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Evening star., 1927-12-18
Of Personal Interest
To Washington Residents

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tto,'ho,.t il. are in TorfnIl, "a oye,.
tbe holidavs as guests Of the formers :
narents Mr. and Mrs Jacob Eannet
Mr. and Mrs Edrar Jacobs viii ro.
,urn today from New yo,t, whore
tho,. have haen snandino. a ,vook Mrs
! ;cobs' mother Nrs H9,-,,y Loeb Of
Baltimore. was hcr Guest the pa4,
week at her homo. ON Eittenhouso
street.
The Friday card club was enter.
tanned the past week hv Mrs. Arthur
Marks in her home. on Euclid street.
Mr. Henry Kaufman. ir.. was host
last night at stag dinner at Ilarvey's
10 celebrate his twentv.hrst birthday
anniversary.
Miss F;crnice klecblatt is entertain
ing at bridge party this afternoon
in her home. 3542 Thirteenth street.
Miss Helen Nordlincer and Miss
Vera Reifkin left Friday for New
York to spend the week end and to
attend the Racquette Lake Camp re-
un.on. They are house guests Of Miss
Niyien Cohn.
The piTau.pi Fraternity win Give a
dance Christmas eve at the Country
C]ub A number Of o1t-of-tovn guests
Evening star., 1927-12-18
Senator and Mrs. Black
Welcomed as Members
Of Capital Social Set
Continued from Fifth PageD

Continued from Fifth PageD
had cleared his debts had begun to
see the future in more promising
i@ht and gradually TO attain state
wide reputation as a keen dehater and
close student of the law and ready
and convincing speaker.
Il was about this time, now SIX
years ago that the future legislator
married Miss Josephine Sterling FoS-
ter. daughter of a prominent Metho-
dist minister Of Birmingham, Mr..
sterling a Foster. Her parents live
quite near the beautiful home which
fh,, newly vcdS purchased soon after
Tho marriage in what Is the most
beautiful and exclusive section Of this
Iron city Of the South. This is the
Rcd Mountain Park. and the Black
home lies ON the hillside, the house
n graceful type of what is called
French fern house. and which lends
itself 50 easily to the climbing roses
and towering vines which prevail
,hrrc-fourths Of the year in this part
of the state.
There arc two boys. Hugo, ir.. who
is : and Sterling Foster, who is
i IL
gracious presence and has distinct
literary talent. She received her edu.
cation partly i'm private schools ot
Birmingham and partly at SWeetbltf
College. Virginia. For some time she
Mas been n regular contributor 10 the
nancrS of her city and she has begun
a series Of her impressions ON WASH
.mgton and will later take mp some
more serious work pertaining 10 her
husbands career and the domestic
nrnhlems Of the South She is entirely
domestic in her tastes and her home
and family ensross all her time not
given To writing.
senator and Mrs Black were mem.
bers Of the First Baptist Church in
birmingham and active in its many
benevolent and patriotic enterprises.
They have been attending Calvary
Baptist Church here and doubtless
will affiliate with that congseSatiou.
In her home. Mrs. Black had been ~
a Girl prominent in the Junior League
aGd she continued her interest. often
rtnning and taking part in its paC-
SAINTS and other activities To raise funds
FOR its work senator Black is con
nected with many Masonic interests
in the State hut other than that his
entire time mas been devoted To his
law practice. For the present the fam
Nv win remain at Wardman Park Ho-
Jel, As their home in Birmingham is
maintained in readiness for their re.
turn whenever that is possible. and
Mrs Black wishes to make compre-
hensive search before she decides on
home in Washington
Evening star., 1927-12-18
Radio Popular in Russia,

