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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

PARIS, March IS Cp.-The ques-
ton of sending a French observer"
to the naval disarmament conference
to be held bv representatives of the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
at Geneva will be considered by the
French cabinet on Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
One Dead in Ship Blast.

HAVRE, France, March Is GN-An
explosion on the French liner Flandre
while in dry dock yesterday caused
the death of one person and the in
jury of four others. The Flandre. TO-
900 tons, was in the West Indian
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

Next week, probably Monday, Maj.
II. O. d. Segrave, driving the most
powerful automobile every built, will
attempt to attain speed of zoo miles
an hour on the sandy beach of the
east Florida coast The car, which
was brought to the United States
from England for this remarkable
test, already has proved itself capable
of higher speeds in laboratory tests.
1t is almost certain that IA new speed
record will be established that far
transcends the present marks for
land travel. 1t is possible, even prob
able, that the mysterious monster will
excel the astonishing pace it achieved
in the laboratories.
What of it? What if Maj. Segrave
does succeed in travelling 200 miles
an hour in the mechanical monster
that, for want of a better name, has
been called an automobile? What will
it prove? Win it contribute any
thing to the scientists humiliation
of time and space?
These are the questions that will
be asked by many in connection with
the experiment that is to be made to
determine the limit of land speed, to
ascertain whether a human being may
achieve 200 miles an hour in terrestrial
LIdNG1. he ever IOI WdIu IIldiCIl III
science has been greeted by questions
such as these before And science.
while it may have delayed it's reply,
always has answered eventually
and effectively.
Parallels Case of u. s. Car.
One does not have to look farther
than the case of the automobile itself
to find a parallel. When the first
"horseless carriage" appeared, what
happened?
What of it?" asked the public after
it had recovered from it's surprise
that the thing actually would run
without horse.
Every one now knows the answer
that has been given to that question.
Transportation has been revolution.
lied.
1t is true that the experiment to be
made by Maj. Segrave is not so radi-
cal, in some ways. as that made by
the pioneers who concluded that the
carriage could get along much better
and more rapidly without the horse.
1t is equally true that the mystery
car" that the American-born English
man will drive is a freak" when
judged by conventional automotive de
sign. Certainly no standard car is so
designed that its tires will last but
seven minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

Continued from First Page)
debate in the House of Commons on
the annual naval estimates.
Walter Runciman, Liberal, express
ed fear that a new crisis might arise
at the expiration of the Washington
naval agreement.
Everyone hoped, he said, that the
Coolidge conference, wherever heid,
would lead to an international agree
ment for cooperative reduction in ar
maments.
Objects to Ratio.
Vice Admiral Sir William Reginald
Hall, Conservative, on the other hand,
compared the British sea routes with
American railroads, and said that both
required policing. He objected to
Great Britain's limiting her cruisers
to the 5-5--3 ratio.
Hilton Young, Conservative, con-
tended that the cruisers which Eng
land is now building are bigger than
are needed for the defense of British
trade routes.
Commander Joseph Kenworthy, who
recently joined the Labor party, made
the novel suggestion that Japan
should safeguard the British sea route
to the Pacific and England safeguard
Japan's trade route to the Mediter-
ranean. In the same way, he said,
America might agree to safeguard the
British trade route in the western AL
lantic in exchange for a guarantee
from England in the Mediterranean.
Lady Aston, Conservative, caused
laughter by saying she felt that in
voting for naval construction the
house was only voting for what was
wanted, to keep as far as possible from
world peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
CHINESE OPEN FIRE
ON U. S. DESTROYER;
AMERICANS REPLY

CONTINUED from First Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

Two-thirds of the rayon stock
ings Worn in Denmark are from
America. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
GREAT BRITAIN FEARS
GENERAL UPRlSINGS
OF ASlATIC PEOPLES

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
LEAGUE PROPOSES
THREATS TO CURB
WARLIKE NATIONS

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BORNO TO DEMAND
KINGS ARREST IF HE
SETS FOOT IN HAITI

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
PROMOTERS OF
FIGHTS STIRRED
BY TAX MOVE
Congress Bill for Assessing
Free Tickets May Have
Big Effect Here.

