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The Washington times., 1926-11-29
PLAN LAWS ON
D. |. ABUSES

With the fpreliminary phases Of
it's inquiry virtually completed. the
special House District subcommittee
will meet at 10 a. m. tomorrow to
begin the work of framing laws to
correct conditions in the District
government with which members Of
the committee are dissatisfied
Representative Ernest w. Gibson,
of Vermont. chairman of the sub.
committee, has announced that he
expects TO call former Commits
sioner Louis Brownlow before the
committee for a second time.
This means that the committee
will inquire further into the pro.
posal for a one-man type of local
government. and for reorga nization
Of the District government into
seven or eight independent depart
ments, the heads OF which would
form little Cabinet" as proposed
by Brownlow.
The committee also intends TO go
more deeply into traffic. problems
and Traffic Director M. o. Ed.
ridge and his assistant, Col. /. T..
MoIler, will be recalled.
One OF the first acts the com
mittee is expected to take will DE
to expedite the construction of n
new District police court building
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
Girl
DISAPPEARS

Miss Catherine Mack, 1s, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. john 4. Mack. 1901
Florida Ave. ". w. made an at
tempt at suicide in front of En1er-
gency Hospital at s:45 this morn
ing. Poised. with vial Of poison.
she waited in the darkness until a
passer-by, who happened to be q. L..
Burns, 1906 II st. n. W.. hove in
sight. and then with dramatic
gesture drained the contents.
Mr.. Burns escorted the young
lady into the hospital where she was
treated for the burns by DIR. Portion
Of the staff Nothing serious de-
veloped and she continued on her
way early this morning before her
father, who had been notified, had
d chance to see her.
She was registered on admission
under the name of Rappaport.s but,
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
BURNED BY "BAcK-FIRE"
OF OIL BURNER FURNACE

The term "back-fire" is no longer
applicable only 10 automobiles, &C.
cording TO the police.
A report made at headquarters to.
day stated that Jacob Gerder, So
years old, 916 Seventh st. S. w, was
burned about the faces and hands
last night when an oil-burner fur.
mace back,fired' while he was work
ing on it.
The accident occurred in the auto
mobile establishment of Emerson
Orme. 1920 NJ ST. n. w, where
Gerder is employed.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
TAX|5 To FIGHT
LIMIT ON CABS

Local taxi companies are about to
launch a fight on the amendment
to the police regulations adopted by
the District Commissioners last week
limiting the number of cabs on the
streets to 1850 This plumber of
permits has already been issued
preventing any further additions
this year.
With the Christmas rush sea son
beginning and taxi business naturally
increasing along with bad weather,
the companies were all planning to
add more cabs.
Unless this reguIa ton Is with
drawn they will be bic to get
nermiIS. -
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
TAX PAYING JAM
IS At PEAK

Last-minute tax payers jammed
the corridors of the District Build
ing today. Property owners have
until tomorrow afternoon to pay
the first installment OF their 1887
taxes After that they will he
penalized | per cent a month.
The tax collectors office did a
brisk business last week, collecting
S1,136.5S6 in the five days it was
open for business.
Today's total is expected TO far
exceed any of lasts weeks figures
and tomorrow will probably be the
biggest collection day of the year.
Tomorrow Is also the last day for
collecting delinquent 1925.26 real
estate taxes. Property on which
these taxes have not been paid will
be listed for sale next week The
sales will take place In January.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
ALL KINDS OF JUNK

ALL KINDS OF JUNK !.
Girls, here's guy gon car trust
Parke a. Cooling, OF Indianapolis.
Ind No red hot stuff about hint
Maudis Mdclscl1ca00Te says al
she cranes for Christmas IS
bitach Of receipts for last gears
bills
EdUard ". skipper, Of Cations
cille, Nd, is not in the cheese
business,
"Cigarettef"
"Peta"
Not Yet -
Wei, Don't Forget"
Eter hear the one about the
millionaire tfdmpf He drea,nt he
had q pockefIuH Of thousand dollar
bills, but he yoke up and there
,UaS nothtn' in II.
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

after some consideration. gave the
authorities her real name.
At her home little or nothing
could be learned from her weeping
mother or sisters as to her purpose.
According. to her mother she was
last seen Saturday IN the best Of
spirits.
Catherine is the Oldest OF the
family" continued the mother.
She was given the best of train.
ing. a good education and a good
home and whatever prompted this
act have no idea. know. moth.
ing of her friends, or where she
goes. / don't understand her.. she
concluded.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
AID MEN AND SoRoPTlMlsTs
TO HAVE JOINT LUNCHEON

