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Evening star., 1927-05-21
ORATORY F|NAL|STS
TO Be ENTERTAINED
Program Being Formulated
for Sever ContenderS in
Contest Next Week.

With the eyes Of the fourth national
nratorical contest focused on Chicago
tonight. where the seventh and final
contender for the high school oratori-
cal championship of the United States
will be determined. plans are being
formulated here for the entertainment
of the seven orators during their visit
to Washington next week.
Five boys and two girls will deliver
their orations at Chicago tonight in
their respective bids for the right to
represent the Illinois region in the
finals to be staged In the Washington
Auditorium next Friday night In
tense interest is being evinced in the
outcome of the last of the regional
competitions because of the boy-gir!
situation. Miss Dorothy Carlson. Salt
Lake City, Utah. girl who recently
won the right to represent the West
ern zone, is the only young woman
to reach the national finals this year,
and tonightS contest will decide
whether or not she will be the only
girl to contend for the national cham
pionship.
In the meantime, plans for the
entertainment of the seven national
lists are being completed 1t is already
definitely known that the President
will greet the youthful orators at the
White House at 1890 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
Other Entertainment Features
Other features Of entertainment will
include a dinner at the home Of John
Hays Hammond, internationally famed
engineer and honorary president of
the Constitution Club: tea at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Leigh,
4 trip down the Potomac River aboard
the l.. S. $. Sylph and a motor tour
of Washington and its envir0ns.
The first of the seven nationalists
ire expected to reach Washington next
Wednesday and the entertainment will
begin the following day. In addition
to this years contenders for the ma
tional championship, several of the
finalists of other years will return as
witnesses of a battle similar to those
in which they fought not so long ago.
Herbert Wenig, of Hollywood, Calf,
last years national and international
oratorical champion, will be among the
returning veterans. He telegTaphed
Mr. Leigh to that effect this morning.
1t is possible, too that Robert Ses-
sions the Birmingham champion of
two years ago, will be in Washington
for the finals. Thomas Cleary. Phila-
delphia s representative in last years s
contest, also may come. Miss Ann
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Charged with having overtraveled
on a train. a 73-year-oId woman in
Malvern, Australia, told the judge
that the electric trains went too fast
for her to comprehend the distance
she had gone and she was acquitted.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Hardin of Louisville, Ky, who was
champion of the Southern zone last
year will be another likely visitor next
week.
1926 Woman to Attend.
Myrtle Posey, champion of the
Washington zone in the 1926 contest.
Of course will attend the contest and
the functions which attend it, as she
is now student at George Washing
ton University. Likewise. Joseph Mul-
larky. who last year represented the
Midwest region. and who is now a
student al Georgetown University, will
be present.
The first feature of entertaining the
young orators of this years contest
and the past masters" of previous
years will take place Thursday after
noon. when Mrs Leigh, wife of the
founder and national director of the
contest, will give "A tea at their home
in Chevy Chase, Md.
Following the tea the seven CON
testants will be taken to the Audi
torium. where each will try his voice
so as to acquant himself with the pc.
culiartes of the especially installed
applifying system.
The President will greet the con-
tcstants at the White House at 1890
o'clock Friday afternoon. After that
audience the young speakers will be
free to rest for the big trial of Friday
night.
Will Visit Mount Vernon.
Saturday morning, as guests of The
Star and accompanied by Col. c. Fred
Cook. representative of this news
paper and its official host, the orators
will sail down the Potomac River
aboard the L. S. S. Sylph. official
yacht of the Secretary of the Navy, to
Mount Vernon. Luncheon will be
served aboard the vessel and at Mount
Vernon the party will go ashore to
visit the shrine of the first President.
The national champion, whoever he
or she-mav be, will lay wreath
upon Washington tomb and the
party will return to Washington
aboard the Yacht.
John Hays Hammond will entertain
the orators in his kalorama road home
at dinner Saturday night. In annual
session, under the craftsmanship of
Mr. hammond, as its honorary pTeSl-
dent. the young speakers will elect the
officers Of the Constitution Club for
the ensuing year. Mr.. Hammond is
the father of the Constitution Club"
and one of Washington's most in
terested supporters of the contest,
The following day, Sunday. the ora
tors will be taken in tow again by Col.
Cook, who will conduct them on a
motor tour of Washington and en-
virons. The party will journey down to
Alexandria, where a regular Virginia
dinner of chicken and ham will be
served at the George Mason Hotel.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

Hardin of Louisville, Ky. who was
champion of the Southern zone last
year will be another likely visitor next
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Church Group Gives Play.

