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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
MIDWEST
DRAG ON j. s.
By international News Service

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. 81
While governors Of Eastern States
are being mentioned for the White
House, governors of Western States
are being mentioned for the peni.
tertiary, apparently for cause in both
instances, Walter L. Whittlesey, pro-
lessor Of politics at Princeton Uni
versity, declared today in expressing
the opinion that the Middle West is
a political drag, lightweight and liza
bility on the Nation.
Professor Whittlesey characterized
Mayor William Hale Thompson, of
Chicago, as the most poisonous
blatherskate that ever attained SO
high an office in American politics"
Governor Ritchie OF Maryland
and Governor Al Smith of New York,
among others, have made good rec
ords and are mentioned for the presi-
dency in 1925" the professor con-
tinued
I'm sharp contrast certain Middle
Western governors have been on
trial In the courts. One such served
Jail sentence, another was politi-
cally whitewashed, others are under
suspicion in judicial Investigations.
1.-The mayor of a great city Is now
on his way to the penitentiary, and
such an outcome seems probable or
desirable in other instances.
Despite its own self-esteem and
self-advertising despite the brag and
boom of its stump speakers. this
Middle West today is politically par
asitic on the East"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
FARM AID IS UP
To FARMERS

The Administration has no legis.
lative cure-all for the American
farmer.
1t still vigorously opposes the
McNary-Haugen and other alleged
prlce-fixing or subsidy" bills,
ana believes that such measure
would be detrimental rather than
helpful to agriculture.
II the farmer is to prosper he
must solve his own problems with.
out paternalistic aid from the Fed
eral Government, Secretary of Agri-
culture Jardine declared today in
his annual report.
"A large part Of the farm prob
lem--which in fact consists of many
problems-must be solved by the
individual and cooperative efforts
of the farmers themselves" Jar
dine said. However. there is need
for legislation to give further en-
enlargement to large agricultural
business organizations owned and
controlled by farmers and managed
by strong business executives chosen
by the producers.
II am convinced that united ac-
ton Is possible. and that 1t is the
greatest single need of agriculture
today"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Hogs: Receipts,
1000; market steady. 10c higher;
top, 1910; bulk, $S.00@9.00; heavy
weight, $S.75@9.10; medium weight,
SS.50@9.10; light weight, $S.0008.S0;
light lights, $7.25@S.50: packing
sows, s7.250S.25; pigs, $6.75@7.75.
HoIdovers, 1900.
Cattle-Receipts, 500; marke t
steady. Calves: Receipts, 100: mar
ket steady. Beef steers: Good and
choice, $16.50@19.00; common and
medium, $8.50@15.50: yearlings, So. so
@19.00. Butcher cattle: Heifers.
$6.50@15.00: cows, $6.00@11. 90: bulls.
$500 a 900; calves, $1,000 q 14.50:
feeder steers, $s.50@11.25: stocker
steers, S7.5001o.25; stocker cows
and heifers. $5.00@S.50. Western
range cattle: Beef steers, $500
1850; cows and heifers, $6.00011. so.
Sheep - Receipts, 1000; market
steady: medium and choice lambs,
$13.50@14.40; culls and common,
$10.50@12.OO: yearlings, $s,OO911.50:
common and choice ewes, $4,000 90;
feeder lambs, $13.00@14.15.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
To SHARE
FILM PROFITS

ENeWB CNEV1CD
HOLLYWOOD, CAL, Dec. 3.-The
entire motion picture industry may
be placed on a profit-sharing basis
in the near future as the solution
of the problem Of reducing produc.
ton costs and high salaries. &C.
cording to well.authenticated in.
formation here today.
The tentative plan, said to have
been adopted at a recent series Of
secret meetings at which practically
every big motion picture company
was represented. is to reduce the
salaries of the high-pr stars and
give them a share of the profits.
Announcement of a definite new
policy for the future is expected to
come from the New York offices of
the film companies at an early date.
In the interim none of the Holly
wood executives would discuss the
conference or comment on the pro-
posed policy changes.
Reports that the film industry
was facing radical policy changes
grew out of the arrival here of
nearly all the Eastern heads of the
producing companies during the past
week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
STOCK ADVANCE
LED BY RAILS