A Joint luncheon will be held To-
morrow at 1880 o'clock at the City
Club by the Advertising Club Of
Washington and the Soroptimisr
Club.
This latter organization is com.
posed entirely Of women, being the
largest Woman's civic club in the
city..-and members of the Ad Club
will have a splendid opportunity
to play the part of the gallant
hosts.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
Pirates Scuttled Again

FOR THE SECOND TIME in two weeks, the Pirates
Den" newly organized night club, raided early
yesterday group at the opening of the Den" is
shown below.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

Coughing Up For Cough Drops"
- . new song hit being dedi-
Gated to the two brothers whose
whisIkers will never be used on an
advertisement Of safety razors and
blades. PETE.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

Jiggs, Maggie, Spark Plug, Crazy
Cat -"AlI the Funny Folks" In
one big hook. See advertisement
for Times readers w..
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
TY LEADER
SUED BY MAID !
TImes Sill Photos

Mrs. Mary Scott Townsend 1121
massachusetts Ave. n. w. one 81
the leaders Of the social set and
erstwhiIe mother-inlaw OF Senator
Peter Goelet Of Rhode Island was
today sued by her former kitchen
maid. Tina Van yeen. 72O Twelfth
st. N. W.. for $4,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries.
Represented by Attorney Phillip
w; AUSTIN the Dutch kitchen maid
claims that. May Is last, while per
forming her usual work in the
kitchen OF the Townsend mansion.
sire fell ON the floor which was Gov.
cred with a slippery substance and
struck her head and body against q
table, suffering serious and perma
nent injuries.
For cutting thin sheet metal 4
lever operated punch has been IN
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
WHEN MONEY TALKS THEY
ALL LISTEN

! am Just a loud speaker
And ntany folks I delight
But money beats me talking,
Any day or night.
TIMBUCTOO TIN.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
THE SPITEFUL THING

THE SPITEFUL THING
She flashed her engagement
ring where all the other women
could see it.
poor thing" said Maudie 10
Minnie, 1--WE seen that same ring
on half a dozen other girls, and
none of them are married yet.
In fact. l could have worn il
myself" kATNDlD.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

1t costs about SIS, they tell me,
To get q permanent lOdve,
But I'll pay tt0enty times that
For q permanent share.
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
MAKING A TOUCHDOWN

Diner-Are you sure there are
no chickens in these eggs?
Waiter-Yes, sir. positive; these
are duck eggs.
-ANA--
ODES TO CONTRIBS
., 6enevieve,
Der you I KFieVe.
dream Of you In chIntA;
In Heard and Seen
Your wit IL keen.
YeY deserve s0nls charming "prints."
q, Cortrib Able,
You are come BABY.
You write clever line;
IN Heard and Seen
lOn use bean
That sure sprlngs from de---"Vtne."
j, sILIcUs.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29
Shriners Honor Lansburgh S Memory
SOUND THAT "C"l


of
oil memb
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

II never could understand why
women hide their ages"
''0Il. they'll change about that.
They once wore long dresses to
hide their legs
GENEVIEVE.
The Washington times., 1926-11-29

For cutting thin sheet metal 4
lever operated punch has been IN
vented that is small enough to
be carried in vest pocket.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10
FARMERS TRY CASTOR OIL
(FrOm the Milwaukee Leader

