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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01

medicine. Now l am "a house.
keeper with six children, and
I have taken it before each one
was born. I cannot tell you all
the good I have received from 1t.
When / am not as we'll as can be I
take it. I have been doing this for
over thirteen years and it always
helps me. | read all of your little
books can get and / tell everyone
I know what the Vegetable Com
pound does for Mrs. Frank
Sellers, $40 7th Avenue, Vinton,
Iowa.
Many girls in the fourth genera
ton are learning thru their own
personal experiences the beneficial
effects of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Mothers who took
it recommend it to their daughters
as a dependable medicine.
advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01
Is Player
Pianos Wanted

G. A. Stanley, 637 E. Maple
Rd., ran this little two-line ad
in The Times and had nine
teen replies. Obviously he
could only sell his piano to one
of them.
PLAYER PIANO; practically new; with
rolls. owner sac. for cash. Wa. 1857.
So at least eighteen Times
readers are watching Times
Want Ads for piano offerings.
Do you have one that you can
sell them.
Call Main $500 and insert a.
For Sale" ad. Two lines six
days cost only $1.44 and you
can charge it.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01
BEGIN HERE TODAY

VERA CAMERON. assistant to JER-
RY MACKLYN, advertising manager. for
the Peach Blom Cosmetics Co., falls
suddenly in love with man whom she
hears him say he will be at Lake Min
netonka in June. Jerry Macklyn has
just previously proposed to Vera that he
transform her from her old-maidish type
into beauty, with the aid OF Peach
Bloom cosmetics.
Vera has refused, Indignantly, but
when she sees Schuyler, her need to be
beautiful so she can go to Lake Min
netonka in June surmounts everything
else and she agrees to Jerry's plan.
Vera'S emerald-green eyes remind
Jerry of an uncaptioned Sunday supple
ment picture and he asks KITTY PROC
TOR. professional beauty specialist, to
use that picture as model.
During the transformation, Vera lives
with Kitty Proctor and when Vera and
Jerry, go to Vera's apartment which
she shares with her aunt. FLORA CART
WRIGHT, Flora is astonished at vera',ss
T SI2i knows about charm and appeal:
how to be fatal to men," he demurs
with a significant flush. Finally, how
ever. he agrees to beau" Vera for three
weeks prior to her trip to Minnetonka.
They make it a foursome. including
Flora and PETER BARROW. Flora is de-
lighted, for she thinks this will throw
her in contact with Jerry.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01
No Stomach Pains
Or BaCk-Ache Now
Eats Heartily, without Distress
Sleeps Soundly, and Is
Full of Pep.

Folks who drag themselves
around; suffering from backache
and stomach distress, will enjoy
reading a letter recently written by
Mrs. G. Larson, GIT Tenth Ave,
Rockford, Ill. She says:
For ten long years, I had severe
stomach and kidney trouble and
chronic constipation, and suffered
agony nearly all that time. After
eating, gas formed, my stomach
bloated, and became nauseated.
My kidneys panied me dreadfully,
and were very irregular. often had
dizzy spells and headaches, and
trouble with my eyes. My constipa-
ton was very bad for years. had
no appetite at all, and was so weak,
nervous, and all WORKOUT that l
really despaired of ever being well
again.
But what difference Viuna made
in me. heard people talking about
this wonder medicine and finally /
decided to try it. Now can eat
q hearty meal and not have any of
the old gas, pain or bloating. 1t
helped my kindeys wonderfully, too.
Ehe backache is all gone and sleep
fine at night. I am rid of the dizzi-
ness and headaches, and the con-
stipation is greatly relieved. I feel
well and strong all over, and it is
simply wonderful to be in good
health again."
viuna acts promptly on sluggish
bowels, lazy liver and weak kidneys. II
purifes the blood, clears the skin,. re-
stores appetite and digestion, and brings
new strength and energy to the whole
body. Take a bottle on trial. Then II
you're not glad you tried Viuna, your
money will be refunded. 81 at druggists
or mailed postpaid by Iceland Medicine
Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01
CIRLHOOD TO
MOTHERHOOD
Iowa Woman Found Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Always Helpful
when I was seventeen years old
I had to stay at home from

school. l mn
ally had to
quit school, 1
was so weak
1 su fl cred
for a b o u t two
y e a rs before I
t 90 k Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
then l picked up
one Of your books
and read it. / be-
gan taking the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01
Bridge Builder Dies in River