Indianapolis boxing show pro-
motors today obviously studied a
dispatch from Washington about an
amendment to the revenue law
voted by the House of Representa-
tiveS Wednesday, which would place
a tax upon complimentary tickets
for fiStic exhibitions.
The dispatch said the tax would
be upon tickets for prize fights. "
Legally they don't have prize fights
in Indiana. They are boxing shows y
So the promoters did not know
whether the tax would apply in
Indiana.
The amendment was introduced
by Representative La Guardia, So
cialist, Of New York. LaGuardia has
a habit of messing things up for
Indiana politicians, anyway. He
started the investigation into the
Squibb liquor disappearance from
the indianapolis Federal Bldg.
Stirred Trouble Here
Sufficiently prodded, Federal
agents finally discovered that $50
cases Of whisky, valued at $4,000,
bootleg prices, had leaked away
within two years. Republican poll
ticians here and at Washington put
every obstacle they could think of
in the way of the investigation.
A few janitors and a delicatessen
store owner finally were given light
sentences.
The local fight promoters also
lnulled over La Guardia's, statement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
new COMET TO
Be SEEN HERE.
Conspicuous in Western
Sky by Christmas.

BIZ Times Special
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 16.-
According to computations Of Le-
land E. Cunningham of the Harvard
College Observatory, the new comet
discovered week or SO ago in
Australia, will be a conspicuous OBJ
ject in the western sky around
Christmas time.
At present the comet is still APP
preaching the sun, but it has begun
to emerge from the suns rays, and
after today it should be well visible
in the western sky, Cunningham de-
clares. The comet is so relatively
close to the earth (about 10000, 900
miles distant) that its motion in the
sky is very rapid.
On Jan. 3 the comet will pass very
close to the bright star Delta Of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

as he introduced the amendment:
'"Those who run the prize fight
game have been able to maintain
political influence through wide dis
tributicn of free tickets for their
shows"
Indianapolis promoters frequently
have moaned that they had to dis
tribute so much paper" that they
could make no money.
Two Effects Seen
Now they see two possible effects
in the tax law, should the Senate
concur in the amendment:
l. The comp drag" will be
lightened, because many pass
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
DEBATE TEAMS CHOSEN
ShOrtridge Girls to Oppose Bedford
aTerre Haute Schools.

Members of the Shortridge High
School Girls Debating League were
announced this week by William N.
Otto, debating coach.
Those on the first team are Glenn
entine Casmire, Eva Marie Simpson,
Ruth Marie Price, captain, and
Celeste Jordan, alternate. This
group will debate Wiley High
School, Terre Haute, at Indianapolis
in February.
Helen. Johnston was chosen sec
ond team captain. Other members
are Thelma Porter, Edna Schardt
and Allison Rush, alternate. They
will debate the Bedford High School
team in Bedford, March %.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

seekers will not want to pay even
the tax.
2. Those the promoters feel they
must placate, who get free tickets,
will demand that the promoters pay
the tax, too.
In the latter event, good nightI'
calculated some of the hard-pressed
athletic club" managers.
La Guardia's bill provides for 10
per cent tax on tickets from 81 to
SIS each and Is per cent on tickets
over SIS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
ASKS MUNCIE PADDOCK
U. S. Files First of Is Gases to
StOp. LiuuOr Selling.

DIUP- AAqUUA OCIAIIIB'
The first of fifteen paddock pro-
ceedings being prepared by Albert
Ward, United States District At
torney, against Muncie establish
ments charged with selling liquor,
was filed in Federal Court today.
The place is known as, the
"Juliette," 6101a S. Walnut ST.,
Muncie, operated by Robert Law
renee. Robert Gamble was listed as
bartender and Charles and Lilly G..
Indorf as owners.
The paddock proceedings are a
result of raids made by Federal
Prohibition agents Oct. IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16

