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Evening star., 1926-02-02
SINCLAIR OIL CO.
BOOSTS GASOLINE
Price Advance Follows Same
Move on Crude-Trend
Being Watched.


NEW YORK, February The
pendulum OF gasoline prices. which
swung downward from August to No
vember of last year and then started
upward again. started to climb high
er yesterday when the Sinclair Re
filming Co. announced an increase of
one-half n cent a. gallon in railroad
tank car lots at New York, Philadel-
phia and all Atlantic Coast terminals.
The new tank car price is T. cents
a gallon.
The announcement OF higher gaso-
line prices by Sinclair Refining came
within a few hours of an advance of
% cents q barrel in mid-continent
crude by the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
chasing Co. III which several other
companies Joined later in the day.
Higher crude prices were regarded as
inevitable because of the premiums
being paid in the mid-continent field
by purchasers in need of oil and the
steady decrease III crude production
during the last few months.
The American Petroleum Institute
reported Il decrease of 1920 barrels
in the daily average of gross crude oil
production III the week ended Jan
uary 10, bringing the total to ,947 600
barrels, the lowest since last April.
With the exception OF the week end
ed November II. production had
shown a decrease for 19 weeks.
The high point was reached last
May. when the daily average was as
high as 2.346. 900 barrels.
Consumption Of crude oil Is being
maintained at a high rate, and il is
estimated that 100000 barrels a day
are being withdrawn from storage in
the midcontinent field. The heavy
reduction in stocks ut I. time when
they ordinarily are being increased
to meet the heavy Spring demand
forecast the present increase III prices.
which Wall Street believes viii be
carried further unless new production
is brought in.
Whether other companies viii fol
low Sinclair in raising gasoline prices
at this time IS problenatical. In
creaSes at various points have been
announced during the last two months
by the Standard on companies of
New Jersey. New York. Indiana, Cali
fornia and Ohio, as Well as by some
independents.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
c. & P. PHONE EARNINGS
JUST UNDER 6 PER CENT
Maryland Commission Gets Report
for 1925-Further Trial for
Present Rates.


BALTIMORE. February "A net
return Of 5.S3 per cent on the property
Of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Go. for 1926 is reported in an
earnings statement just flied with the
Public Service Commission In its
opinion upon the telephone Company's s
appeal from rates ordered by the com
mission last year. the United States
District Court stated that rates yield
ing Il return less than t per cent are
COufiSCaturE.
In Il statement upon the c"nIpany's s
earnings. y. T.. Berry, president said:
This condition is giving the com
pany the greatest concern, pointing. as
II does. to the practical certainty OF u
steady decrease in the net return on
the property under present rates. In
spite of the present outlook, the com
pany proposes giving the present
rates Il further trial of ut least six
months, hy which time it should be
more certain Of the financial effect of
necessary expansions"
Evening star., 1926-02-02
SEABOARD AIR LINE
REDUCES FLORIDA JAM

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February 2.--An cas-
ing up of congestion in Florida was
reflected in "a 80 per cent increase in
freight loads moved by the Seaboard
Air Line Railway during the third
week in January. The total for that
period was 1850 loads. compared with
5000 for the corresponding week in
1925.
The first week in January showed
ioadings of 47.534. against 1856, a
gain Of 266 per cent, and the second
week d total of 42,037, against 3S.O41.
an increase of 10.5 per cent. thus
showing that each week OF the cur
rent month has revealed substantial
improvements in amount of freight
traffic handled.
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Copyright. 1926.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
LIGHTER COTTON EXPORTS
REPORTED BY HESTER

NEW ORLEANS, February R.-
Secretary II. G.. Hester Of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange says the
United States cotton exports to for
eign countries exclusive of Canada,
totaled 737.964 bales during January,
1926, against 1.053,374 bales in 1925.
Great Britain received 230.SS9 bales
against 4i3.906 a year ago; France,
sS,2s6 against 10S.537; Germany. 49,.
292 against 223.53S, and the rest OF
Europe 155,594 against 176.076. Ex-
ports to Japan, China and Mexico
amounted to 143, 1913 bales against 49,
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Children love the pleasant taste OF
California Fig Syrup" and gladly
take it even when bilious. ieverish,
sick, or Constipatcd. No other laxa-
tive regulates the tender little bowels
so nicely. 1t swcctcnS the stomach
and starts the liver and bowels with
ont Cranplng or oEeract!ng.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
Two iIiud> of 'fraiiir