BIZ United Press
BATH, Me, Aug. 1.-While in
specting a new drawbridge, the
erection of which he had super
vised, Charles Mallinson Of Potts
town, Pa, construction company
manager, tumbled fifty feet to his
death in the Kennebec River.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-01

March 4, 1889, was the day set
for the opening of the first Congress
but the inauguration of the govern
ment was delayed until April be-
fore a quorum could be found and
the votes counted which made
Washington President.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
Amerre meg keves magyar jart

ra, koszt nelkiil olyan lusta, hogy meg
Matyas kiraly lustajan is tut tesz Ez-
ert szeretnenek ide magyar f0ldmive-
l6ket telepiteni.
Persze, erdekelt, hogy milyen az eg-
hajlat. Megtudom, hogy nagyon kedve-
z6 Korai es kes6i zoldsegek, amelyek
messze Eszakon draga penzen keriilnek
piacra = lit a legjobban megteremnek
AIT mondottak, hogy egy esztend6ben
PSI nap all a farmer rendelkezesere,
amikor a foldtlel annak termenyeivel
ell van foglalva. Harom term6st leg
lustabb ember is betakarithat egy esq
tend6ben.
A tel rovid errefele, legkorabbi
fagy, atlagos datumot figyelembe we've,
december legelejen szokott bek0szon-
tent Tavasszal, utoljara, februar leg.
vegen szokott fagyni.
A fold osszetetele termekenv agvag.
Tragyazasra sziikseg van, de azutan
meg is latszik az eredmeny. Csinaltunk
egy par fenykep felvetelt az ottani bir
tokon.. lit lathatja az olvas0.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
Egyhazi Hirek

hazunk -ujonnan megvalasztott prezs-
byterei. Peter Gyorgy a meguresedett
iegyzoi allasra, Kiss Sander pedig
prezsbyternek es egyhazfinak lett meg
valasztva a felevi kozgyJlesiink0n. A
mindenhat6 listen adjon nekik er6t, Sc
gedelmet k6telessegeik hdseges betol-
tesehez.
Miikedvelo koriink j0vo vasarnap
tartja rendes havi gyiileset delutan az
egyhaz gyiiles termeben. Maholnap ell
repiil felettiink rovid nyar az oszi
szezont lilo munkalkodassal akarjuk
megkezdeni Legyen oft minden tag,
hogy az 6szi programmed megtargyal-
hassuk.
Vasarnapi iskolank n0vendekei a
multi vasarnap is hozzajarultak isten-
tiszteletiink szepsegenek ednelesehez egy
Hpzsanna enek elencklesevel a tanit6
ur vezetese mellett.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
A FtGGETLEN MAGYAR
REFORM. EGYHAZ HIREI.

Temetes.-T6th lstvan es neje, Var
ga Maria leanykaja temettetett el Ju-
lius h0 25-en a Belmont temetoben. A
kis leanykaert ket ewes koraban jott ell
a halal.
Gyermek el6adas.-A fuggetlen anne
rikai magyar ref. egyhaz magyarenya-
ri iskola n6vendekjei szenzacios -szilr-
darabot fognak el6adni DIR. Gerenday
Laszl6ne vezetese mellett augustus no
14-en, vasarnap este oral kezdettel, a
mindenki altal j6l ismert Szulligan fe-
lie Hallban. Belepti jegy felnotteknek
soc, gyermekeknek Zoe. Vallaskulonb-
seq nelkul kerjuk az osszmagyarsagot
hogy ne mulasszak ell szives megjelene
s6ket, inert nem fogja megbanni, ami
nj sep latyanyban fog reszesiilni.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
Reformatus egyhaz
Lelkesz: Mt. Laky zsigmond.
Telefon szam 39949.