Out IN Montana some of the farm mortgages are
coming due and the farmers are unable to paw.
The money lenders, in Minneapolis and ST. Paul
have had what they undoubtedly consider a cute
idea. They have been forecosing the mortgages
previous to the harvesting of this years crop, so
that the farmers lose the land and the crop too.
But, one recent event makes them go a little
slow, or at least makes the local officials not very
keen to carry out the orders.
When a deputy sheriff went to take possession
of certain farm group of neighbors gathered
and demonstrated with him. AS he was about to
insist upon fulfilling his mission, they seized him,
poured pint of castor Gil down his throat, and
sent him home. See how far the influence of
Mussolini has spread?
But that is not the whole story. The loan COM
pany brought injunction suit to prevent the
farmer from removing any of the crop from the
farm. The trial of the injunction was set for a
certain day. In the meantime about $50 farmers
from all around, and their wives and children,
gathered at the farm. The women brought the
eats along. The men cut and thrashed the farm
er's wheat. Then everybody had a big feed which
the women had laid out on the ground, after which
the men hauled the wheat eff the farm so it would
not be there if the injunction should be granted
When the trial day came, inasmuch as there was
nothing to enjoin, the judge dismissed the case.
This little incident indicates the way the farm
ers feel. 1t is reminiscent of Populist days, fol-
the mortgage evil was the big thing in those
times. Nowadays there are lots of mortgages, but
the low price of farm products seems to be the
main thing the farmers object to. If they would
collectively transfer the spirit of the above Incl
dent into the ballot box, by voting the Socialist
ticket they could solve their problems without the
use of castor oil
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10
THE AVERAGE FARMERS INCOME

While the cost of farms have been steadily in
creasing since prewar days the income of the
working farmers as represented by the price he
obtains for his crops, has gone down. AS meas
ured in terms of dollars and cents the farmers
pay is much lower than that of even underpaid
industrial workers. The U. S. Department of ag-
riculture has been compiling some interesting fig
ures on the income of the tiler of the soil. In
its last reort the department finds that after al
lowing for a conservative interest return on the
farmers investment the average farm family
earned only $648 for its labor and management.
The farmers pay, the department says, is still
nearly 80 percent below that of 1890 In the
same period the average wage paid in manufac-
turing industry has fallen about 10 percent.
The department estimates the gross income
from agriculture in 1925-26 at S12,415,000,O00
compared with S12,OO3, 100000 in 1924-25, an in
crease of about percent. The 1925-26 total
is made up of 1891, 100000 cash income from
sales of farm products and S2,524,OOO,OOO the
value placed food and fuel produced and con-
sumed on the farms. The gross income includes
1857 100000 for dairy and poultry products, 49,
746,000,000 for meat animals. $1,682 100000 from
the cotton CROP. $1,625,OOO,OOO for fruits and
vegetables and 81, 565 900 900 for grains Accord
ing to the department increased income from po
tatoes, dairy products and meat animals more
than offset declines in income from grains and
cotton.
Out of the gIOss income, says the department,
farmers paid $6,812,OOO,OOO, $1,216OOOOOO wages
ii hired labor; $3O76 900 for produces and ser
vices of other industries repairs and maintenance
of buildings and equipment; S635,0OO,00O taxes;
$1,127,000000 rent property rented from non
operators, and $758,OOO,OOO interest on mortgag-
es and other Indebtedness held by non-operators
The difference between gross farm income and
expenses is $5,6O3,OOO,OOO, which represents the
net farm income for the year. But $2,524, OOO 900
of this net income in the form of food and
fuel consumed by the farmers themselves. So the
farmers net cash income shrinks to $685. OO,-
OOO
The net farm income Of $5,6O3, 100000, includ-
ing the farm products consumed on the FARMS
gives the average farm family a net return of
1919. This is all that was available for the farm
operators capital labor and management. 1t
compares with 1854 in 1924-25.
The departments figures show that the farm
ers tribute to capital in the form of rent and in
terest amounted to S1,885, 100000 exceeding by
$668,OOO,OOO the amount paid in wages to hired
lalabor. This toll exacted by the landlord and
money lender thus more than half again as
large as the farm wage bill. And the figure does
not include the tribute to industrial capital in the
form of profits on the industrial products pur-
chased by farmers.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS

Like the melancholy days the poets tell about,
political campaigns come in their season and in
the words of the cid copy book "Now is the time
when all good men should come to the aid of
the party"
Election is barely six weeks away.
Those who did not vote at the last general cleo
ton in this county and who have come into the
county since or have become voters, must regis
ter in order to help select the men who are going
to govern during the ensuing two years.
The registration books will close on September
18th, fOrty-five days before election day which
occurs on Tuesday, November End
There is just one week left in which to register.
So if you are not registered you better do it
today
The campaign is slow in getting under way,
but it will open next week and continue with
snap until the votes are counted.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10

