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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1927-01-14

Mental diseases among ex-seryice
men have been increasing in number
IS the rate Of 1000 q year since the
war ended. A bill before congress
asks for sle,000,O00 to provide addi-
tional hospital facilities. The bill
includes $4,000 for the hospital at
Walla Walla, and $150,0O0 for the
hospital at American Lake, Wash.
It is expected that 500 young men
win attend the young farmers meet
ing at Spokane January 2s-29. Pro-
eeedings win be Of the round table
type. There win be no fixed program,
no prepared speeches and no theories
or opinions will be listened to. In
formation based upon facts Of exper-
fence viii be elected by questions and
answers.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1927-01-14

The Spokane. C01sr d,Alene and
palouss railroad is the name under
which the combined Spokane and
Eastern and Inland Empire railroads
win be operated BY the Great North.
ern railroad from its depot IN spo-
kane.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1927-01-14
WASHINGTON
State News

A dividend Of IS per cent 20 depos-
itors has been announeed By the re-
eeiver Of the Davenport national bank
which was closed October 23, 1895. A
Is per cent dividend was paid last
July.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
|. C. c. MAY REFUSE
WHEELING CONTROL
Trunk Line Railroads Project
Meets With Check by Commits
sion Experts Yesterday.

Trunk line railroads in the Ea st,
which combined last February to pur-
chase the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail-
road, met with check in their prof
cct from Interstate Commerce Com
mission experts yesterday. Agents of
The commission who conducted an in
utIirv into the transfer of W Wheeling
control and into associated steps by
which officials of the New York CEN
trail Baltimore 4 Ohio and Nickel
Plate Railroads seek to become also
directors of the Wheeling advised the
commission to refuse the necessary
permission.
The commission was given the fur
ther recommendation that the three
trunk lines combining in the purchase
should be required To retrace their
steps Immediately in such manner as
to secure the continued management
and operation of the Wheeling az an
independent carrier"
While the recommendations made
10 the commission yesterday are not
final, they incorporate the conclusions
reached by the commissions assistant
director Of finance. G. V. Burnside, as
to the legality and advisablity of the
attempt to take over control OF the
Wheeling system by the three trunk
lines. The recommendations must he
passed upon by the commission and
accepted before they can become eff
fective.
Purchase OF the Wheeling was made
early this year when o. L. Van Swer.
ingen of Cleveland obtained large
blocks of the stock on the open mar
ket and transferred them in equal
parts to the New York Central, Balti-
more 4 Ohio and Nickel Plate. AT
the same time the Baltimore & Ohio
purchased the Wheeling stock held by
John ID. Rockefeller, and this was
likewise shared by the three roads.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
WMAL MAY INCREASE
TO 5OO-WATT POWER
Permit to Double Present Facility
Is Granted to Local
Station.

Effective December ], radiohroad-
casting station WMAf.. operated by
nj. A. