.
ton WCAP tonight win mark the
opening Of a campaign by the
City Postoffice and the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association to
stimulate early Christmas shopping
and mailing.
The postmaster win appeal for
cooperation with postal officials in
avoiding traffic congestion by plac-
ing a heavy burden on transporta-
ton facilities during the holiday
season.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
WIFE ASKS TO SEE
CHILD IN SUPPORT SUIT

Inadequate support is alleged In
q suit for maintenance filed In the
District Supreme Court today by
Mrs. Laura Marie Adams against
John Wilson Adams who, she de-
clares, earns 81 a day.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
]. ]. O'Brien, says that their child
is now in the keeping Of the de-
PENDANT who has given 1t into the
care of his mother, but who does
not permit plaintiff to see the
child.
Mrs. Adams asks that she be
awarded the custody of the child.
They were married in this city No
vember 6, 1922.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
TAKoMA PARK CITIZENS
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Election of officers is on the pro-
gram tonight for the meeting of
the Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton to be held in the Takoma Park
Library.
The names Of those nominated fol-
low: For president. Guy Clinton: first
vice president, C. c. Waters; second
vice president, Mrs., Alcena Lamond
and w. T. Simmons; secretary, G. d.
Blachey; treasurer, r. e. Reppert;
two delegates to the Federation Of
Citizens Associations Walter Trey.
d. N, Shoemaker and Jesse C.. Suter
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
SENATOR'S DOG, KAIsER'S
EAVoRITE, IS RECOVERED

Kaiser Wilhelm's former favorite
dog, Carl Won Glavennap, now the
property Of Senator Sterling OF
South Dakota, which disappeared
yesterday, was located today. The
famous dog was found on Woodley
road near Rock Creek by James
Berkeley, watchman at the National
Cathedral.
Carl was bought from the Kai.
ser's household by John r. Mara
gon, friend OF Senator Sterling,
for $50. Recently Senator Sterling
is said to have refused $4,000 for
his valuable pet.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Railroads Would Merge

The application of the New York
Central Railroad to acquire the
Hudson River Connecting Railroad
by lease viii be heard by the Inter
state Commerce Commission on
November IL, it was announced
TODAY.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Chicago Grain Market

CHICAGO, Nov. 10. - Grains
opened generally higher TODAY.
Wheat up * to 1as, Corn x off to
up, and oats 4 up. Opening:
Wheat = December, $1.b3OI.S3ls,
lay, $1.5S@1.59h.
j, Corn - December, $1.1O@1.1OH
lay, $1.16@1.15A; July. $1.15M0
.16.
oats-May, 57% @b7hc.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Would Issue Security

The New Orleans, Texas and Mex
leo railroad asked the Interstate
Commerce Commission today for au-
thority to issue $1,740,000 Of 5 per
cent equipment trust certificates, to
be used in purchasing 1880 freight
cars at a total cost Of $2,320,0 900.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Bond Market Notes
~ Internatlnnal NeWa Rarvin,


NEW YORK, Nov. los. w.
Straus & Co. offered today an issue
of $5,750,O00 first mortgage 6 per
cent bonds Of the One Park Avenue
Corporation, secured by a new
seventeen-story building.
A new issue Of $500 900 five
year per cent purchase money lien
notes OF the Sloss Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company was offered to.
day by Goldman Sachs & Co. and
Lehman Brothers at 101% to yield
over 5.55 per cent.
C. w. McNair & Co. offered TODAY
an issue of $1,075,00O serial s per
cent tax exempt bonds of the city
of Houston, Tex, at prices to yield
$50 to 4.50 per cent.
White, Weld & Co. and Blair &
Co. have purchased an issue Of 81.
100000 two-year S per cent gold
notes Of the Christiana. Tramways
Corporation, which they offered to-
day for public subscription at 1901
to yield Az per cent.
A syndicate composed Of Blair &
Co. and Hall Gartner & Co. Is of.
forcing an issue of $780, 900 Philip
pine government irrigation and
public works twenty-eight.year Az
per cent bonds at 98% and interest
to yield 4.57 per cent.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Reserve Bankers confer

The semi-annual conference of
reserve board governors took place
at the Treasury Department today.
A general report Of banking and
business conditions throughout the
country was laid before the meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
N. Y. Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.-Cotton
prices were steady at the opening
today with the first prices Is to 30
points higher; December opened al
$3.50, up Is points; January 1912.
up 10 points; March at 20.45, up II
points and May at 24.38, up 20
points.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 1O.-spot cot.
ton in good demand but business
moderate. Prices steady. Sales
5000 bales. Mids fair, .1A.71: strictly
good mids, 1921 good mids. 1885.
strictly mids, 1886; mids. 13,4s.
strictly low mids, 1925; low, 1881:
strictly good ordinary 12.4l: good
ordinary, 11.81.
Futures opened steady.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10

Local Stocks

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Washington r. q e. As, $1,O00M
Capital Traction Co.. 4@sS1.
National IA. & Inv, pfd., 5000,
6OQS, 10000, 5000, 6O@S.
AFTER CALL.
National "a. & Inv, pfd., 5000,
5000, 100@9. =
MONEY.
Cali loans, SOS per cent.
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ON Stocks

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Foreign Exchange
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Demand.I Cable.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-23
WHY A CONGRESS?