Russia has IS hroadcasting station
in 81 cities.
Evening star., 1927-12-18

gone to New York after spending a
week at Tarry Tavern. near Alexan.
dris.
Mrs f. A. Holden is visiting in
Washington where she will stay until
after the holidays.
Mr. K. p. Shreve Of Baltimore was
,he week end guest Of his brother and
sistor-in-law, MIR. and Mrs E. F,
Shreve.
Miss Ruby Louise Dettor. daurhter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence W. Detfor
and MIR Josiah Sticklev Everlv. for.
merly Of Strasburg Va, were mar.
ried Saturday evening. December 1o
in The home Of the brides aunt. Mrs
Carrie Mcdonald Rev DR.. William
: Hammond. pastor Of the Southern
Methodist Church. of6cated TIE
bride was escorted by her father and
wore a gown of white taffeta made
houffant and trimmed with pearl head
ing and lace. She wore wreath or
orange blossoms and carried a shower
bouquet Of bride roses and tridsI
wreath. The maid Of honor was Miss
Sarah Dettor sister Of the bride. Vbo
wore gown Of yellow taneta and
satin and carried yellow roses. Aftor
the ceremony there was an informal
reception and buffet supper Later
Mr.. and Mrs Everly left for an er-
tended trip through the South. After
January / they will live in Alexandra
Mr.. George +. Crouch Of Charlotte
y e., was guest OYER the week end
of his brother. Mr.. William r. Crouch
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Crump have
returned from \ visit in Baltimore
Mrs A. B. Wickes sailed from New
York Yesterday to spend six months
travelling in Europe. Mrs. Wickas en-.
tcrtained a company Of IA guests at
dinner Tuesday evening at Tarrv
Tavern.
Mrs. Mary J. Priest is again In her
home after a visit to Mrs. r. r. Hisev
in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mrs. Hugh Miller Dudley Of Wash
incton. Va. who has been the guest
of her son and daughter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs l.. II. Dudley, on Cameron
street. left Monday for SuffolE, Va.
where she is visiting her son-jn-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hut
ton.
Mr. H. r. Dudley, Mr.. Arthur Her
bert and Mr Thomas +. SehrelL ir.
we're in Winchester Wednesday 70 at
tend the meeting of the District
Bankers Association.
AIr and Mrs. Phineas Janncy
Dempsey are home from visit to
their sonin-law and daughter, MIR and
Mrs. John Armistead Carter in Nor
folk
Miss leannetta Yates Cochran re-
turned last week from visit in
Raleigh \. {.
Evening star., 1927-12-18

Mrs. K. Maeger Green on North Wash
ington street
Mrs. W. r. Kncheloe entertained at
bridge Wednesday evening IN honor
of her guest, Miss Elizabeth Pope.
Mrs J. w Holoran Of Charleston
w Va is the guest OF her son-in-laW
and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Leake. ON Duke street extended,
Mr.. and Mrs j. c. Allen announce
the marriage Of their daughter. kubN
Mae. to Mr James =. McCauley OF
Washington Thursday, December >
Rev Ernest NJ. Delaney Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church officiating
Mr and Mrs. w II. Florance are
home from a visit to Mir. and Mrs.
Walter Pyle i'm Overiea. Va.
DR.. and Mrs. {. Bruce Morton OF
the University Of Virginia and Lieut.
William H. Morton, ir- 4. $. A.. Of
West Point have returned 70 their
homes after being in Alexandra for
the marriage Of their sister Miss
Dorothy Ashby Morton. to Mr.. John
Armistead Deming OF Baltimore.
Mrs. Ivan Carpenter left Friday
for Denver Colo. to join Mr.. car
pentor. who has been there for sev-
ora! weeks and where they viii make
| their home IN thief uture.
Mr William Narnev of Chicago
has gone to his home after visit
to his mother Mrs. Mary Narney.
Miss Roberta Schneider has ar
rived from Garden City. Long Island
whore she has been the guest of her
brother in law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs John Taylor Lewis, jr
Miss Helen Richardson is back
from visit 10 Miss Kathleen Wat
son 'ba rios Town w Va
Evening star., 1927-12-18
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. O'Toolc
Hosts at Bridge PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. O'Toole enter
tanned recently at their residence. 4S00
Georgia avenue northwest, with
bridge party. Among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. David Mckee. Mr.. and
Mrs. William May. Mr.. and Mrs. Juli-
an Bird. Miss Maud Niehmann. Miss
Cap Niehmann Miss Helen Sullivan.
Mr. Thomas Ryan. Mr. Ralph Beach
and Mr.. Frederick Moore.
Miss Cap Niehmann Won high score
for the ladies and Mr. Thomas Ryan.
high score for the men.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
Art Promoters Club
Hest to Guests Todav

The Art Promoters club viii cnt""
tain this afternoon a, the studio club
rooms. 1909 Twentieth street north
west. from 3 10 s o'clock pm. in
honor of Mrs. Constance &. Groom.
who is exhibiting paintings: Mr., and
Mrs Robert +. Eeresford Nine.
Josephine {. DE- LaGnel. Mrs. Milton
r. Colburn, MiSs Eleanor Colburn and
Ar Beau Colburn, who are contrihut-
inc 70 the art display, and Nine Paul
Myron Linehar@er. some Of whose
Chinese antiques are on view.
At O'Clock Nh Paul Myron Line
harcer, jr. VII give 4 sho, taik on
Ancient Chinese Coins" illustrated
by his rare collection. Mrs, Florence
Esther ScammoUs and Miss Helen
Isabel Walten VIII serve tea.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
TEN-YEAR-0LD HARPiST
PLAYS IN CONCERT TOUR
Girl Makes Musical Trip With Sis
ters and Mother-Playing
Held Wonderful,