As for the volume of business *.
pected by the roads, experts anticipate
Two kinds of traffic. one will travel
o Philadelphia purely for tn" purpose
u seeing the exposition. Tie size Of
this contingent Will depend on how
weu advertised the exposition is. The
ether class will consist Of those per
sons who formerly lived in PhiIadcl-
;hia and now are living North, West
and South. who viii come back To
Evening star., 1926-02-02
HELIUM GAS ARRIVES.

PHILADELPHIA, February (Spe-
ciaD-Shipments of helium gas from
the district around Fort Worth are
arriving here consigned to the naval
air station at Lakehurst. 1t il be-
lieved this gas will be used to fill the
dirigible Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Tell your druggist you want only
the genuine "Caliiornia Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children OF all ages printed on bottle.
Mother You must say "California"
or YOU may get an imitation fig
syrup.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
PHILADELPHIA FAIR
WILL BOOM TRADE.
Merchants in Other Eastern
Cities Expect Marked
Advance in Sales.
BY j. G. ROYLE.
spe Al Dispatch to The star.

NEW YORK. February - De
termination of officials to open the
sesquicentennial celebration in Phila-
delphia June | Is counted on by mer-
chants from Washington ana Boston
20 add millions of dollars in sales to
their incomes during the slack sum
racr period this year. This also means
that merchants in other sections Of
the country Will frame new merchan-
dising and advertising policies TO cap
ture the trade OF their home patrons
before the latter journc- toward the
City of Rrotherly Love.
Philadelphia has already appropri-
ated $4,000. 600 OF municipal funds
toward the celebration. and contracts
tor new buildings totalins hundreds
of thousands Will be let in the next
rev days. Mrs. George Horace Lori
1ner of the women'S committee ot the
sesquiCentenniaI ia now touring the
West to arouse the interest of women
OF the country III the exposition.
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Merchants here and in Washington
Baltimore, Boston and other cities
,!gure that the ma iority Of the visitors
% the exposition from the Middle ami
Tar West will visit their cities in ad-
uitIon to their trips TO Philadelphia,
and that they Will cZpend millions Of
dollars.
Special rail rates for the exposition
nave not vet been announced. But
tho question of fares and StopoNers
has been referred by the trunk-linc
passenger committee to the passenger
departments OF the Pennsylvania. the
Baltimore and Ohio ana the Reading
systems for recommendation. and it is
sure that reduced fares will he cSt,ih-
'ished from practically every point III
L.. l-rlttnl Stnta.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
SUFFRAGE MEET
REJECTS EQUAL
RIGHTS B u N K
Reactionary p atty to
Lead a Split

PARIS, June with the refusal of
the International Suffrage Alliance to
admit the representatives of the Ma
tional Women's Party of the United
States, the alliance rejected this party
as an affiliate because Of it's champ
Joining of one of the most reactionary
programs ever couched in the deceit
full language of Equal
rights for women in industry"
This was not accomplished after :
bitter fight by the American League
of Women Voters, who opposed the
admission of the National Women's
Party. The women of the league ex
posed the nature of the equal rights
proposal, which is to abolish all pro
tective laws for women and girls il
industry permitting them even wher
pregnant, or naturally weaker phys
ically than men, the equal right tx
work long hours, at night work, fol
wages from which the abolition o.
minimum wage laws would take the
bottom out.
The National Women's Party sue
ceeded in walking off with split by
taking small section of the British
delegation. When this withdrew, the
leader of the British delegation de
manded that the conference give a
vote of confidence in it's executive
which carried by large majority.
The National Women's Party was
refused by a vote of 40 to 1913, ant
after the vote of confidence in the
executive, the conference rejected the
direct proposal of equal rights"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
PRAY IN SILENCE,
WAIT in VAIN
FOR miracle"
Minnesota Woods Scene
of Latest Spree

