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Evening star., 1926-03-31
THE RUBINSTEIN CLUB
Presents Program, Aided by Three
SOlOists of the Club.

Many years ago the originators OF
the Rubinstein Club. choral organ
| iZation composed of women, eStab-
| lished a worthwhile amateur organl-
| Zation. Last night at the Willard
Hotel the club gave request pro
| gram" and featured three members
of the club who appeared as sololsts.
Alice Elizabeth Barnes, lyric go
pIpno, has remarkably fine quality
of voice. Her first song, Chaminade' S
Summer" showed excellent CnUncia-
ton and considerable style. The two
other numbers were pretty and sweet
ly sung. Miss Barnes is not quite firm
yet in her higher register, some of
her head tones being round and fun
and others not quite 81 good.
Mary Ruth Hudson has a pleasing
contralto quality, though quite linn
tied III range. She sang gschaikow-
Sky'S beautiful song, None But the
Lonely Heart" with fine enunciation
and legato style. The old French
song, "Tambourin," was sung at an
unusually slow tempo.
Mabelle Coldenstroth Boyd, colora-
tura soprano, has sung in Washington
for some time, and her voice is well
known locally. An interesting Selec-
ton in her group was the little song,
II Am the Wind,' written by the
American woman composer, Florence
Parr Gere.
The club, directed by Claude Robe.
son. and with excellent piano accom-
paniment by Pauline Knoeller who
also played for the soloistS. sang
Evening star., 1926-03-31
M U SIC
PHILADELPHIA SYMPHONY
CONCERT.

Leopold StokoWSki led the Phila-
delphia Symphony Orchestra through
a brilliant program in the last concert
OF the season here by that organiZa-
ton, presented at the Washington
Auditorium yesterday afternoon. AL
though violinist played two concertos
beautifully, it was the completely
orchestral works that dominated the
program. Mr.. Stokowski, who, it is
known, was a fine organist before he
became an orchestral conductor, led
his orchestra for the first time in
Washington in an Interpretation of
his own transcription for orchestra of
the famous Johann Sebastian Bach ID
Minor Organ Toccata and Fugue," a
work that ShimmerS with delicacy at
times and thunders to great depths at
others. 1T was amazing to see the re-
markable manner in which Mr..
Stokowski kept all that was impress
sive and beautiful in this work with
organ atmosphere yet utilized with
telling effect every instrument of the
orchestra that could contribute in any
way to heighten the effectiveness of
the whole. The handling Of the diff
ferent fugue voices was particularly
interesting.
The other orchestral selection was
the always beautiful prelude and
Llebestod" of Wagner's great opera,
Tristan and Isolde Mr.. Stokowski
gave it an inspired reading with the
strings singing the intricate melodies
with beautiful effect 1t was a fitting
finale to the orchestra's season.
Sascha Jacobsen was the violinist
who proved admirably at ease and in
thorough command of his instrument
in the two concertos, the Vivaldi Con
certo in A Minor" with it's delicate
tiorid style always outweighing the
melodious content, and the richly sing
ing melodies of the Mendelssohn we'll
known Concerto in L Minor" Mr..
Jacobsen proved not only a compe-
tent musician. but fine interpreter,
especially in the beautiful passages of
the first and third movements of the
Mendelssohn work.
The entire program was splendid
Evening star., 1926-03-31
BUS LINE ABSORBED.
w. v. & M. Co. Buys Georgetown.
Fort Myer Holdings.
Special Dispatch TO The star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, March 31.--The
Washington, Virginia and Maryland
Coach Co. added to its bus line hold =
ings in the county yesterday when it
purchased the Georgetown Fort Myer
lire from o. r. Howell, who has op-
Grated the service for the past three
years.
The company recently took over
the Georgetown Cherrydale and
Georgetown -Ballston lines, and now
controls all but one bus line in this
section of the county, that which is
operated by the Washington and
Virginia Railway Co from Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue,
Washington. TO Falls Church, Va.
Leon Arnold. president of the com
pany. announces that nine new busses
of % seating capacity have been
ordered for use on the three lines, and
delivery is expected about the first of
May.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