Cores spondence Of the Associated Press
MORRIS, IU-At 10 Years If &c
Helen Laurense Bannon. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bannon Of Morris.
is a concert harpist and has toured
the country.
She is the only pupil of Albert
Salvi. who declares the child is won
Gerful"
Helen began the study Of the piano
at :, hut abandoned ii for the harp
tWo years later At she was a
pupil of Salvi, soon became proficient
and has since played to audiences of
more than 5000 persons The instru-
ment she uses is full-sized
Her younger sister. Ruth. Z is a
violinist. Their mother is a soprano,
and the three appear in concert tour.
Evening star., 1927-12-18

TO he gone about four weeks Mr.
Dan Sherry win spend the Christmas
holidays in Miami. Fla
The Misses D"h r8h Mae T.iebman
and Sylvia Sherry will give dance
at the Country club Wednesday night
December IS
Mr.. David DinIlalspel and daughter.
Mrs. Martin Philipsborn of New
York, in the city, were stopping at
Wardman Park Hotel last week
Mr.. and Mrs Maury Simon and
family will take possession Of their
new home, Huntington and Thirty
ninth streets, during the coming
week
Mr. Gerald Lyon and Mr.. Arthur
Lyon viii he home from college To-
spend the holidays with their fathcr,
AR. +. b. Lyon. at Wardman Park
Hotel
Mr.. f.. nttler and son. Mr. AcN
0nder Dttler of Atlanta. Ga. spent
part of last week in Washington.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-09

OLDE S T-Miss Minnie
Smith started at the age Of
fifteen as station agent at
Hammond, MINI, forty-nine
years ago, and she's been
doing the same work ever
since. Today she S station
agent at Zumbro Falls,
@A1At1A' t1.IN Exclusively
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
Economic Articles
By Leland Odds, Federated Press
Labor S Folly

Sacco and Vanzetti suffer for la
oors failure to maintain a powerful
International organization capable OF
challenging the international of big
business. If the Indignation of isolat-
ed labor bodies the world over had
oeen forged into the unified demand
OF 4O'OOO,OOO organized workers, the
gates of the capitalist prison would
have opened years ago.
Inc weakness of labor in the in
ternational field is emphasized this
August by the 4th CONGRESS- of the
Int. Federation of Trade Unions Am
sterdam) now in session in Paris. The
report of the executive covering the
last years shows a falling off of
more than 100000 in membership
and a decline in percapita until it IS
almost impossible to carry on the
limited activities.
The federations' membership is
down to 13,50O,OOO, only about third
OF the organized workers throughout
the world, while its income for 1926
was $4,000.
The decline of the federation since
1920 as reflected in membership and
dues payments is shown in the table:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
Golden International Opens Shon

International bankers are manipu-
lating the economic life of the coun-
try IN order to bolster up totterine
capitalism in Europe. The possibili-
ty Of a short period of initiation in
America followed by another 1921
slump hangs over our. heads.
This is the significance of the re-
ductlon in the New York federal re-
serve rediscount rate from 496 To
315 20. This reduction means that the
federal reserve bank charges only
$3.50 per 500 instead of 81 per 500
when it extends credit to member
banks on the notes Of business men
and corporations as security. To
workers it may sound like a highly
technical move of interest only to
fmanciers. It's significance to labor
might have remained a state secret
II Chicago bankers had not temporar-
lily rebelled against New York dicta-
ton.
A reduction in the rediscount rate
makes it easier for business to Dor
row money and so provides an arti-
ficial stimulus to industrial activity.
But industrial activity is already run
hlng ahead OF consumers purchasing
power. Hence the artificial stimula-
ton will make the ensuing depression
more severe.
The present reduction in the bank
rate, according to Chicago bankers,
is directly traceable to the secret
meeting between the governors of the
central banks of England, France and
Germany with governor Strong of the
New York federal reserve, held in
New York and Washington early this
summer. But the procedure was man
aged so as to give the impression that
It was a 1000 American proposition.
First the Kansas City reserve bank
reduced its rate, ostensibly for easier
credit to farmers; the st. Louis bank
followed and then, to quote the Wall
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19