The Towne Players Of the Church
of Our Savior last night presented
1.-The Thirteenth Chair" a mystery
drama, in the parish hall, 1856 Irving
street northeast.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
DROP AT LIVERPOOL
DEPRESSES WHEAT
Bearish Estimates of Argentina
Exportable Surplus Factor in
Weakness Abroad.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December with
Liverpool wheat quotations unresnon.
slve to yesterdays advance here. the
chicago wheat market ayera ged
lower in the early dealings TODAY
bearish estimates of the Argentine
exportable wheat surplus were
ascrlbed as reason for the relative
weakness at Liverpool. Starting IN.
changed to 5s off. Chicago wheat later
neid near to the initial range. Corn
after opening at h to "a advance de-
cnieu 10 below yesterdays finish.
oats were firm. Provisions scored ma.
terial gains. y" 'i'"
Latest estimates current todav. r,+
tne Argentine exportable surplus Of
wheat at 168.000,000 bushels. not in.
ciuuihs carryover. Australian ad.
wees were likewise at hand showing
q larger surplus than was looked for
ov uays ago. Bears also pointed mi
tnat canada has so far sold cona,d.
eraoiy less wheat to date than usuai
ana asserted that this means further
competition from that country.
MeanWhIle the February deliverv of
wheat IN argentina was quoted todav
at prices much lower than eithar
Uhlted states or Canadian wheat On
the other hand. bulls contended that
statistics purporting to show an ax.
cess OF world supplies do not carry
weight, lnasmuch as actual sunnIie.
ana clearances from exporting cn,n.
trles indicate very close adi,Istnoent
ana that with Europe at fun shin.
ping premium North American mar.
kets can be expected to lead an I'm.
turn in prices.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
TRADE IS EXCITED
/ ON CURB EXCHANGE
Profit Taking Makes Moves
Irregular at Times-NeW
Leaders Rise.
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.
special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, December 2.-Follow.
ing yesterdays ecord-breaking volume
of business. trading on the Curb Elk.
change today continued excited. with
speculative enthusiasm keyed to
high pitch. Profit taking. however,
caused some selling, with the result
that the movement was hiehly ir.
regular at intervals.
The increase of almost $50 ,000, 900
in the latest brokers' loans figures,
which brought the total to new peak,
failed to have an adverse effect upon
speculative sentiment. Even with the
call loan renewal rate up to Az per
cent again, the market failed to be
aifected 1t was moving under the
momentum gathered on previous days.
Ford Motor Of Canada scored an
overnight gain of 25 points, but sub
sequently dropped sharply between
sales offsetting most of the improve
ment. Firestone Tire lost it's place
or prominence. but other leaders were
brought forward and bid up sharply.
one of these was Mengel Co., which
went into new high ground on re-
ports OF greatly improved earnings.
Another was United Electric Coal at
top prices and the rights to subscribe
to additional stock.
The sharp upturn in Borden Co.
was predicated on the idea that under
the terms of the consolidation with
Keld Ice Cream the stock was en-
titled to sell at higher levels.
Another high.priced speciality that
moved forward readily was Lihhv.
Owens Co. despite the fact that net
Tor the common in the year ended Sep.
tember 80 was equal to $6.74 a share.
against S871 In the preceding year.
Associated Gas Electric fea.
tufed the utilities on the side of ad.
vance, crossing so to it's best prices.
Lone Star gas. on the other hand. suf.
fered a sharp break following the an.
nouncement that a stockholders meet.
ing has been called to vote on an in.
crease In the authorized capital stock
from $3O.000.000 to 100000 The
purpose Of the increase was not
stated.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December Pl.-Bar
silver, 5S; Mexican dollars, 44ss.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
-FOUR GROUPS GAIN
IN BOND MARKET
Prices All Through List Rise
Above Any Previous Aver
! age This Year.
RY CHARLES f. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch To The Star
NEW YORK. December 2.-There
was greater variety in today's bond
market than has been shown for sew
erai weeks. The demand for good Sc
curities being urgent, prices all
through the list advanced above any
previous average this year.
Four groups of bonds made notable
gains, These were United States
Treasury long terms, the new public
utility and railroad Az per cent mort
CAGES. German municipal. industrial
and bank issues and the semi-specu-
lative rails.
Although Governments have ad-
vanced steadily until the return is
well below 3L per cent. the absorption
bv institutions and wealthy investors
goes on. The popularity Of the 33R
per cent issue, which sold today
around 1928, where it yields about
3.15, undoubtedly is due to the fact
that it carries the smallest premium
of any of this group. There are many
investors who do not care TO buy,
saw. the 4hs. which are selling above
1l5%, or the Is. about ,110&.
Utilities BuOyant.
The buoyancy of such public utility
AZ per cent bonds as those of the
Philadelphia Electric and Duquesne
Light, which were both up to lOl. rep
resenting an advance of to 212 points
over their issue price. was duplicated
in other Az per cent issues put out
recently ny the railroads. In the past
four months there have been sold
$3.50 900. 900 par value of corporation
bonds carrying Az per cent coupon.
OF the Is separate issues. practicaiiE
all have gone to premium, with tne
Mobile and Ohio 41ss today about 4E
points over the initial price. me
Missouri-Kansas-Te new prior len
AUS sold at 99% today to retire the
6s at 1921. subsequently went above
par.
1t may be said that in almost every
instance where a AZ per cent bono
was fioated between July l and De-
cember 1, criticism was made OF the
high price at which the issue was
offered.
The subsequent action of this
group. however, supports the 1udg
ment of the houses that distributed
them. In this respect they were closer
to the buyers ideas of values than
when they sold various European oo'-
lar bonds.
German Bonds Recover.
The important incident in the for
eicn market today was the recovery
in nearly all of the German municipal,
public utility and industrial issues.
some of them were up n to l point.
The German Central Bank issues
rallied sharply and at one time showed
a recovery of TX points from the re.
cent low. There has been excellent
investment trust buying of the 6s
about 4 points under the syndicate
price.
Italian issues had tendency TO
droop as the Street does not IKE tne
nolitical situation in Southeastern
Europe in which Italian policies are
involved.
Evening star., 1927-12-02