The Salvation Army is now estab.
lished in 81 countries and colonies and
proclaims its message in 5S languages.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
D. C. MAN SHOT DOWN.
Nicholas Klenick Victim of Balti
morean Charging slander.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, March 31.-
Nicholas Klenick, 63 years old. whose
address was given as S07 II street.
Washington, D. C., was shot and
killed at Carpenters Hall yesterday
while playing pinochle with three
friends.
Samuel Maresco is held without
bail charged with murder.
An inquest was postponed until
April S. Witnesses said Maresco en-
tered the place and called for Kle
nick TO come outside. klenick re
fused and the shooting followed, the
assailant throwing his pistol to the
floor and fleeing. He was captured
pu the street by one of the witnesses.
Maresco said he shot Klenick be-
cause he had slandered him.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
FINAL ORGAN RECITAL.
7. Guy Lucas Gives Last of Lenten
Series at Library.

i. Guy Lucas, organist and choir
master of st. Johns Church, LAFAYETTE
square, gave a complete program of
works by Johann Sebastian Bach as
the last in the series of six Lenten
organ recitals given by some Of the
leading organists of Washington in
the chamber music auditorium in
the Library of Congress. A large audi
ence again was present and seemed
quite interested in the program. Her.
bert Putnam, librarian, and Carl En-.
gel, chief of the music division of the
Library, are to be congratulated for
sponsoring this series 1t should Drov
Evening star., 1926-03-31

a fine annual event to be established
for the Lenten season.
The group of three choral preludes
seemed to find warmest response from
the audience. The chorals included
Jesus Christus, Unser Heiland, -
"Herzlich thut mich verlangen," and
"In Dir list Freude." A group of four
short pieces followed the choral pre-
ludes. The opening selection was
"Toccata and Fugue in ID Minor" and
the finale was Fantasia and Fugue in
G Minor" both beautiful works that
are favorites with organists the world
over.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

Rubinstein- -Claessen's "Yearning," in
which the humming of the sopranos
against the alto carrying of the. song
was interesting; Woodman's Love for
Love-" Nevin's Before the Day
break" the Sibelius-Page "Valse
Triste," with its fascinating accents of
waltz rhythm; the Kramer Last
Hour" with baritone obbligato by Her
man Fakler, and Spross' sprightly
"Willo'- o'-the-Wisp."
The program stated that because
of this being the eighteenth anniver-
sary of the Rubinstein Club, all choral
selections are numbers which have
been very popular with Rubinstein au-
diences and have been requested
Evening star., 1926-03-31
O. F. A. COUNCIL TO BUILD.
Meeting Hall and Store Will Com
prise Vienna, Va, Structure.
specia1 Dispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
VIENNA, Va, March 29.-Vienna
Council, No. 21 Order Fraternal
Americans, has purchased from r. I.
Ballard a lot on Railroad avenue on
which ii expects to erect a two-story
hollow tile building. The upper floor
is to be used as hall for meetings of
the order and its auxiliary, Betsy Ross
Council. No. 2l, Daughters of Amer
ica, and the lower floor to be occu-
pied by IA store. The building com
mittee is composed of T.. w. F'renZel,
George w. Darne, Thomas Moreland,
Charles BrensingeF and Carl Aliens
worth. The finance committee is T..
w. F'renzel and Carl Allensworth.
Work on the new building will be
started in a few DAYS.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
INTERESTED IN D. c.
Leningrad Official Asks About
Tramways in Capital.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day received from an official of
Leningrad, Russia, a letter asking for
information about Washington tram
ways. The information is wanted for
a technical branch of the towns mu-
scum.
The Russian official asked for
albums and reports concerning the
construction and working of tram.
ways AMI other urban and suburban
railways: plans of Washington, with
indications of rail net works and
sketches of their growth quantity of
passengers, cargo, wagon kilometers,
rolling stocks and entire length of
course; casualties; source and eX-
pendituve of electrical force: photos
and draughts of construction and ar
rangementS; also data as to aero and
auto communications and horse and
foet traffic"
Evening star., 1926-03-31

musical entertainment. Mr.. Stokowski,
Mr.. Jacobsen and the entire orchestra
we'll deserved the spontaneous and
prolonged ovations that greeted their
individual and collective efforts.
III. +.
Evening star., 1926-10-05
THE BUSINESS OF
GETTING AHEAD
What Determines Your Personal
G1ro1sf