TAMARACK, Mimi, June Head
ed by Vernon Ewing, optometerist
and backwoods miracle man." a sol.
emn faced throng of worshippers filed
silently into a poplar grove in the
wilderness near here yesterday morn
ing ito give god an opportunity to
manifest himself thru a miracle"
"a silent prayer" began at 10 a. m,
when Ewing's followers attempted to
commune with the lord" praying for
a sign from heaven when the prayer
terminated at IL a. m.
While the worshippers stood with
bowed heads in the center of the
woodland amphitheater. a crowd Of
townspeople, tourists, newspaper cor
respondents, a dozen men deputized tc
serve as special officers to preserve
claw and order" and District Attor
ney Herbert Stott of Aitkin county
looked on, waiting for the approach OF
the hour at which Ewing predicted the
miracle would occur.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
Ponzi and Wife
Flee to Canad;

BOSTON, June 2.-Charles POM
ex-wizard of finance, and his vii
we're believed to be in flight to Oar
ada.
In superior court Pond was ad
judged in default when he failed Z
appear for sentence. Ponzi was du,
to be sentenced to serve from five &
seven years in jail.
Another larceny complaint is pend
ing against Ponzi IN Florida over
land scheme.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
SCOTT TO FACE
SECOND SANITY
TRIAL June IA

The question of the sanity of Rus
sell Scott, saved from the gallows a
year ago by a last-minute insanity
plea, must be submitted TO a jury
June IA, Judge William v. Brothers,
acting chief justice of the criminal
court, ruled.
If Scott is adjudged sane, he will
be hanged for the murder of Joseph
! Maurer, Chicago drug store clerk, kill
ed during holdup. If held insane, he
will be returned to the Chester asy-
lum for the criminal insane.
Judge Brothers announced that he
will decide later whether he, or an
other judge will preside at the hear
ing. He said that if he hears the
case he will follow the precedent OF
Judge Kavanaugh in the Costello case
and appoint a commission of three
courts alienists to testify, in addition
to alienists introduced by the state
and defense.
There is no such thing as an un'
biased alienist," William Scott Stew
art, SCOTS attorney, declared in pro-
testing against such contemplated &C
ton by the court.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
ITALY TO make
LEAGUE GRANT
IT A MANDATE
Imperialism Demands
Former German Land

ROME, June 2.-Italy under Musso-
lini, like Germany under Kaiser Will
helm, wants "a place in the sun" of
imperial dominion, only Mussolini
now wants what is left of the German
colonies-or at least some of them
to give an outlet to excess population
of Italy.
Italy's population is growing at the
rate of 100000 a year with no sign of
it being chacked in the future. The
African colonies are unsuitable for
Italian agricultural exnlnitation ard
though Mussolini is putting in claim
for share in the loot of the Riff, this
also is mining land.
1t is the general opinion that Mus
solini, when he goes to the meeting
of the league of nations council this
fall, is going to vote against the ad
mission of Germany into the league
unless France and England agree to
give Italy mandate" over some OF
the former German colonies.
Nations must think imperially il
they really wish to get on in the
world" were the words of Mussolini,
in the senate yesterday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
FEDERATION OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS
FOR CHILD LAW
Southern Women Leas
the Opposition

ATLANTIC CITY, June 9TH,
General Federation OF Women's Clubs
in convention here, rejected the sui
stitute motion for the resolution fa
voring a federal child labor law. Tn
substitute favored leaving child labo
legislation to the separate states.
The substitute was proposed b.
Mrs. William F. Blackman Of tn
Florida federation. 1t lost by a vot,
of 263 to 67S. The states from whdc
the women voted for the substitute
we're: Massachusetts,, Connecticut
Rhode Island, North and South Care
lima, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
South Dakota, Alabama, Georgia
Wyoming and Florida.
The convention approved a resolu
ton favoring a federal department o
education.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
Boston Foreign-Born
Council VIII Hold
Special Meeting

BOSTON, Mass, June 2-There
will be a special meeting of the Coun-
Gil for the Protection of the Foreign
Born Friday evening, June 4, at s
o'clock at the Upholsterers' Union
hall, ga Leverett street, to hear the
report OF the delegate to the national
convention of the Council for the Pro
lection of the Foreign Born, which
was held in Washington on May 1916
Every delegate should make a spe.
cial effort to come to this important
conference. Interested organizations
not yet affiliated are also invited to
send their delegates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
CUOLTDGE SEEKS
STRANGLE-HOLD
ON TARIFF BODY