On Saturday, when the comet
should be visible to the naked eye,
it will probably be of the second
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January IS United
states department of Agricultural
$4,000 head. active
steady to cents lower than yester.
days average; top, 1925 early: bulk
desirable hogs, all weights, II. 15a12 90.
rev loads of mediums and strong
weight butchers. lacking high finish
lZ.0oal2.lO: pigs. mixed, same prices
most packing sows, 11.00a1I.25: bulk
desirable slaughter pigs, 1I.75aII 30:
lew strong weight upward to 1900:
heavyweight hogs. ll.S5a2.2O me-
dunn, 11.90a12.25: light, 11.9Oa12. 25:
light light, n.75a12.25; packing sows'
l075al 90; slaughter pigs, II .65al2. 90,
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head: fed
steers strong to 10 cents higher: most
~ 10 10 ID cents up on better grade =:
trade active on well conditioned steers
ana on cheaper grades she stock and
ali heifers; demand broader for heavy
builocks; 1885 paid for 500 pound
averages; medium weight, 1850; most
fed steers, 9.00al0.50; bulls steady to
easy; vealers. 80 cents higher; largely
l2.O0a14.00; few 14.50a15. 90.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; fairly
active; fat lambs around rs cents
higher; early bulk wooded lambs, 1850
al3,20; best held around 1885: heavy
lambs, 12.50al2.75; extreme weight
around l175; fed clipped lambs eligible
around 11.5O; sheep strong; top fat
ewes, 500: bulk. 6.25a7.5 80; feeding
lambs firm: desirable feeders, 12.5Oa.
1900; best held higher: medium kind
around 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
VAN SWERINGENS CONFER
WITH C. & 0. MINORITY
Meeting in New York Will Be Re-
sumed Tomorrow, It is Under
stood-Secrecy Maintained.

by the Associated FTeSS.
NEW YORK, January 25.-Confer-
ences designed to get the approval of
the minority committee of Chesapeake
and Ohio stockholders for the new
Nickel Plate" merger plan have been
started in this city, it was learned in
Wall Street today Meetings of the
Van Sweringens with George s. Kemp
and other members of the minority
committee are understood to have
been held last Friday and Saturday In
an uptown hotel and will be resumed
here tomorrow.
Considerable secrecy surrounds the
meetings. 1t is believed, however
that the Van Sweringens are seeking
10 obtain the approval of Mr.. Kemp
and his associates of the revised mer-
ger plan, which Is understood to con-
template the substitution of the G. &
O. for the Nickel Plate" as the chief
unit in the consolidation. Objections
raised by G.. K q. stockholders to
the original plan are believed in Wall
Street to have been largely responsible
for it's rejection BY the Interstate
Commerce Commission a year ago.
If the new plan goes through as
Wall Street understands it, a re-
capitalization of Chesapeake and Ohio
will be necessary to provide additional
stock for which the stock of other
roads may be exchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

BOSTON, January 25.- Although
the shoe industry of New England is
reported to be making splendid prog
ress toward prosperity. the manufac-
tuners are proceeding cautiously. This
was shown by the passing of the divi-
dend of Thomas G.. Plant & Co., MAX
ers of women's shoes, on the ground
that it was necessary to conserve the
cash resources of the company.
HAZLETON, Pa.-Unless the mild
weather changes, mine operators in
the anthracite field announce that re.
duced working schedules can be an.
tcipated. The shipments lately have
been only about 65 per cent of the
amount considered normal for this
time of year.
SACRAMENTO.-Th Southern Pa
clnc shops here have a construction
program in view which will involve
expenditure of at least $4,000. 900. In
1917 the shops will build eight heavy
mountain mo type locomotives. costing
Soo'ooo each, with a large number of
nat and box cars.
Sl' PAUL.-In spite of extremely
e ee weather, prices for butter fat to
farmers nave been reduced to 81 cents
pound. as compared with a recent
nlen u 90 cents. This has been done
10 encourage use of butter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
W.. B. & A. BONDS CLIMB
NEARLY 5 POINTS IN WEEK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. January 25-Wash-
ington. Baltimore and Annapolis first
mortgage 5 per cent bonds advanced
nearly five points last week on a turn
over of $245,000. The common stock
moved up 9la points. with over ! 500
shares changing hands. Transactions
recorded on the exchange were be-
lieved to be only a part of the total
turnover when outside transactions
were taken into consideration.
The company's report for 1926, it is
understood, will show black" figures
In net operating results. and the inn
provement in earnings is continuing
during the present year, bankers
assert
But this does not explain the for
midable strength in the securities. A
good deal of the buying of the bonds
has originated in Baltimore on the
part OF banking houses, which are
convinced important merger develop
ments are pending. Dealings in the
common stock indicated concentrated
buying, 1t was asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
MEDIUM WOOL MOVE.