Congress has again shown US usu- al reactionary stupidity in refusing to allow the dirigible Shenandoah to eX- plore the Polar regions ill search ol new continents. England, Germany, France and the Scandinavian coun- tries in the meantime are feverlshly preparing expeditions to beat the United States to it, realizing that Ii continent exists in the Arctic seas, it belongs with all it's resources to the nation whose flag is first planted there.
 Congress has always been reaction ary in it's workings. The acquisition of Florida, the Louisiana purchase the Gadsden purchase, the planting of the Lone Star flag in the district north of the Rio Grande and the pur- chase of Alaska all were bitterly fought, and but for the farsightedness of their proponents, these vast dO- mains would have bean lost to the United States.
 The merchant marine, the purchase of the Philippines, the sale of the Vir- gin islands and every noteworthy en- terprise, was talked to death by an- tiquated fossils who wanted to see their names in print by hook or crook, irrespective of the harm done to the nation.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-23
POLITICIANS l HAVE KNOWN

Elections come about once more. and politicians crowd the door, cigar
 butts litter up the floor, the air grows thick and warm; the voter sits be- side the fire, while red-hot issues rise his ire, he tries to reason who's a liar, with taxes true to form. One says the country needs man who'll do the very best he can to get the seal tax monies and to advertise our hardluck. Our untold riches lying here are scarcely worth a stein of beer; a shelter now would bring us cheer, so give your vote to Hobuck.
 And Buncom says the Higgelheims are back of all our tough hard times we need more steamers and more chimes of locomotive bells. We need ten billion silver bucks to save the brown bears and the ducks and build three hotels quite de luxe for wealthy eastern swells. And Dinkle says that if you please we should give ear to Russian pleas and pick million Bol- shevies to people our green fields. And old Judge Ham says something's wrong, the countrys gone back far and long; that we should all join hands in song, to voice our woes and weals.
 The voter sits in pain and doubt and wonders what it's all about, they keep his smoke from going out and wake him does he snore. And as he goes to hit the hay he cons the fine points of their play while vague remem- brance seems to say I've heard that stuff before. The world rolls on re- gardless, still collectors bring their monthly bill and each of us soon gets his fill of prediction chatter For resolutions and cheap facts from those who grind the nimble axe are found to pay but little tax for those who fill the platter.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-23

way Every public official is suspect ed of graft by the opposition. His
 record may be as clean as hounds tooth, and he may still be the target of opposition papers, as witness the charges of graft and misconduct against George Washington, whom his opponents charged with having betrayed the country, grafted public lands, and committed all manner of petty speculations. These same pa pers a few hours after his death GU Iogized him to the skies.
 With the exception of Albert Fall and Charles Forbes, we believe the past administration has been as clean as any administration since the revo- lution. Every president has been ac cused of wrong-doing, and the present scandal is not original.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-23

Every question of importance, bm tneworld war to the education o4he negro has had it's opposition. on-
 gressmen who know nothing of he
 countries involved in debate ao
 would vote for millions for a prosct
 involving their constituents. re,ce
 to appropriate a few thousands fo,an enterprise which may result in tm. ions of revenue. Alaska has paid bck it's purchase price to the nation anil. lion times, and has scarcely bA Aen scratched over. In case land does tx. ist in the Polar regions, who can say what it's value in minerals or oils may be-
 The Shenandoah is idly swinang at her moorings and could be put to no better use than in adding to ahe nations prestige. The dirigible will wear out in time and have been put to no other purpose than experiment al flights. The experiment of today is the necessity of tomorrow. If the for eign nations take a chance and win vast empires the American peoule will be the losers.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-23
THE OIL SCANDAL

A number of good men are being besmirched in the oil investigation which apparently has developed into a political inquiry, with a view to ha rassing the intended presidential can. didates. There is no doubt that Will jam Gibbs McAdoo acted as attorney for the oil interests, nor that Theo- dore Roosevelt acted as treasurer for one Of the subsidiary companies, but this should not convict them in the minds Of the public until the evidence Is ln. MT. McAdOo as an attorney for these companies, could be as free from guilt as an attorney for the de- tense could be free from the stigma of murder.
 The man to whom the blame should be laid is Secretary Fall, not for leas- ing the lands, which was undoubtedly legalized by the action of the secre- tary who signed the bill, but because the lease was made for d pecuniary consideration. Had Fall made the lease in good faith without Quid pro quo it would have stood the test of any court in the land.
 Doheny and Sinclair are guilty of n" moral turpitude for leasing these lands, as they had the sanction of ed- ministrative officials in so dong. But by attaching a money consideration for FalI's influence in securing the leases, they are guilty of bribery of a public official
 The Republicans on the one hand and the Democrats on the other, how ever, are attempting to use the oil leases as an evidence of unfitness for office; especially in the case of Me Adoo and members of the Coolidge cabinet. It is a large dose of politi- cal oil disguised under the cloak of investigation and alleged misconduct The resignation of Daugherty, under fire would be a tacit admission of in- elimination. The withdla awal of Mo Adoo from the presidential race would tend to throw suspicion as to the in tegrity of his acts.
 The voter should judge the merits of the case himself Congress is prone to err, especially in political