You determine your own credit
standing or borrowing capacity. Your
credit is merely crystallization of
your credibility.
If you have gained a reputation
for thrift and for the capacity to
execute your promises your credit is
good. Such considerations are more
important in determining your credit
than the possession OF material
tokens OF wealth.
The outstanding financier of the
last generation, the late ]. Pierpont
Morgan, once remarked that the best
collateral for a loan is character.
You tend irreparably to injure your
credit by lying. Dragging. exaggerat-
ing and deceiving. On the other
hand, you inevitably strengthen your
credit by habit of straightforward
dealing in all matters, by capacity to
tell the exact truth and by a custom
Of invariably fulfilling your promises.
The astute business man has dis
covered that 1t is better to go through
with q. bad bargain than to injure his
credit by welching.
Good credit constitutes a little more
than a reputation for reliability.
Good credit in the United States
chasing power.
Good credit Is a necessary founda-
tion in all business success.
Credit Is q Fran Flower.
Credit Is an Intangible thing. a
frail flower 1t flour1shes in the sun
light of truth telling.> 1t withers
and fades when individuals make
promises which they are unable to
fulfill.
Introductions help to establish
credit. Therefore. it is always wise
for the business man seeking outside
funds with which to expand his en-
terprise to start with his local bank,
which can introduce him to it's CORE
spondents in the great financial
centers, which. in turn. can put him
in touch with investment bankers.
In strange cities the credit seeker
who is we'll introduced stands a bet
Evening star., 1926-10-05
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

FARGO, y. Oak. October s.
Combines" machines which harvest
and thresh grain in one operation,
have been operated with unusual sue
cess in the dry areas of North Da-
kota this year. In central North Da-
kota. where threshing cost one farm
er 7R cents a bushel in 1925, the cost
was cut to 3l2 cents.
LAKE CHARLES, Lathe bring.
ing in of a we'll flowing 100000 zoe
feet Of gas and 1900 to 5000 barrels
of oil in this section by the Vacuum
Oil Co. is held here to indicate that
another huge natural gas field has
been discovered which will rival those
of Monroe and Shreveport.
CHICAGO. - The packing house
business for the past week has been
slow, with the price trend slightly
lower. Beef supplies have been in
excess of requirements and pork
moved rather slowly at barely steady
prices. Lamb trade found demand
lessened.
DULUTH-Shipmen of iron ore
from upper Lake Superior districts
so far this year have increa sed
1.777,526 tons, as compared with last
year. With docks at Escanaba and
Marquette not yet reported. reports
show a total of 37,S69.051 tons. as
compared with 36.091 ,525 in 1925.
Evening star., 1926-10-05

ter chance OF success than an indi-
vdual who Is without a certificate in
dicating good character.
Bank credit, consisting of deposits
against which checks may be drawn.
Is created by exchanging the bank 8
own reputation and strength for the
credit of individual customers. whom
the bank Is prepared to sponsor
Bank credit. of course. Is better
known and, therefore. more widely
acceptable as a medium OF exchange
In ordinary business transactions
than the credit Of an Individual.
The ordinary bank loan is a loan
Of credit-rather than of cash. 1t
consists of an authorization for de-
positors to draw checks on the banks
up to a stipulated amount. The bank
anticipates not only a return OF the
funds advanced but also the payment
of interest
(COpyriRht. 1920
Evening star., 1926-10-05

good railroad securities to favor at
! the Stock Exchange to demonstrated
improvement in earning power ana
service and ample information cur
rently published. Incidentally Penn
sylvania stock, which for years after
the war sagged far below par. now
sells at the highest premium since
1917. Last year the Pennsylvania
earned twice the present per cent
dividend. and Mr.. County believes 1t
will do at least, as we'll this year un-
der the present volume of traffic.
Mr.. County is an earnest advocate
Of industrial cooperation between men
and management. He anticipates still
wider distribution of railroad stock
and bonds to employees and to the
general public, calling the movement
citizen ownership"
What saved the railroads" ex-
planned Mr.. County. has been stabil-
ization in business production and
consumption-call it hand-to-mouth
buying, If you will. Business men
and railroad operators learned many
lessons during the slump Of 1921. and
since there has been a disposition to
buy only for immediate wants instead
Of in anticipation Of future needs.
Specializing in commodities has been
OA6COlltkHuCO Hc IcSCAl OCOh q
steady movement Of articles from
maker to user through the year. in
stead Of jerky movements in fits and
starts according to the changing op-
timism or pessimism Of business
men. AS a result. the railroads are
able to move more freight than ever
before without car shortages and de-
lays.
Adapted to New Trend.
''On the Pennsylvania we have
adapted ourselves to this new trend,
and, though giving large orders for
current use. can get along with one
half the value Of the stock Of mate
rails and supplies carried after the
war. Moreover, instead of carrying
100000 men on the pay rolls as was
the case after the war, and giving
many Of them sporadic employment,
we give steady employment to 210,-
O0O We desire we'll paid men in the
railroad service. but we are concerned
in what is produced for that pay.
The men are making more money and
producing more efficiently than in the
past.
I'VE are on an entirely new basi,
Of industrial relationships, and should,
discard the wornout phrases of the
past When first came to the Penn
sylvania Railroad, the average annual
wage was $500; 1t is now $1,700.
with good earnings stabilized for
a period of years and freed from un-
wise legislation" asserted Mr.. County,
1.-The railroads ought to be able to
raise all new capital to finance de-
velopments and extensions. The rail-
roads are approaching a time when
they can finance themselves by the
sale of stock, although the strong rail-
roads can now get funds much
cheaper through bond issues, and also
make material savings in their taxes.
Evening star., 1926-10-05
watched the Ford processes closely