~ International News Service

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Strength
and activity of the railroad stocks
featured the short session Of the
stock market today.
Important developments in the
railroad properties. to follow the
meeting of transportation heads in
this city on Tuesday, were fore
casted in the big speculative dis
trict, and the rail group moved up
ward under the lead of Atchison,
Baltimore and Ohio, Canadian Pa
cific and Northern Pacific.
Wall Street heard that the Inter
state Commerce Commission would
take a more friendly attitude to-
ward the railroad consolidation pro-
posals, also that the Presidents
message would contain constructive
proposals on the subject Of railroad
mergers.
Despite official denial. 1t was
confidently predicted that the
Canadian Pacific Railroad manage
ment would segregate its steamship
and hotel business and distribute
valuable equities and rights to the
holders of stock.
Canadian Pacific sold above 219
for new high record, with
Canadian and London buyers of
the stock.
Atchison again topped 200. and
moderate gains were scored by
Northern Pacific and Baltimore and
Ohio. the latter enjoying the bene-
fit of probable increase in the
cash dividend early next year.
The weekend business surveys
were in line with expectations.
Good wholesale and jobbing distri-
button was reported in the South
and Southwest, bank clearings in
creased per cent over the CORE
spending week OF last year. and the
agricultural outlook is favorable.
The easier situation in the time
money market is expected to con-
tintle 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Credits Board of Trade
Fight for Larger Mains

The appointment of a special
committee to study the extension
of the water system of the District
of Columbia and the two-year pro.
gram OF the Commissioners for in.
stalling larger water mains, is the
elimination Of a 25.year fight OF
the Washington Board Of Trade for
adequate fire protection for the Ma
tional Capital. it was pointed out
by David NJ. Lee, a member of the
board of directors of the Trade
Board and a member of the gpe.
cial committee appointed by the
Commissioners.
Mr.. Lee paid tribute to the down.
town fire apparatus, saying that it
was the finest in any city, having
seven Seagrave engines, capable of
throwing a stream of 1900 gallons
a minute and the LaFrance equip
ment which throws 1000 gallons
per minute. With sufficient water
resulting from larger mains, he
said, there is little likelihood of a
fire getting beyond control.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
Ruth Elder Is Latest
Victim Of Glory's
Varied 'Gituses'
What price glory?

what price glory!
Answer: Laryngitis, pharyngitis.
and other "gituses" to numerous
to mention.
Ruth Elder, aviatrix Is the lat.
est outstanding example of the
price Of fame, with the costs
charged to the vocal apparatus.
Ruth is in the ''four-a-day"
vaudeville, and makes speeches
and talks galore off stage as well
as on. Net result: Ruth's speech
apparatus has been going steadily
down-hill since she dropped into
the water during her attempted
transatlantic flight.
In the past week, Ruth has
consulted DR.. J. j. Richardson,
one of the country's best known
specialists, and has been treated
daily.
Her voice has improved notice
ably during her stay in Washing
ton, but she says she is going to
go easy" on 1t henceforth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
z ARE INJURED
IN ACCIDENTS