BOSTON, January .25 Special In
quiries are broadening in the Boston
wool market for medium grade woods,
but otherwise the market lacks fea-
ture. Some houses already are con-
tracing for wool in Texas. operations
being far in advance of those in the
1926 season. Fleece woods today were
unchanged. with delaine. half blood
and three-eights blood Ohio wool held
at 45a46 grease basis. Quarter blood
Is quoted at AS Fine territory wool
is quoted at 10Sa1 10 according to
quality; French combing at 1.05a1 08;
half blood at 9Sa1.02, three-eighths
blood at S9a93 and quarter blood at
78aS2 clean basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Dree- 20 The Star Once

market almost entirely without sup.
port and resulted In the suspension
from the Philadelphia exchange of a
brokerage house interested in the mar
ket for the stock The market met bet
ter support today. but the recovery
was negligible by comparison with
The collapse.
Weakness in the main body of shares
on the stock exchange, coupled with
the Estey Welte incident caused con-
siderable uneasiness as the session
progressed and lower prices were the
rule in other quarters. Those who had
held out hopes for the oil stocks no
longer were displaying their willing
ness to come in on the buying side and
the group was left to drift for itself.
Such prominent issues as Standard of
Indiana, Prairie Oil and Gas and Ohio
Oil came off readily once selling got
under way, while the Independents in
most instances recorded losses.
Sugar shares like Fajardo and Cen
trail Aguirre were sympathetically af.
fected by the selling of raw sugar tu.
lures and Glen Alden Coal continued
under pressure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
BIG TRADERS ABSENT.

NEW YORK. january rs F).-Ab
sence or lack of interest on the part
of several large operators has been
blamed for the recent sluggishness OF
the stock market. Among the big
traders whose names doomed large
when the bull" market was in. full
swing were Joseph Manning. who
lied a few weeks ago; George Whelan
who is on vacation in Palm Beach;
Breen. who is In California
md W. c. Durant. who is preparing to
leave for Italy next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
EXPORTS ARE SMALLER.

BALTIMORE, January rs (SpeciaD.
imports through the port of Balti.
more last week showed an increase
oi Sz'o,9Ol compared with the pre-.
y siou l week, while exports declined
%a,ono'o<o during the same period, ac.
cording TO the weekly report of tho
collector of customs. Imports for tho
week totaled $1.350,9 09, of which 81.
z4o,662 was admitted duty free. while
exports amounted to $1,S99,157.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
c. NJ. LEvEY RESIGNS.
Announces He Will Leave Western
Pacific Railroad Anril /

SAN FRANCISCO, January Is Cp)
Charles M. Levey, president of the
western Pacific Railroad Co. an.
nounced yesterday that he had tender.
I'd his resignation The resignation was
accepted by the board of directors in a
meeting in New York on January II
ana VIII become effective on April /.
H. M. Adams, vice president of the
Union Pacific Railroad Co, with head.
quarters IN Omaha, Nebr.. has been
named his successor.
Mr.. Levey announced that he would
maintain a connection with the West.
ern Pacific as assistant 10 the cbaIr.
man of the board of directors and also
as member of the directorate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
EUROPEAN METHODS.