MONTGOMERY WARD. Sales of
Montgomery Ward 4 CO. were the
largest for any November on record.
reaching $21,382,264, an increase of
1,504,453 over November, 1926, and
for IL months thiss,year. $177.395,6li,
against $176.159.13fa year ago.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Wall Street Briefs

SHEET INCREASE LOOMs.-Re.
ports are current in the steel trade
tnat one or the largest independent
niahers OF sheet steel will announce in
d day or two an increase Of 50 a ton
IN the prices of all grades of black
blue annealed and galvanized sheets.
Otner steel producers are expected to
follow. 'e~'eu "
MILWAUKEE, RAILROAD.-Tbe
Cnicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul has dis.
triouted orders for $4,000 tons of rails,
costing about $2,175,000 Illinois Steel
was gwen 10000 tons and Inland Steel
IV,ooo tons. The Baltimore & Ohio Ss
expected to enter the market This
month for 1000 steel car bodies and is
reported to be contemplating purchase
OF z,00O 70.ton hopper cars.
SEABOARD NATIONAL BANK
Directors Of the Seaboard National
sank and the New Netherland Bank
have approved merger of the insti.
tutions.' Capital stock of the Sea- board
VIII be increased from $S,0O0,0O0 to
sS,ooo,0oO; with an issue of 10000 ad.
ditiOnal shares.
PACKARD MOTORS. November
shipments of Packard Motor Car Co.
set a new monthly record of 1872
units, against 4.354 in October, the
previous record, and $500 a year ago.
The first quarter of the fiscal year end.
ed November 80 showed shipments of
1906 cars. against 9,053 in the pre-.
vious corresponding period.
PIGGLY WIGGLY.-Sales of Piggly
Wiggly Corporation for October rose
to $16,269,273. from $14,260,273 year
ago. and for the 10 months Of 1927 to
S15o.936,249. from s129,911, ,423 in the
same period of 1926.
AUTO SALES CORPORATION.-
Wall Street hears a merger of vend-
ing machine manufacturers, headed
by Auto Sales Corporation, including
makers OF various types of machines
Tor dispensing chewing gum, confec.
tions and other automatic devices.
may be completed next week. Auto
Sales has 10000 machines in use.
CACOMMERCIALE ITALIANA
TRUST.-Banca Commerciale Italiana
Trust Co. declared dividend Of
$3.50, payable January 3, to stock of
record December Is, bringing divi.
dends for 1927 to So
FAILt RES INCREASE. - II. G.
Dun 4 Co. reports 1864 commercial
failures in the United States in No.
vember which Is 4.3 per cent more
than in October and 1875 per cent
above September. low point for the
year, but "a per cent below January,
high mark for 1927. The total, how.
ever, was the largest for any Novem.
ber since 1921. Indebtedness was $685..
LAG, ,573, against $36,235,S72 in October.
The high level this year was $53, 1885,.
1877. in April.
MONTGOMERY WARD. Sales of
Montgomery Ward x Co. were the
largest for any November on record.
reaching $21,382,264, an increase of
s1,504,453 over November. 1926, and
Evening star., 1927-12-02
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas 6s "A"-S1. 900 at 106 "a
was Wsehington Rwy. & Electric 4s-S500 at
Barber & Ross 6hs--$1. 900 at 96. o-
WASHINGTON Market Co. 5s-S1 600 AZ w.
~ CAPITAL TTaet,on 6o.-lo at 1os,Aix
Potomsc Electric 5 Us pfd.-20 at 106
Washington Rwy. Electric pfd'-s az
A"MN Merchants Bank & Trust Co.--10 at 154
Barber & Ross com.-2o st 30 70 in. AZ %
Columbia Sand e. Gravel pfd.-o AZ ioo a
at 103 Il. 10 at lO3 ".
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s "A"-S3 900 at 1O6 u
Potomac Electric cons. 5s-$l 600 at
CapitaI Traction 5s--S1 900 at 1O4 n.
Money-CaIi loans. 5 and ner cent.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
NEW YORK MARKETS