The federation has been weakened
rather than strengthened by the de-
cay of capitalism in Europe. The re-
port says:
"This decline in membership must
be attributed primarily to the unem-
ployment which is to be found in ev-
cry country in Europe. We think it
necessary to emphasize this fact be-
cause no important improvement can
be anticipated in this state of things
within any short space of time.
GAS therefore no considerable in
crease of membership can be counted
on in the immediate future the con-
gress will have to decide what meas
ures shall be taken to enable the
executive committee to continue to
fulfill its duties"
Discussions between large groups
in the world of organized labor keep
labor weak. The report discusses the
failure of American labor to join the
international and the breakdown of
negotiations with the Russian unions.
Unless these breaches in the labor
front can be closed, not only labor's
champions but its living standards
will continue to suffer under the re-
lentless dictatorship of capital.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
Sustains Union Charge Of
Rail Graft

10 stress only the revelation of
petty graft for railroad officials in
the Erie railroad decision of the in
terstate commerce commission is to
miss labor's chief interest in the case.
1t was pressure from the railroad
unions, particularly the shop crafts.
that pricked the commission into in
vestigating these railroad outrages
against labor.
The present decision is a sweeping
condemnation Of contracts which the
Erie railroad made with the Phoenix
Transit, Hudson Shipbuilding and
Int. Marine Welding companies for
shifting and transferring its freight
IN New York harbor and for repair
ing its marine equipment. The incor-
porators of all companies were the
same men and included Russell S.
Underwood, son Of the Erie president.
together with the consulting engineer
OF the Erie and his son-in-law.
These insiders apparently got the
bulk of the graft from the inflated
cost of this subcontracting, which ran
into millions of dollars. The commits
sion says that these transactions were
mot only in conflict with honest. eff
ficient and economic management but
repugnant to sound business meth
DDS and, in some cases, repugnant to
good conscience"
The Erie turned over its tugs and
marine repair yard to this subcon-
tracing group practically without
compensation. Yet the commission
estimates that in the first 6 months
the services performed by the Phoenix
Go. cost the railroad an average OF
SGT day more thar the same ser
vices cost before The work was sub
contracted.
Similarly the Hudson Co., which
handled heavy repairs to the marine
equipment, was found to have collect
ed bills for this work totaling about
Z times the entire original cost of the
equipment.
But graft was a side issue. The
Fries subcontracting of its harbor
work was just the first instance in
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
Total income
Expense
12,O 100000 $12,67O,oOO,OOO
Total expense
NET INCOME
$6,671, 100000 $6,S12,OOO,OOO
5,409,OOO,0OO S5,858,OOO.OOO

The term "other operating costs" includes sums
paid Tor the products and services of other indus
trles' repairs and maintenance of buildings and
equipment, etc The actual cash in this years net
income amounted to only $2,878, 100000
IL wv interest is allowed as the return on
the operators net capital investment" saws the
department, 'there is indicated decline in the
return for the average farm operators labor lin
Guiding family labor and management from $500
IN l925-26 to 1927 in 1926-27 If the operator and
ms family are allowed wage equivalent to that
OF hlred labor, these returnsr represent decline
IN the rates earned on the farmers own capital
investment including return for management.
from 1870 to 2.796 in 1926-27."
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
Lousy Billion

More than S1,OOO,OOO,OOO in profits
turned over to the country's financial
overlords In the short space of 5
years IS the amazing record of u. S.
Steel and General Motors, now being
Iused under Morgan dictatorship, ac-
cordlng to a comparative study by
Inc Wall Street Journal. At the
same time rumors adding other i'm
portant corporations to the steel
motors hookup indicate that New
York bankers are calling into being a
with undreamed of economic
power American capital is preparing
for battle royal for the markets of
the world, that is, for modern world
dominion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19