Gyiiles.-A Lorantffy Zsuzsanma Re
formatus N6egylet kedden este togJa
tartani rendes gyiileset fel oral kez,
dettel Kerjuk tagok megjeleneset.
K0zgyiilesiink.- rank kovetkezo
vasarnap, delel0tti istentisztelet We
gezteyel, rendkiviili kozgyiilest tar
tunk. Egyhazunk 25-eves fennallasanak
emlekere tartand6 jubileumi unnepe-
lyiink ezzel kapcsolatban hatalmas or
gonank felszentelesi unnepenek terveit
fogia a kozgyiiles targyalni. Kerjuk
tagok nagyszamu megjeleneset.
Temetes.-Amikor lelkesz tisztele-
tere rendezend6 unnepelyre ossze gyii-
lekezett vendegek sokasaga nehany
hettel ezel6tt, meglep6dve vette eszre,
'hogy maga az innepelt hianyzik. Su-
lyos beteghez hivtak. Molnar LaJos
nagy betegen fekidt Emma Street, Ia
kasan. Urvac soraztatni kellett.
f. het eleien jelentettek lelkesz hi
vatalaban, hogy meghalt Monar La
jos, hosszu, gy0tro bctegseg utan. Te-
metese szerdan delel6tt volt az elhunyt
lakasar6l es templombol. A szertarta-
sokat mintien alkalommal az egyhaz
lelkesze vegezte. Nagyszamu gyaszolo
kozonseg gyiilt ossze kiserte az ell
hunytat utols6 foldi utjan.
Beke hamvaira!
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
(Folytatas

(FOlytatas)
Mar Washingtonban kiilon kocsi van
a negerek szamara Del - eg6sz mas
vilag. A meyer, annak dacara, hogy fel-
szabaditottak megis csak rabszolga.
Amint k0zeledik vonatunk rendelte.
test allomasa fele, kocsi falan szem.
be0tlik egy hirdetmeny. Jobban meg
nszem elkezdek kacagni. Utitarsaim
figyemesek lesznek k0r5m seregle-
mex. Bizony, a Talon OFT felejtettek egy
idejetmuIta hirdetmenyt.
"Aki vasuti kocsiban inni me
reszel, az legyen elkesziilve tizt6l-otven
dollarig terjedbet6 penzbirsagra 80
napi elzarasra. Inni csak "a halo es ct
kez6 koesiban es az illemhelyen sza-
bad. - ICY sz6lt hirdetes.
Mar irtam el6bbi beszamol6mban a
McBee varosaban szerzett tapasztala-
tokr6l McBeeb6l aut6n hajtottunk He
mimgwaybe, rendeltetesi helyiinkre. TIT
teriil ell az a 1000 akeres birtok, amt
magyar telepesekkel szeretnenek bene.
pesiteni. A birtok tulaidonosa - egy
Macy miitragya ceg vasalttarsa sag
gal fogott ossze annak erdekeben, hogy
ezen hatalnnas teriileten elet indul-
jon meg, Nehez dolog a telepites, mi
vel minden ember bizalmatlan. De, a
ki ide keriil, annak jov6je, boldogula-
sa biztositva van ha dolgozik.
Hemingway, egyszerii kis falu, va
sutallomassal, iizletekkel, raktarhazak.
kal es fordokkal. A birtok falu hata-
raban teriil, teljesen lapalyos, szamos
patak fut RATA keresztiil.
Aut6n nezziik meg a birtokot, beiar-
iIk annak csaknem minden pontiat
Term5 elet mem sok van rata, igaz, 4
jelenlegi tulajdonos csak egy reszst mil
yelteti meg, mivel nem tud eleg nun.
kast, napszamost kapni. Kil6n6s dolog
az Delen, hogy feher ember mem dol.
sozik csak maga6ban a meyer
naPszamos, aki dollart kap egy nap
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28