The following report accompanied by minority report signed by
Arthur RUBBER considered by meeting the Council of Action
Sunday September 1926 On motion the reports accepted
and ordered submitted general meeting Progressive Farmers
for action The majority and minority reports submitted to the
general meeting held the Farmer Labor Temple 23O o'clock
Sunday September and the majority report which here
with submitted APPROVED committee given
vote of thanks by the body for their panstang investigation
Signed
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10

We your Committee, designated to make an in
vestigatiOn of the North Dakota Wheat Growers
Association, and report back our finding to your
body, report as follows:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10
THE REPORT

September 6, 1926.
Council of Action,
Progressive Farmers of Montana,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-09-10

that section Sen. Lynn J. Frazier is a member
Of the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association
and hundred percent deliverer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24

tonnage is 1900, their speed is 3S
knots. They carry four 5.1-inch
guns and six torpedo tubes. Twelve
are completed.
Two fleet oil-tankers.
In addition under the French navy
law the following new vessels are
to be laid down between 1927 and
1929:
Two cruisers of 10000 tons.
Nine scouts of 800 0tons.
Ten destroyers of 1900 tons.
One submarine cruiser.
Y Sixteen ocean submarines.
-Four submarine mine-layers.
Twelve coastal submarines.
This brings the total of>new ships
up to III. with tonnage of $4,000
and all of it, according to the navy
law. must be ready for service be-
fore the end of 1881.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
DOCTOR ON CALL, DIES

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-While on
his way to care for a patient, DR..
Charles Hoffman died suddenly. The
patient recovered.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
Diving\ Cruiser

AS for the submarine, the French,
IN appreciation of it's tremendous di-
mansions, do not call it submarine
at all; their technical name for it
means a diving cruiser" Its ton
mage will be between 5000 and $500
tons. No other details are disclosed
2 In addition to this great diving
cruiser the French are rapidly con
structing fourteen ocean going sub
marines of $500 tons with a wide
ladlus OF action; six ocean boats,
another type of submarine, of 100
tons; nineteen coastal submarines Of
layers.
In all, France has completed with.
IN the past four and a half years.
new vessels to the number of ninety.
three.
With the possible execution of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24

Japan" said Bywater, mo other
country has built anything like this
volume of naval tonnage during the
period in question"
Among the important additions to
her fleet ape
Three cruisers of 5000 tons armed
with eight 6.1-inch guns. Complete
and afloat. >
: Four cruisers of 10000 tons, speed
twenty-three knots, armed with
eight eight-inch guns. Two are
completed.
AOther Equipment
: One cruiser mine layer of $500
IONS, reported fast and well-armed.
One. cruiser-training ship of $500
tons, speed 90 knots; eight 6.1-inch
guns.
Two aircraft carriers.
Twelve scouts OF 2,400 to $500
tons, speed 351a knots; ahmed with
five 5.1-inch guns and six torpedo
tubes. Six Of these are completed.
Twenty-six destroyers, according
to Bywater, 'the largest and most
powerful destroyers afloat." Their
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-24
WORLD'SB|GGESJ
oil Y|NG BOAT IS
IN French NAVY
Nation Also Building Largest
Submarine and Other
Ships.

BIZ United Press
LONDON, Sept. 24.-The French
navy has just completed at ST. Ma
zaire the largest fying-boat in the
world and is pushing to completion
what will be the largest submarine
in the world, it was disclosed by
Hector Bywater, the weil-known
naval writer, summing up the first
complete analysis of the new French
navy published in the semi-official
"Moniteur dc la Flotte."
Public opinion in Great Britain is
somewhat taken aback at the news
Of the naval activity across the
channel.
The new colossal flying-boat which
is to be attached to the Toulon naval
aerodrome, is 9S12 feet long, has a
Widespread of 131 feet and weighs
over seventeen tons. 1t boasts
speed of 1875 miles an hour and
flight endurance of 5000 miles and,
when necessary to get out of range,
can soar to a height of 10000 feet.
It's construction is adapted for two
things-the carriage Of a large sup
ply of bombs and absolute seaworthi.
ness in all WeatherS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-29
Labor's Help Necessary
To Save Industrial Babel
From It's Own Overweight
Raise Wages Reduce Hours, Progressively to Absorb
Output; Machine Grows With Ever Increasing
Speed, Says A. F. of L. Convention in Historic
Document