NEW YORK, January % C0.-Im.
proVements In methods of manufac-
ture, development Of models suitable
Tor foreign markets, protection tariffs
and buy at home" propaganda are
some OF the competitive forces helping
European manufacturers to establish
themselves in foreign and domestic
markets, says George T.. Eddins of
the National Bank of Commerce in
New York, discussing the status of in.
dustry In the banks February publ.
cation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, January 25.-The
speculative element in the Curb Mar
ket had the sensational break of the
previous day In Estey Welte issues to
racus Its attention on as trading was
resumed today. Such a drastic cave
In" TN both the the IA" and "B"
SHARES naturally called for an ex-
PLANTATION. and was a matter of con-
siderable concern among actual hold
ers OF the stock. The statement is
sued by officials Of the company after
the close of business yesterday in
which 1t was practically said that
nothing in the situation of the com.
pany itself warranted any change in
the outlook for the future was reas-
surfing in itself
There was no doubt that the market
operation was the work of the profess
Sional element, and was commonly
ascribed to the inability of a supposed
pool working In the stock to meet its
requirements, with the result that the
pool operation had to be suspended.
Withdrawal of this influence left the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

NEW YORK, January % DIV.
#. Posey, vice president of the United
Cigar Stores Co., says the organiZa-
tons chain of stores and agencies
will be raised from $500 to 1000 this
year. Thirty new places already have
been leased. No expansion is contem-
plated in New York City, but most of
the new places will be east of the
Mississippi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
WILL MAKE EVERDUR.

NEW YORK, January rs CP-The
American Brass Co. has completed
arrangements to take over from the
Du Pont Everdur Co. the manufac-
ture and sale of Everdur metal, an
alloy Of copper, silicon and man
ganese developed by the Du POnt Co
in IA search for rust-proof metal with
the strength of steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

NEW YORK, January 25 LPl.-De-
cember gross revenues of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western were
more than million dollars greater
than in December, 1925, while net OPP
Grating income rose to 81 900, 345 from
$814,524 Net for 1926 amounted TO
9,2S7 ,962. against S14,S92.121 in
1895. Gross gained more than $5,-
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

NEW YORK, January 25 (P).-De-
troit dispatches 10 Wall street report
pronounced upswing in retail sales
by several automobile companies.
Dealers at many points are said to be
delivering cars as fast as received
and are increasing current orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES
washington Gas 6s SO ser. B-Sl. 600
wash Rwy. & Elec. 4s-S1 900 at SO
CAPITAL Traction Coo at 1O4. at lo4.
10 al 104, 9 at 1O4; ,oex
washington Gas Light-lO at ~.
j, Riggs National Bank--1O at 4SU
AFTER CALL.
washington Gas 6s SO ser $500 at
=" Wash. Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-lO at 20
wash. Rwy. & Elec. gen. 0s-S3oo az
AVi Merchants Bank & Trust Colo at
Monev-CaiI loans aud per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
COTTON |SSTEADy
IN TRADING TODAY
Early Small Advance Offset
by Lower Cables De-
pressing Effect.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 25.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance of l to points on covering
by near-month shorts, overnight buy
ing orders. which appeared to have
been brought in by the comparatively
steady ruling of prices yesterday, and
reports of continued steadiness in the
Southern spot markets.
Liverpool cables were lower than
due, however, while the final January
notices were estimated at about $500
bales, and the market eased off under
liquidation and little Southern or
local selling.
January reacted from 13.45 to 1886,
while May sold off from 31.71 to 1856,
with the market about net unchanged
to points lower at the end of the
first hour.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, La. January 20
R).-Cotton opened steady today, with
first trades in the January position
points down and other months to 4
points higher Today was the last no
tice day for January in both American
markets. Notices for 1900 bales were
issued here and notices were also cir
culated in New York. Prices traded
downward after the opening, with
March at 1916, May. 1868, and July,
1880. Liverpool cables were lower
than due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
Quotation FURNISHED o, Is t4,nps a Co
NnmInaI Selling check
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.


Secured by first deed of trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph |. Weller Az 49,, Wash n.. l.. = T,nst
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
RUBBER rs LOWER.

NEW YORK, January 25 (SpeciaD.-~
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets,
declined Il cent at today's noon quota
ton of 3SA cents. This compares
with 80 cents a month ago and Sc
cents a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Neck ruffies of fur are to be "A Sum.
mer style In London, it Is predicted.