meyer gyerekek rendkivili ugyesseggel
kot0zik agakra a dohanyleveleket rak
jak . szarit6ba. TIT azonban mem lie.
veg6re, hanem tizre bizzak dohany
szaritast.
A Rhodes farmon lattunk cukornadat
es dinnyet, pompas gyapotot minden-
fele zoldseget. Rhodes uram ebedre in.
vitalt bennunket, szives meg'hivasanak
mean tettink eleget. Bucsuzas el6tt
azonban j6l kikerdeztiik. Megelegedett,
boldog ember. Olyan, amilyet Eszakon
keveset talalni, plane farmert.
(Folytatom)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
FARRELL, PA.
A FARRELL MAGYAR REFORMA
TUs EGYHAZ HIREI.
Kozli: Vecsey A. Jen0, ref. lelkesz.

Istentisztelet.- Egyhazunk kebele-
ben reank kovetkezo vasarnap mem
reggel, hanem delutan 2 orakor leend
tartva istentisztelet, amelynek vegez-
tevel rendkivUli egyhazkozsegi kozgyu
lest tartunk. A gyiiles egyediili targya
leend a templom felszentelesi program
janak a megallapitasa.
A vasarnapi iskola azonban a rendes
szokott reggeli 6rakban, azaz 9-t6l fel
11-ig lesz megtartva, Kiss Julianna szu
perintendens vezet6se mellett.
Urvacsoraosztas Mine No. 5-on.-Mi-
utan az egyhaz lelkeszenek a iov6 h6-
napban mem lesz alkalma ARA nezve,
hogy ezen a banya plezen urvacsorat
oszthasson, ennelfogva az ujkenyeri
halaadas emlek6re Il k0vetkez6 vasar-
nap, azaz foly6 no 31-en reggel oral
kezdettel az Urnak scent asztala meg
leend teritve szokott helyen K6szit
SEX hivek magukat, hogy m6lt6 ven
degeknek talaltassanak maid Trunk
scent asztalanal.
Esketes-Az emut szombaton del
utan eskette meg az egylhaz lelkesze a
templomban Gabor Josef (Nyirabrand,
SzabolcsI, ill., sharoni lakost szive
tvalasztott.i laval, oxv. Sardy Eszterrel.
Tanuk voltak: Shamu Gy0rgy es neie
es Laszl6 Istvan es neie Az esketesi
aktus utan a menyasszony sajat ottho-
naban lakodalmi vacsorat adott, anne
| lyen a lelkesz csaladon Xviii, meg a
| hazastarsak legk0zelebbi rokonai vet.
tex reszt. Kivanunk vihar-verte ha-
zastarsaknak sok szerencset.
Rendkiviili gyiiles.-Szeretettel erte
sitjuk az egyhaz osszes eli6ljar6sag
tagjait es az epit6-bizottsag tag.ait af,
l6l hogy reank kovetkez6 szombator
este 76rai kezdettel, a kis iskola teren
ben, rendkivili gyiilest fogunk tarta
nj, amely gyiilesnek egyedTli targya
fogja k6pezni, a befejezes fele k0zele
d6 templomunk felavatastnak a meg
tartasa. Minvien egyes tagnak meg
jelenese okvetlentil megkivantatik.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
KEREsTETEs

Az alant felsoroltak, vagy akik hol-
letikr6l tudomassal birnak, felkeret-
mex, hogy azok cimeit vagy oily
egpenek, akik ezekrol fclvilagositast
adhatnak - lehet6leg siirgosen a Gle
velandi magyar kiralyi konzulatus
pittsburgh kirendeltj6vel k6zolni szi-
veskcdienek. Cime sos Mages Bldg,
336--4th Ave, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Annus Istvan, csanadapaczi illetos6-
,gt, legut6bb East Millsboro, Pa. Apos-
tol Janos s6gora, legut6bb Mckees-
port, Pa. Bakos Andras, csuhai illeto-
>sesu, legut6bb -Finleyville, Pa. Budin
Matyas, legutobb Cannonsburg, Pa.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28
A HELYBELI s vIDEKI EGYHAZAK
PAPJAINAK szIvEs FIGYELMEBE!