NEW YORK. December R-
Elour-Firm; Spring patents, 7.OOa
7.40; soft Winter straights, 6.15a6. so:
hard Winter straights, 6.S5a7.25
Rye--Firm: No. 2 Western, 1.25 t. O. b.
New York and 1884 elf. export
Barley-Firm; mailing. 99A elf.
New York. Lard--Firmer; Middle
West, 12.40a12.50. Hops-Barelys steady:
States 1927 and 1925 nominal; Pacific
Coast, 1927. 25a3O; 1926, 20a23.
Wheat-Futures opened nominal.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
RITTER STEADY.

CHICAGO December 2 tR.-Butter
unchanged: receipts, 1855 tubs. Eggs
higher; receipts, 4,034 cases; nrsts'
42a46h; ordinary firsts. 32a4O.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Following is the list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15
WOMAN KEEPS DATA
ON ALL YALE MEN

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 10.
Miss Marion Phillips knows
more about Yale men than their
wives or mothers and possibly
more than they know about
themselves.
For it is to Miss Phillips that
every scrap of information comes
from the time the boy enrolls in
college until the man dies.
Miss Phillips office is in the
basement of Woodbridge Hall,
which also houses the Presidents
and Corporation offices.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15

Lydia Weber has returned to
Juneau after an absence of three
years and Is opening the Apart
ment Beauty Parlor in Number
One, MacKinnon Apartments.
Mrs. Weber will be glad to re-
ceiye her friends professionally
or, otherwise. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15

lures are being installed, and the
entire road is being resurfaced.
The material for surfacing not
being available on the Island il
has been found necessary to tran
sport gravel by scow for a dis
lance of five miles. and to trans.
port the rock from the scow BY
track to the location of the roa I.
Very satisfactory progress lie be-
ing made ON the project. Mr.. WI.
hams said, and he estimated that
the work would be completed and
the road open for public usc by
November first.
Both Mr. sommers and Mr.. vi
liams said that the trip had BEEN
delightful and the wealth r peril q
throughout the two weeks tn y
were away
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15
RETURNED FR0M
INSPECTION OF
ROAD Projects
Nj. D. Williams and R. ].
So,nlnefs Back from
Inspection Trip

M. d. Williams, Acting District
Engineer of the L. S. Bureau of
Public Roads. ami II. j. Sommefs,
Territorial Highway Engineer, re-
turned last night on the Highway
from a trip to Hyder, going BY
way Of the west coast of Prince
of Wales Island and returning
oy the way of Ketchikan and Per-
ersburg. for he purpose Of in
spectifg work under way by thu
Bureau and the final inspection OF
the contract of X. M. Gardne~
of Portland on the Salmon River
Highway q Hyder.
This work will be completed in
about 10 days. and will permit
the Bureau to take over the three
mile section on the Salmon Rlyes
Highway adjacent 10 Hyder. The
highway was constructed so a.
10 raise it above the overflow -
the Salmon R'Ver. Sufae.ng OF
this section has been under wav
by Bureau fareas Tor the past
month, and will be completed
opening the highway for use about
November first, according TO MI
Williams.
Texas Crsek Road Progressing
An inspection was also made
Of the Texas Greek road, which
extends from point on the SAT
mon River Highway AZ the juac.
ton of Texas Greek and Salmcr
River, four miles up Texas River
md includes bridge With 125-
feet span over Texas Creek. This
work, is under contract 10 tie
Stems and Carlson company Of
5pokane, Wash. and splendid pro-
cress is being made, Mr. N'iliar.s
declared 1t is expected that al
work on the road viii be core
pisted this season and the mate
rial for the bridge will be ON tho
ground so that work on ID will
be finished and the road snl 'aced
as soon as the weather permit .
next season.
SurracinD ccon Completed
At ketchikan, Mr.. Sommers all
Mr.. Williams Inspected two con.
2 tracts for two construction Jobs
on the Tongass Highway, between
Saxman and New England power
plant at Herring Cove. Approxi.
mately four miles OF this highway
was graded last year by the Seam,
and Carlson company, and under
separate contract this season, Is
being surfaced with crushed rock.
IL will have a six-inch base course
Of one and one-haif inch rock
and four inch top course OF one.
hsch rock. The placing of surfac
Ing will be completed ON this Pre-
5e1f IN ten lays, Mr.. Williams de
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kits ON TOURISTS
ANNOY SC0TCHMEN