WASHINGTON, June "A first
hand account of how President Coo
lidge endeavored to have him sign an
undated resignation as requisite to
reappointment to the United States
tariff commission was given the SEN
ate investigating committee by David
J. Lewis, democrat, Of Maryland, a
former commissioner.
Lewis told the committee that he
declined to sign as Coolidge demand
ed, whereupon the president made the
appointment anyway, saying;
well, it doesn't matter. You can
hold office only at my pleasure any
way"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
PROGRESSIVE
CARPENTER
meet SUNDAY
Invite All Union Men to
Hear Candidates

The United Progressive Caucus of
the union carpenters of Chicago has
decided to make the final drive to
elect progressive candidates on a pro
gram Of progressive measures in the
election which takes place June 10 for
officers of the District Council of Car
penters.
To further the enlightenment OF
the membership on the issues in
volvedS a circular letter has been
sent out to all union carpenters to at
tend a mass meeting next Sunday,
June 6, at the Douglas Park audito-
mum at Kedzie and Ogden avenues.
The meeting opens at 8 p. m.
Should United Against open Shop.
The circular, signed by John r.
Stevenson and Anton Johannsen.
says: THE speakers will maintain
as the principal issue in the campaign
that all building trade unions should
pool their collective strength to the
end that only mechanics and laborers
who are members of their respective
unions shall be employed in the build
ing industry, and that only union ma
terial be used on union jobs"
Fred Bobzin is leading the pro-
gressive slate as candidate for presi-
dent of the District Council on a plat
form which includes the following:
The Progressive Program.
1. No renewal Of the present agree
ment.
2. No agreements to be entered
into that compels carpenters to work
with non-union men in other trades.
8. All agreements to be ratified by
the membership.
4. A uniform wage and working
agreement with all other building
trades. All to expire at the same
time.
6. A five-day, forty-hour week.
Z. We pledge ourselves to strin-
gent economy Of administration ex-
penses, elimination of unnecessary at
torney's fees.
8. Right of minority opinion to
freedom Of expression within the
union.
8. We will vigorously oppose lille
gal suspensions and explosions or the
use of police against union men.
10. We favor the abolition of the
National Board of Jurisdietional
Awards and in place thereof the crea-
ton of a Board of National Represen-
tatives of the Building Trades Unions
to settle all trade disputes, the same
to be binding on all trades.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
KRIM PLIERS
TREASURY OF
The RIFFIANS
French Troops Aid
Traitors Steal

FEE, French Morocco, June 2-Abd-
el-Krim has entered Fez at the head
of a caravan Of over 200 mules, which
carried his wives, children and the
gold and silver which he pilfered from
the treasury Of the Rif1an tribesmen,
PLIERS Riff Treasury.
Abd-elKrim, after betraying the
Rifians, will be CHARTERED in a palace
in Fee. A strong guard is being main
tanned about Krim at all times as 1t
is feared that some of the Riflans,
who are just as eager now to throw
of the imperialist yoke of Spain and
France as they were under the leader
ship of Krim, may assassinate him as
a traitor to their cause.
Krim In leaving the Riff country pill
tered the treasury of the Rifhans, car
rying of all Of the currency and nego-
table metals that he could get his
hands on. He was aided in this by
the French troops.
Traitors Flee.
81 Mohammed, Krim's brother; 81
Abdessellem, Krim's uncle; Caid Aver
kane, Caid Cheddit and Krim's secre-
tary, 81 Areddi, left the Riff country
with Krim.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
Globe Encircler Is on
Way Across Russia

MOSCOW, u. S. S. r., June 2. -
John Goldstrom, globe trotter, who is
attempting to beat the record for en-
circling the world, is now enroute
across the steppes on the TRANSIT
berian railway. He is spending four
days on the trip from Chita to omsk
at which point he is in hopes of get
ting a Japanese airplane to carry MN
to Yokohama. There he VIII embark
on trans-Pacific liner for san FRAN
cisco. =,
The Soviet government assisted
Goldstrom in advance arrangements
made for his passage thru Russia.
Communication is also being kept
open between his train and Moscow as
It travels over the steppes, something
unprecedented in Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
Debate LEGITIMACY
and immortality at
Suffrage Congress