! burden of routine service at the
wheels of production without voice in
their direction.
It, is that larger view, that over
powering need for the preservation of
human freedom, that must urge us on
to task that involves the very foun-
dations of our organized industrial So
ciety.
We have set forth, in our adoption
OF the reports of other committees
and in our resolutions in this and in
past conventions our fixed purpose to
reduce the hours of labor, not neces-
sarily to any fixed number, but when
and as far as circumstances and the
conditions of our time makes pos
sible and desirable. 1t is our great
goal to wiring as much life from the
world of toll as many be possible.
And we have declared our purpose, in
our words and our deeds, to raise
wages progressively and steadily, SO
that there may be the best possible
balance between our productivity and
our enjoyment of wealth and SO that
amassed and unmarketable commodi-
ties may not bring us upon disaster
and retrogression.
But with these things, necessary as
they are, must go a growing and ever
more enlightened voice in the demo-
cratic direction of our destinies.
Without that we shall have around us
and bearing down insufferably upon
us, a paternalism, a despotism, an
autocracy, that will be none the less
tolerable because of occasional evil
dence of benevolence.
To that end we have approved the
resolutions placed before us, provdi
ing for great campaigns of organiza
ton and for the development of our
in every direction. The
task of the labor movement is of mag
nifcent and heroic proportions. There
is no other agency through which the
may check the arrogancy and
the autocracy of an automatically
growing concentration of industrial
power.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-29
Labor Rushes to Aid Of Cloakmakers:
Big Union Conference Collecting Funds

ers in settled shops agreed to raise
their assessment to 20 per cent o1
their wages, which should bring il
100000 a week.
Injunction Denounced
The use of the injunction was bit
terly denounced and it was decided to
exert political pressure to force the
city administration to curb the police
who are beating down pickets more
ruthlessly than ever before.
"The injunction problem in this
strike is no longer the problem of the
cloakmakers only. 1t is the problem
of the whole labor movement" Judge
Jacob Panken, socialist candidate fo1
governor told the conference.
"The cloak strike injunction is
probably the worst ever issued in the
history of the American labor move
ment, the most drastic and far reach
ing in terms. This injunction, if it
is permitted to remain in force will
place most artocious weapon in the
hands of the employers of labor"
Appeals Sent to Governor
Appeals have been sent from the
conference to Governor Smith to ex-
ert his influence and to Mayor Walker
to have the city resume neutral at
titude in the strike. A committee of
thirty was elected to take charge of
the movement to rally all labor to the
cloakmakers' support.
One of the biggest contributions
was $1,000 from Bakers Local 100.
Other cash donations were: Bakers
Union, Local 81, $500; Suit Case Max
ers' Union, $500; Bill Posters and
Ushers' Union, 500, and the pay of a
nights work as long as the strike
lasts. The other needle trades are
giving heavily, $4,000 being loaned
by the capmakers and millinery work
ers' locals. The Fancy Leather Goods
Workers have loaned the union $40,-
000 Bigger sums hase been offered
by other organizations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-29
CORPORATE PROFITS
SET NEW HIGH MARK

New York.--Corporate profits ir
this country are setting new high rec
ords, it is declared in the current
issue of the American Bankers Asso-
citation Journal.
with reports of profits from some
$50 leading corporations available
showing their earnings for the first
half of 1926, it is clearly indicated
that the business profits of the pres
ent year will set new high record
the Journal says. ''The aggregate
earnings of this large group are $685.
100000, compared with $47O,0OO,OOC
for 1925 Of industrial corporations
reports published, 65 per cent run
ahead of last year and only 35 per
cent fall behind"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-10-29
Workers. Show Determination
To Back New York Strikers
Substantial Sums Contributed by Jewish Daily Forward
and Various Organizations Injunction De-
nounced and Appeals for Fair Play Sent to Governor
and Mayor

By international Labor News Service.
New York City.-Relief in hard
cash, in loans, in proffered aid by
union members taxing themselves,
plans to give a days pay, all these
means of raising funds have been de-
cided on to raise another $1,000,000
to help the cloakmakers win their
strike in New York, now in its fourth
month.
Ten central bodies, 60 local unions
and about 100 delegates formed the
labor emergency conference which is
collecting funds to fill the strike treas
ury which has already contributed
nearly $2,000,000 to win this strike
for the five-day week, SO weeks guar
antee of employment, wage adjust
ment and other demands The con-