INVERNESS, Scotland,
Sept. Is. = Scotchmen are
determined to discourage
American and English tour
lists who Immediately put on
kits when they come north
OF the Tweed and commit
the unforgiveable error of
wearing them too high.
thereby exposing too much
of their knees.
The problem is before
committee of the Kilt So
ciety, composed of represen-
tat.yes OF the various clans.
During a meeting of this
august body it was brought
out that nany of the clan
representatives themselves
wear their kits too high. A
committee of inquiry will,
IL necessary, revise the
rules for wearing of kits.
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clared. Stock piles of rock IN!
future maintenance will be crust
ed. The road ien SaSman &c
Mountain Point should be open. for
use within the next 20 days. Nj.
Williams said.
The same company also has the
contract for grading an additional
three and one.half miles from
Mountain Point to Herring CoYe
Work on. this ssctlon is progress
ing satisfactorily, and the contrae-
tor is employing approximately GO
men. 1t is estimated that the
grading work will be completed
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by December first, this year, Mr..
Williams announced.
The contract for surfacing this
road will probably be let and the
work done next season.
Progress Satisfactory
An inspection was made of the
reconstruction work on the Pet
ersburgs Scow Bay read, white
they We're Ia Petersburg. Tie
work is being. done by the bureau
ON day laber basis, and at pre-.
sent forty men are employed there.
The entire road-i is being widenea
new bridges and drainage, struf
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15

Japan and Kept there two days
by a typhoon. They reached
Tokyo yesterday
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15
DETROIT PLANE
Pill OTS DECIDE
TO QUIT TOUR
Brock and Schlee Unex-
pectedly Abandon Round
World Flight at Tokyo

fContinnpd from Page one.o
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15
GERMAN ACE WILL TRY
To SPAN PAcIFrn OCEAN

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept. IL
Capt Jack Won Weigand. Ger
man ace who is credited with
bringing down % planes, in
Guiding Quentin Roosevelt's. dtT-
ing the World War, announced
today he would attempt to fly
across the Pacific Ocean in
October.
lie said he would try to set a
new endurance record flying
from San Francisco to China,
stopping enroutc at Honolulu and
Tokyo.
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the plane two-thirds of the 500
mile Journey.
The year-old aviatrix did
not appear the least bit fatigued
when she hoped out of the plane
en- its arrival here. She an
nouneed, weather conditions per-
for Paris in few days.
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ELDER AT NEW YORK

ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y,
Sept. 15.-Miss Ruth Elder and
Pilot IIald oman arrived here last
night from Wheeling w. Va,
where they conferred with back
ers of their projected Transact
lantic hop. Miss Elder piloted
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-15

Mrs. r. l.. Bernard left the ST.
AIMS hospital for her home last
night after undergoing a major
operation. DIR. II. c. DeVighne in
attendance.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26

Card of Thanks: We take this
means Of expressing our heartfelt
thanks and sincere appreciation to
all those who attended the funeral Of
our beloved wife and mother, Mrs.
James McGregor. To those who sent
floral offerings to the Pythian Sis
tiers and to all others for their many
kindnesses.-James McGregor, Mrs.
J. B. Philbrick, Mrs. Knute Hustad,
Mrs. Leslie Barber, Russell McGregor
and James McCregor, Jr.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-10-26
BAZAAR AND SUPPER

The ladies of st. GATHERINGS
church will hold their annual
bazaar and supper in the parlors
of the church Tuesday, November
9Th. A card party will be held in
the evening.