PARIS, June international legii
lation distinguishing between i'll,
gitimacy and immortality was urged i
the congress of the Internations
Suffrage Alliance.
The congress adopted a resolutio
urging that recognition be given I
the rights of unmarried mothers an
that there be distinctions drawn b,
tween illegitimacy and immortality.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-04
Sesqui-C Centennial Is
Opened with 100000

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June l.
100000 vicitors are expected here to
attend the formal opening of the
Sesqui-centennial International Expo
sition today, staged in commemora-
ton of the 15Oth anniversary of the
signing of the declaration of independ-
ence. The buildings that cover the
fair grounds in League Park are rs
per cent completed.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
MRS. HAMPSON GARY
is LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Hampson Gary entertained
informally at luncheon yesterday
on the Willard roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. George. of
New Orleans. are passing a few
days at the Willard.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Booker
and daughters, the Misses Catherine
and Betty Booker, of San Francisco.
arrived in Washington today and
are at the Willard where they plan
10 spend several days.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Ogilvie, of
Havana. Cuba, arrived today at the
Willard where they plan to remain
a week.
Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, prin-
cipal of the University Of st. An
drew's, Scotland. and one of the
leaders at the Institute of Politics
at Williamstown, was the principal
guest at a banquet given at the
Aspinwall Hotel in Lenox last night
by the Berkshire Reserve Officers
Association. His subject was "The
Organization Of a Nation During
a General Strike" Major Harris F..
Hall, of Pittsfield. presided. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew was in the audience
of 800.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
LABOR SECRETARY
ON PACIFIC COAST

The Secretary of Labor James j.
Davis will arrive in San Francisco
tomorrow on his western speaking
tour. He will return to Washing,
ton about September s.
Mrs. Davis and their children will
return. to the city the end of this
month and reopen their apartment
at Wardman Park.
Col. Edward Clifford. former AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
has returned from Europe. Mrs.
Clifford and Miss Helen Clifford. a
prospective debutante of next sea-
son, will return in October.
X y y
Benjamin Reath Riggs, who has
been transferred from the Amer.
can Legation at Bucharest, Ru.
mania, and arrived in New York
a few days ogo with Mrs. Riggs,
has reached Washington, and as
sumed his new duties in the West
ern European Division Of the State
Department.
Mrs. Riggs. who is spending a
few days in Philadelphia with her
mother, Mrs. Robert Kendry
Wurts, will join Mr.. Riggs shortly
at Wardman Park, where he is div.
ing temporarily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A. Graves,
who, with her mother, Mrs. VIII
liam Evans. are travelling in Eu'
rope, will leave England soon for
Paris. making the trip by air. They
are returning home the early part
Of September, via the George Wash
ington.
Col. and Mrs. Francis Ruggles
are at Hot Springs, Va. for brief
stay. They are motoring through
the Virginias.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j. Henry
have left Hot Springs, Va, where
they have been spending the SUM
mer and gone to Long Island for a
visit. They will return to Wash
ington next week.
Mrs. Ogden L. Mills was hostess
at children's party at her New
port, r. l., cottage yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-19
ARMS CUT move.
BY j. s. SEEN

Belief that the Geneva disarma.
ment conference is foredoomed 20
failure and President Coolidge viii
initiate an American plan OF arms
limitation was expressed here to-
day as the aftermath of Secretary
of state Kellogg's Plattsburgn
speech.
Many members Of the Coolidge
administration are known to be
keenly anxious for an extension
of the washington agreement for
reduction in naval ornaments but
have felt no progress could pc
made until European nations had
made the attempt through the
League OF Nations and failed.
The preparatory conference at
Geneva already has found violent
disagreement on the major propo'
sails in 1.-The American policy as
laid down by Secretary Kellogg.
They are:
Regional agreements for limita.
ton Of land ornaments rather
than a worldwide scheme. The
American proposal was rejected.
Limitation of naval strength by
classes of ships rather than on
a tonnage basis, beaten by France.
Italy and other nations who would
put most OF their tonnage IN SUD
marines.
Reduction Of military forees and