A driving rain and slippery
streets were factors in an unusually
heavy toll. of traffic accidents last
night and today.
Twelve persons were injured, and
there were several other bad crashes
in which the occupants of auto
mobiles escaped injury.
Miss Mabel Houston, Of go Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., was struck
and knocked down by Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
street car at Fourteenth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
Miss Houston, according to wit
nesses, walked in front of the car.
She was removed to Emergency
Hospital and treated for a frac-
tured skull. Her condition is seri.
Gus.
While standing in a street car
safety zone on Wisconsin Avenue,
Miss Katherine Morten, %, 1914
Volta Pl., N. W., was knocked
down by a hit-and.run-driver She
was treated at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital.
Roger Stancill, 1245 U st. s. E.,
was seriously injured when his auto.
mobile collided with a steam shovel.
He is thought to have a fractured
skull.
When his automobile turned over
after hitting Washington Railway
and Electric Company street car
last night, Thomas S. Biscoe,
colored, Lamont st. N. E., was
cut mad bruised.
The others injured when knocked
down while crossing streets were:
Howard Dodson, colored, 1911
Eighth st. N. W.; John T. Watson,
colored, SO. 1725 T st. N. w;
Philip Washington, colored so, 1884
Sixth st. N. w.; Lysander Cham
bliss, colored. IS, 1909 Twelfth St.
n. W.; Peter Camerot, SO 1921
Four-and.a-half st. S. w; Charles
Wesell. 1880 r st. N. W.; James
H. Coins, colored 81, 2214 H St.
N. W., and Henry NJ. Reed, 81 i,
4204 Fourteenth st. N. w.
A Police Department motorcycle
and a Fire Department truck were
damaged in two smash.ups, but no
one was injured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
ii. Winship WheatIey
Writes ID. C.. Law Digest

H. Winship Wheatley, well-known
local attorney and professor of
criminal law at National University,
has just completed a digest Of Dis
trict of Columbia laws for publica-
ton in the Martindale American
Law Directory, to be issued next
month. This publication contains a
digest of the laws of each State in
the Union.
In collaboration with A. e. Dieter.
ich, a. National University graduate,
Mr.. Wheatley also has completed a
compilation of patent and trade
mark law for the directory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
PLAN
Of SOCIALISTS

A complete program of legislation
OF the Socialist party will be pro-
posed for the first time in years.
Representative Victor Berger R.)
of Wisconsin, national chairman of
the party and its sole representative
on Capitol Hill, today made public
eight cardinal measures which he
will advocate.
Old Age Pensions
The program includes:
Appropriation for the ATTORNEY
General to enforce first constitu.
tional amendment guaranteeing free
speech and assembly.
Legislation Ito promote the public
conscience" One bill would prevent
private detectives from crossing
State lines to pursue their victims.
Public ownership Of all water.
power and super power projects,
including plants on the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers as part of flood
control.
Repeal of the Eighteenth Amend.
ment and immediate modification
Of the Volstead act.
National ownership of national re-
sources.
National ownership of ways of
communication, including railroads,
telegraphs and telephone systems.
Scrapping of the Versailles Treaty
and treaties growing out of the in.
ternational disarmament conference.
4 propose a bill making it a
crime for private detective to
junction in interstate commerce as
protectors of criminals, as they have
done in the Sinclair-Fall case, or as
they do when they act as gunner.
The bill would follow the prin-
ciple OF the Mann white slave act,
which makes it a crime to transport
women for immoral or illegal pur.
poses"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Zihlman to Address
BANQUET of Citizens

At a meeting last night of the Fed
Grated Citizens Associations Of the
Eighteenth Maryland district, at
Maryland Park, January business
mems banquet in Capitol Heights,
Nd, was voted, with the following
committee appointed to complete
arrangements: Mayor Thomas
Luckett and James Barrett. Capitol
Heights; Robert Kraft. Frank l.
White, Seat Pleasant; J. w.
Haughen and L. s. Perkins, Of
Maryland Park.
Representative Fred. n. Zihlman
was selected as principal speaker
for the banquet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Surgeons Will Honor
Memory of DIR. ROvne

With leading physicians, surgeons
and nurses and medical students Of
George Washington assembled at
the auditorium of the District of
Columbia Medical Society, 1918 NJ
st. N. W., tribute will be paid to.
night to the late DIR. John Wesley
Bovee, noted gynecologist and sur
geon.
The meeting viii be addressed by
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, who will out.
line Doctor Bovee's life and work.
DIR. Charles Stanley White is presi-
dent of the medical society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Bill Seeks New Land
Condemnation System