watched the Ford processes closely
say that the Ford workers are diff
terent from others engaged in auto
mobile manufacture. Few are trained
mechanics. They number among
them former clergymen, BARRIERS,
lawyers and every known trade. To
good many the Ford job is the best
they ever have had and they are eX
tremely anxious not to lose them,
The observers say that whenever
orders were in such a state at the
Ford plants that a curtailment In
employment was forecast, these men
speeded up. so that in reality as
much was accomplished in five days
as formerly was done in six.
other employers than Ford indi-
cate they have no objection to five
day week provided 1t works out in
their plants as it has in the fiivver
factories. Labor leaders claim it
will be satisfactory both for workers
and employers. The latter point
out. however. that the men they
employ are of different training,
and have pride in the quality of
the work they turn out, which will
not lend itself to maintenance OF
output under reduction Of working
hours. This does not imply that the
Ford workers have no pride in their
work. They have. but it is pride
of volume rather than of quality. just
as the product they make is volume
and not a quality product.
Evening star., 1926-10-05
MEN AND MONEY
By NJ. S. Rukeyser.
tCopyright. 1926.l

Although the American railroads
are today more prosperous tnan a!
| any time since the country entered
| the World War, A. J. County. CHIEF
| financial officer of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, does not believe that the
TRANSPORTATION millennium has been
attained. 90
I discussed the new opportunities
and problems in railroading with Mr.
County at his Philadelphia office. MIR;
County Is a tall, broad-shouldered
| native Of Dublin. Ireland, who stiil
retains many Of the delightful char'
acteristics of his race, although ne Is
completely swayed by American ousl'
| ness philosophy and ideals.
I'VE haven't twentieth century
railroadink, Mr.. County asse%r1eo. %
I'VE still have to a large extent nine.
teenth century railroad methods and
equipment. Meantime. the country
has kept growing. and 1t IS smail
wonder that part Of the new tranlc
has gone elsewhere. with hmlteo
earnings and war conditions the rail-
roads have had to do the pest they
could under limited net results, anu
It is not surprising that there mas
been so much talk about the utlilty
of motor trucks and buses ana ehe
future possibility Of airplanes ana
even of canals.
Roads Are Fairly Prosperous.
"The railroads are now fairly pros
perous. Their properties are apout
as well off as they were In 19li' pe'
fore Government control, not Qulte as
we'll off as in 1916. They have Whole-
heartedly entered the era or pette,
service to the American people anu
co.operation with their Shippers anu
employes. The result of the last tnree
years in service and efhciency HAS
never been excelled. ~.
"The net earnings this year are
likely to prove larger IN dollars tns'
ever before in their history put tno
percentage Of net return on capltai ~
vested will no doubt be soneMn".
smaller than in the highly prosperous
year of 1916. ., -
with continued stabilization OF
husiness and profits in the railroad
fieid" resumed Mr. County, who
started with the Pennsylvania at the
age of 10 as a clerk in the secretary $
department, after serving in the pur
chasing department of the Hreac
Southern and Western Railway OF
Ireland for five years. "the lnventlVe
genius Of the American people VIII oe
turned loose to advance rallroaoins ~
all branches. Various slgnlncant
changes await only the assurance
that new money invested will earn a
fair return. such as electrificatlon or
the lines, the construction of extra
tracks, and the building OF new frelght
and messenger terminals. In recent
wears. the railroads have been scrap
ing along on what they've had-trying
to eke out some return on capital al
ready invested. Under such restrlc-
tive conditions there was little lncen-
tive to put fresh capital and fresh
inventive genius into the business
Now the time seems here when the
railroads can further improve and de-
velop with the country.
Need to Average Fair Return.
Mr.. County said that the carriers
need to average fair return on their
capital invested for a period OF years
to be really we'll off.
He ascribes the current return OF
Evening star., 1926-10-05
BALTIMORE FINANCE
FIRMS TRADE HUGE
Installment Credit Business Near
Half Billion for Year, Re-
port Reveals.
Dispatch to Tho Star.