A helybeli es videki egyhazak pap
jainak szives elnezeset kerjuk, hogy
a beklldott egyhazi hirek KOHL - hely
sziike Matt csak legfontosabba-
kat k0zotiik. A kimaradt hireket a jo-
y0 heti szamunkban koz0lni fogJuk.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28

Olyan magasra mott kukorica iuni.
us vegen, hogy DR.. Aezel kollegamra
felallva, Tulea loraini utitarsunk alig-
alig eri ell
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-07-28

A multi vasarnapi istentisztelet Ike.
reteben tettek lie hivatali eskiit egy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
FIVE HELD ON CHARGE
OF ATTACKING COUPLE
Police Say Men Confess to Assault
on Pair in Auto at 0xon
Hill.

Five young colored men were ar
rested last night and quickly bound
over to the October term of the Prince
Georges County Circuit Court to an
swer charges Of assault with intent to
kill as a result of the stoning We'd
nesday night of Washington couple
in a parked car near Oxon Hill. Md.
All Of the prisoners are residents of
the vicinity.
Sheriff Charles S. Early stated that
the negroes, who are at the La Plata
Jail pending the construction of new
Jail at Marlboro. have confessed to the
attack. each one trying to lay it on
the other"
They were arrested by Deputy Sher-
iff Clinton Perrigo of Oxon Hill and
Acting Precinct Detective Robert
Manning of the eleventh precinct, who
had obtained permission to work on
the case with the Maryland authori-
ties.
Descriptions furnished by Miss AL
berta Rice, 20 years old, 1422 N street
and John w. Buckler, &c years old,
3346 Prospect avenue. the attacked
pair, aided in rounding up the men.
Those In custody are: Calvin Ridley.
Richard Brown, Alfred Simms and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
coming CHANGES
TO Be CONSIDERED
Commission Will Hold Public
Hearing at District Build
ing August g..

A proposed change in the height
limit Of the first commercial property
abutting both sides of Eighteenth
street between III and / streets from
90 to 10 feet and nine other appli-
cations for reZoning will be considered
by the Zoning Commission at a public
hearing in the boardroom of the Dis
trict Building, August 3, at 10 am.
The applicant for the change on Eight
zenith street. according to Maj w. E.
r. Covvell, senior Assistant Engineer
Commissioner and executive officer of
the Commission, plans to erect a large
office building.
The other proposed changes in zon-
ing follow:
Change from first commercial, 90
foot height to 110.foot height, prop
erty in the rear Of 1116 Vermont ave-
nue.; change from residential to first
commercial. property on the south
side of @ street between Vermont ave-
nue. and Twelfth street: change from
residential to first commercial c area,
property on the west side of Four.
teenth street southeast between South
Carolina avenue and c street; change
from first commercial G., 40-foot height
to first commercial c, 60.foot height,
property on Lamont street between
Georgia and Sherman avenues, from
approximately 20 feet west of Georgia
avenue to 100 feet east of Sherman
avenue; change from residential A re-
stricted to residential c area, property
at the northeast corner of Fourteenth
and Gallatin streets; change from resi-
Dental A, 40-foot height, to residen-
tial C, 60foot height, property on the
northwest corner of Connecticut ave.
nue. and Cumberland street; change
first and second commercial property
IN both sides of d street northeast be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets
to residential B, 40-foot height; change
from residential to first commercial.
property on the northeast corner of
Forty eighth place and Meade street
northeast, and change from first COM
mercial to residential B area, lots 4
and 5. in square $3.50. just north o.
Pennsylvania avenue and Minnesota
avenues southeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
SPECIAL. NOTICE.