which the Erie and other big rail
roads subcontracted work in order to
break down union organization and
conditions. These subcontracts forced
the union workers into unemployment
or to take unemployment by nonunion
contractors outside the control of the
rail labor board.
The Erie also experimental with
the subcontracting of its maintenance
of way work to the R. B. Owens Con-
struction Co., controlled in part by
the same group of insiders and with
the subcontracting of its shopwork to
the Hornell Repair & Construction
Co. which took over its Hornell shop.
1t also subcontracted other shops.
Other railroads, including the Penn
syvania, New York Central, Reading,
Central of New Jersey, Seaboard Air
Line, Atlantic Coast Line, Chicago &
Northwestern, Burlington, Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul, Missouri Kan
sas & Texas, Missouri Pacific and
st. Louis San Francisco, laid off their
own union mechanics and sent their
locomotives to Baldwin locomotive.
Lima Locomotive, Davenport Locomo-
tive and other outside concerns for
repair.
These roads and others, including
the B. & O., Chesapeake & Ohio.
Lackawanna, Great Northern and IL
linois Central, did the same with their
car repair work.
The unions charged, and interstate
commerce commission investigators
proved, that these outside contracts
added tens of millions of dollars to
what this work would have cost the
roads if performed by union railroad
mechanics in railroad shops. But the
railroads were out to break the
strength of the maintenance of wav
and shop unions and were willing to
pay the price.
The present decision, 5 years after
the issue was fought in the 1922
strike, is merely another confirma-
ton of the charges made by the
unions-too late to be of any but his
torical value.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
TRAVELLING
Now
Then

ms country, as everybody knows has more
iiieS Oh railroad track than any other country in
'ne world. Something that ought to make rail-
.o@u managers and their stockholders think is the
i"oV UlaC common carrier" motor omnibus lines
nave more miles fbus routes than railroads have
u ran mes Two hundred and seventy thousand
niles Ior tne buses, $4,000 miles for the railroads
"neh alrplanes begin competing with the rail-
io@uS ana buses the situation will be more compi-
oa.eu' 'Cnlldren IN the schools now will tell THEIR
einiuien' remember when my father used to
.ia'ei long distances in the railroad train. When
nc went 10 California he had to sleep four nights
on the train"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19

Street Journal, Towering of the New
York federal reserve banks redis-
count rate was foregone conclu-
sion"
Editor Glenn Griswold of the Chi
cago Journal OF Commerce pins the
entire responsibility on "the little
group IN the east that dominates the
federal reserve system, and which in
It's national and international aspects
is the federal reserve system" Re
1errlng to the Kansas City reduction
he says, "No one but a hunorist
would attempt to measure the direct
and immediate benefit of such a rnl-
ing to farmers. Turning to the true
explanation Griswold saws:
ct is well known that the great
European bankers who visited us
made a convincing plea that the
United States must fashion its fiscal
policy for the assistance of E1rone
II an international crisis is to he
avoided, and that assurances of onr
cooperatlves were given.
What Europe wants and what tho
present federal reserve manipulations
W PIONlue Is an artlfl-
claI expansion in our business, an
increase instead of a decline in com
modify prices; so that Europe NAV
get more money for the goods she
selis TO us and so that we NAV not
sell so cheaply to our foreign custom
erS IN competition with Europe"
The vital question is whether the
interest of American workers IS NOT
BENG sacrificed. In a later editorial
headed Remember 1921, the journal
says: IF the present policy of the
board is pursued, the heroic cure that
was undertaken in 1921 will again he
the only resort. Are the bankers Of
this country and the federal reserve
system prepared to undergo that ex-
perience again 2"
How about the workers?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19

The average capital of the steel
corporation in the 5 years 1922 96
according to the journal, was 2.0e9
S Sg9, 6 6I9 on which it made profit Of
S5l8 ,253,962 in that period or about
~ 2: The avearge capital Of Cen
earl Motors In the same nariod -n no.
S4oe, 81 ,oI3 on which it made q
profit of $48O,354, 1877 or abont 1o5%
per cent. Taken together these Giants lar e
made profit of ST OBS COS 95o e s,s u.s
average &C capital Of 1855, 327, 552, or
Inc true magnitude of these sister
corporations, IN the eyes of the in
Vestlng class, is best shown bv tba
Market value of their securities On
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-08-19
FARMERS DON'T TRIlcr
CAL OR OTHER FR NEST

Bismarck, n. dep, ~ =
Calvin Coolidge is not ~ Thar
treacherOus friend" Of tS Sae only =
er is the warning sOunJ nd larn'
the United Farmer. n BY
tOrIal stating that western 81 edl'
ers are definitely tbron" mo- hlarn.
Cal politically forever TN fbo With
per also attacks Vice Pres me- NE Pa :
Frank 0. LOwden, ReO, H laws
and Dickinson of Iowa and iaugen
Norbeck of South Dakota u Sea :
1T is simply a fight bo,u
; capitalist groups for tba Tween
: and privilege of exDIoit;n,nl gni
farmer. They differ onIr The :
: the methods" it says. a' to
The presidents statement
> do not choose to run for l
dent in 1925" scarcely iptd presl' :
: the farmers here as II Is aosssl :
ed that the republicans win 1'' y, i.
up someone just as bad if p puI .
means what he says. "a
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