BALTIMORE, October 5.--An In
stallment credit business of $465 .22c +
9S3.2S was done in Baltimore las
wear, according to data collected h1
g. finance company and just made
public. The figures in the report
cover the business transacted by u
of the large Baltimore credit finance
companies.
The total purchases by these com
panies In Baltimore In 1925 cover Il
wide variety of articles. whose val
ties range from about $50 to severa!
thousand dollars.
None Of the loans. however, was
made on real estate 1t also was
pointed out that the installment bust
ness represented by the figures does
not include a large amount of credit =
allowed by retail stores.
Most of the installment loans We're
on automobiles. The amount spent
by the companies on installment pun
chases In which automobiles are
listed was $226.76l .92924
1t was found that on December
81. 1925. the aggregate outstanding
amount for the IL companies was
$161 .S53.299 for all classes of busi.
ness. OF this amount Sl17.93S. 1909
represented installment loans out
standing for the companies on auto
mobiles and other articles.
1t was reported that the amount
represented by the companies in capi-
tai. surplus. undivided profits. etc.
was SAL ,0S1, ,557.46. The resources of
the II companies on the first OF the
year we're $193,5S7. .240S3.
Many Of the loans were made for
purchasing radios. musical instrn
ments and household equipment. in
cluding furniture and electric sweep.
ers. Most of the loans were made
on the basis Of complete payment
within II months. although few nf
them allowed Is months
Evening star., 1926-10-05
LABOR IS PLANNING
DRIVE ON DETROIT
Car Manufacturers Predict
Failure for Attempts to
Organize Workers.
BY j. {. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October 5-Plans are
now being formulated in Detroit by
labor leaders now there for the annual
meeting of the American Federation
of Labor to organize the hundreds of
thousands of workers in the automo-
bile industry This became evident
today through dispatches received
here bv motor manufacturers. Ad-
vantage will be taken of the presence
in Detroit of the active working per-
Sonnel of the federation to launch a
drive to unioniZe the automobile in
dustry, which hitherto has been one
"f the greatest stronghods of the
open shop.
II is estimated there are not more
than 80 600 to 40 900 unioniZed work
ers in Detroit out of 350,000 industrial
employees. About 95 per cent of those
organized belong to the building or
needle trades unions. The United Au-
tomobie, Aircraft and Vehicle Work
trs has a membership of only around
500. or a tenth Of it's former strength.
While the machinistS and metal pol
ishers are organized, there is not
single closed shop in the great auto
mobile center employing those trades.
And a strike undertaken last Spring
by them was unsuccessful
Wages i'm Trade Are High.
Employers believe the union or
canizers will have extreme difficulty
in arousing the interest of workers.
Wages in the automobile industry are
high and a great percentage OF those
employed own automobiles and their
own homes, and employers state that
these facts have caused unlonlSm 10
fail TO flourish in the industry III
general.
In Detroit, the 1925 census showed
that out of 30S 900 families, 124,50O
were definitely known to be living in
their own homes not counting w.
houSeholders and roomerS CLASSIFIED as
unknown and excluding a number OF
tho residential suburbs. A large mum
Der Of those working in the automo-
bile industry in various cities live in
suburban towns and drive their cars
10 work each day, some Journeylng
- to 30 miles. Employers cite these
reasons why they think attempts to
uuionize the industry will not meet
with success.
The American Federation of Labor
Is definitely committed to the five-day
week and leaders assert that the trend
I'm the automobile industry is pro-
crossing side by side with that prin-
ciple. They point to the fact that the
nve-dav week has been established in
the Ford plant. Other manufacturers
declare that the tive-day week has
been in effect in the Ford plant for
Is months. They go still further and
declare the system was dictated by a
slump rather than any altrcuistic pur-
pose.
Automotive engineers who have
Evening star., 1926-10-05

Moreover. with earnings stabilized,
and a margin of income available for
betterments and to sustain their
credit. the dangers of a heavy bonded
Indebtedness are less acute.
'The Pennsylvania has done no
new financing in 1925 or 1926, and
President Atterbury recently stated
that none is contemplated for the
near future"
AS for rates. Mr.. County said they
must be ample to protect the rail-
road investment, and should be fixed
at such levels as will stimulate move
ment Of the greatest traffic.