A new system for land condem.
nations by the Federal Government
in the District of Columbia would
be provided by bill to be intro
duced in Congress by Representa-
tive Frederick N. Zhlman of
Maryland, chairman of the House
District Committee.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment Of a new justice of the
District Supreme Court who would
view the property to be condemned,
hear the evidence and make the
award.
There would be no condemnation
jury except when specially request.
ed and then a jury of three would
be appointed. Real estate men
would not be allowed to serve on
the jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Vaughn Class Holds
9th Annual Concert

The feature of the thirty-seventh
annual concert of the Vaughn Class
of the Calvary Baptist Church,
the Columbian Male Quartet, was
supplemented last night by violin
solos by Elsa L. Raner and a bass
solo by j. C. Smith, popular songs
by George o'Connor; representation
by Florence Adams and tricks of
magic by Raymond e. Otterback.
A reception, following the con-
cert, was directed by j. A. Patter-
son.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.-Spots were
quiet with prices steady here today.
Sales totaled 1000 bales; receipts,
1000 bales.
Middlings fair were quoted at the
close at 12.01d; strictly good mids,
11,56d; good mids, 1880: strictly
mids, 11.11d: mids. 11.01d: strictly
low mids, 10.91d: low mids, 10.S1d;
strictly good ordinary, 10.51d: good
ordinary. 10.21d.
Futures closed quiet and steady,
with January at 10.53d; March,
10,53d; May, 10.53d; July, 10.4Sd,
and Octoebr, 1022d.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Already Mailing
Their Xmas Messages

Batches Of Christmas mail and
packages have already began to
trickle through the city postoffice.
Superintendent of Mails Schooley
is very optimistic today concerning
the way in which the public have
grasped the mail early idea and is
again willing to extend a helping
hand. He says that If Washing
tonians who have their Christmas
letters and cards ready for mailing
desire they can hand them to the
regular carrier who delivers their
mail and, in this way. much of the
congestion incident to the collection
of mali will be avoided"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Pond POstpOnes Try for
Plane Endurance Record

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-with
repairs to their tri-motored Fokker
plane still uncompleted the start Of
the flight on which Lieut.. George
r. Pond. U. S. NJ. and Captain
Kingsford Smith, Australian aviator,
hope to break the worlds endur-
ance record was again postponed
today.
The airmen said they hoped to
begin the flight tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
INSTITUTE MEETING

Newly elected officers of the
Washington committee of the
Cardinal Gibbons Institute, Ridge,
Md, will he installed tomorrow at
Good Shepherd Hall, Street, be-
tween Second and Third Streets
Southwest. Mrs Mary Mahoney
newly elected president, will pre-.
side.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Ex.ClerIss Head Seaboard

Ex-ClerkS Hea0 SeaDOdEu
Two ex-clerks, both born In
the South, have just been made
heads of that important South
ern railway, the Seaboard Air
Line, succeeding the lamented
S. Davies Warfield.
Robert l.. Mutt, the new chair.
man, was born in North Caro-
lima, became a clerk with the
Seaboard when 10 and has stead
lily climbed since-he Is now 81.
L. r. Powell, jr., a native
of Virginia. Joined the Sea-
board as a clerk in 1902. when
he was Is. Now he becomes
president. Not long since an
other Southerner. Whiteford r.
Cole, was made president OF an
important Southern line, the
Louisville and Nashville.
During the next decade you
probably will see an increas-
ing number of Southerners at.
tain positions OF great eminence
in industry and business. Con-
ditions Immediately following the
civil war were not propitious
for raising educated families.
But things have improved enough
in rs years to give Southern
boys a better chance. Not only
so, but the South has become
a much greater factor industri.
ally during the last dozen years.
so that capable fellows have had
wider opportunities to qualify for
bigger responsibilities. Such men
will be coming to the fore more
frequently during the in 6
years.
$117,O0O,OO0 Merger
More big banks. New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, De-
troit-in short, almost every city,
il doing it. The latest announce.
ment comes from Los Angeles.
J. Dahney Day tells me that
the Citizens National Bank Of
Los Angeles and the Citizens
Trust and Savings Bank will be
consolidated, giving total resources
Of Sill. 200. 900, or more than any
other bank in Los Angeles not
operating branches outside of the
city.
AS Industrial organizations be-
come larger. it Is necessary for
banking institutions to keep pace
in order to he able to offer ade-
quate banking and financing
facilities.
Speculation in mining shares in
L. 80 AH~
anything witnessed in Wall Street.
Canada at present is enjoying o
more pronounced measure OF pros.
perity than the United States.
Lots of Canadians apparently
have money to play with. The
most important mining area now
attracting attention is in North.
ern Manitoba. known as the Film
Flon district-often dubbed Film
Flam." but apparently without
adequate foundation. The most
responsible authorities in Canada
declare emphatically that this is
long belt Of extraordinary min
eral wealth-copper. zinc. gold,
silver.
In the United States digging
Tor OIL Is more In vogue at the
moment than digging for new
mines.
Something new In finance: In.
dividuals of great wealth are be-
ginning to turn themselves into
corporations. A very prominent
New York real estate operator did
this a few weeks. ago. And now
Eric P. Swenson, who has vast
interests in Texas and elsewhere,
and who Is also chairman of the
board of the National City Bank
of New York, has formed the
Swenson Texas Company, hold.
ing company for his enormous
wealth.
The day is coming when you will
be able to buy shares in individ.
uals, so to speak, This is a great
nation!
Copyright, 1927, by r. c. ForbesD
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03
Traders DazzLed By
Advance of Stocks
By B. @. Forbes