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BRASS BEDS REFINTsHED LIKE NEW:
auto parts nickel-plated; all kinds ofelectro-
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MOVING TO SOME OTHER CITY?
Get our return load rates. Full and part
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Boston. Pittsburgh. Richmond and way points.
Special rates. Phone Main 1460. NATIONAL
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
partnership heretofore conducted under the
Hettich and Gustav Haug. at 2209 14th st;
the undersigned have withdrawn from the
firm. GUSTAV HAUG:
PAUL HETTICH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

service i'm the North Atlantic the
United States Lines showed a net
profit of 1871, 900 for the fiscal year
ending June 80. President Dalton Of
the Merchant Fleet Corporation yes
terday announced this profit, COM
pared with loss of $6S0.000 for the
previous year.
A big increase in freight profits. he
said, helped to offset decrease In
passenger revenues due to the loss OF
the services of the steamship Ameri.
can. which was laid UP as result OF
fire.
More than 100000 was spent for
betterments and repairs of the lines
ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22

Herman and Harry Proctor. They
were given midnight hearing before
Justice Mcdaniel at Oxon Hill ana
then taken to La Plata Jail to await
the converting of court in October.
Miss Rice and Buckler are patients
at Casualty Hospital, both of them IN
a serious condition. An X-ray VIII De
taken today to determine whether me
six stone gashes on the mans neau
caused a fracture of the skull. Ihey
were rescued by William Goodacre'
1914 Connecticut avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
MERCHANT MARINE
BATTLE |SL0OM|NG
Government and Private
Ownership Groups to Fight
in Congress.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

There's more than surface signifi-
canoe in the announcement by the
Merchant Fleet Corporation that for
the first time since the Government
has owned a merchant marine proft
has been recorded.
The announcement comes at time
when a concerted drive is being made
to compel the Shipping Board to sell
its vessels to private owners, in line
with the purpose of the Jones act,
which declared in favor Of private
operation and ownership.
Profit Is Shown.
Also there has been ieyeled at the
Shipping Board accusations that 1t
wants to perpetuate itself and that
Government ownership is its continued
objective. So long as the Government
fleet was being operated at a deficit
there was a disposition to argue that
the Government had better get rid of
the ships as well as the expense of
future building Indeed, the knowl-
edge that sooner or later, il the Gov
eminent was to render efficient serv'
ice. it must build new ships, really
started the controversy. Opponents OF
the theory of Government ownership
attacked the new building program
as too much of a GOvernment-oWnef-
ship idea Since the discussion started,
however. the Shipping Board has been
able to show a profit.
Wants More Ships.
President Dalton of the Merchant
Fleet Corporation, who has cut down
operating expenses and gone after
freight and passenger business aggreS-
sively. now reports that the profit
would have been larger except that
more than a million dollars had to be
spent in connection with the burning
of the steamer America, and that the
Prospects for a good year ahead are
bright.
When Congress reconvenes the fight
will be on in earnest, for the Merchant
Fleet Corporation wants approprla-
lions for more ships. President Cool
idge is being urged by the private ship
ping interests to diSapprove such
recommendations and to continue to
advertise the ships for sale until they
are all disposed of.
National Defense Angle.
Meanwhile there are groups in Con-
gress who believe that the Geneva
naval conference will emphasize the
necessity Of a Government-controlled
merchant marine. Great Britain may
on fighting ships, but her merchant
marine, which can be equipped with
6-inch guns, can quickly be made into
an auxiliary unit Of tremendous value.
Apart from the national defense group
is the element which feels that the
maintenance of improbable routes is
essential to the upbuilding of Ameri-
can export trade, and that the Gov
eminent should not be expected to
maintain only the improbable lines
while turning over the profitable ones
to private operation. AS against this
is the contention of the private-owner-
ship group, which argues that the Gov
eminent should never compete with
private business, even though it could
make a profit, and that the record of
the merchant fleet in the last year is
an indication Of how much more bene-
fetal to world trade would be the
American merchant marine if the
ships could be made available at low
tonnage prices.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
Wife Sues D. S. Block.

David S. Block, president of the
Block Sand Blasting Co, of Baltt-
more. Md, today was made defend
ant in Equity Court in a suit filed by
his wife. Mrs. Rena Sanger Block. in
which the latter seeks a limited di-
vorce and separate maintenance. De-
sertion and cruelty are alleged in the
bill, filed on behalf of the wife by
Harry Fl. Hollander. The couple
were married in September, 1921, and
have no Children.