Speculation in Wall Street goes merry Most Of the
aggressive bulls don't want to talk about industrial cond
tons business conditions employment conditions monetary
conditions or ANYTHING else except stock quotations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-03

Look at the advances scored
by -" they tell you, rafting
off half.a- dozen stocks which hap
pen to have been the star per-
formers that day or in the previous
Few days. All that matters, they
let you know, Is that the quota
tions for various speculative is
sues are still shooting upwards.
Price of Seats Shoot Up
One other thing they mention.
That is the dazzling rise in the
price Of New York Stock Exchange
seats. you'll soon see seats sell
ing at half-a-million, instead OF a
third. of-a.million," they assure
you.
The writer has been an observer
of Wall Streets activities for
nearly a quarter of a century ana
has seen similar situations before
now. He Is reminded of the old
farmer who refused to become
panicky over a very long rain and
who did not join gathering to
offer prayer that the downpour
stop. When quarreled with, he
replied that only once in his long
life had he known any rain that
didn't stop. When they asked
when was that?" he calmly re-
piled, "This rain-and am sure
it will stop too"
No rain lasts forever, any
more than any tree ever quite
reaches heaven. Some day the
three-ring circus in Wall Street
will change the nature of its
performance.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
.TUNNEY IS CALM
 AS FIGHT WEARS
Champion UnmoYed as Great
 Day Draws On

Lake Villa. H.. Sept. lG Upl-Orc of the greatest moments in Gene Tunncy's life is less than week away. yet the prospect docs not. especially thrill him.
 Strangely enough, the greatest kick the light game has given me. came not in my defeat Of Jack Dempsey last fall. nor when my hand was raised in victory at the close Of my first professional match with Dan O'Dowd in Jersey City," the heavyweight champion said to- day.
 My greatest moment came in April. 1919, in France. l had fought nT way to the finals Of the A. l.. r. | tournament. Il series Of elimination boxing matches 10 determine the best fighting men at their weights in Ia fighting army. I fought Ted Jamieson for th" championship at l7o pounds I won. and the victory was the sweetest, the most thrilling ot my career.
 ''-''' '''''''' alibill I4l 'Ntli'l Field, I'll hght Jack Dempsey again. was confident or victory at Phila- h"lphia last fall. This time I am cor- tain. TO me the fight offers the op- por'unlty of finishing the job ] started then. This time l must knock Dempsey out to prove 10 the scoiterS that there is no question Of my superiority, that l am real champion, and did not win my title on fluke."
 Gene felt that his workout yestor- day, his first in four days, was his nest since coming to the Cedar Crest Country club more than two weeks ago. Tunnsy punched the light and heavy bags for four rounds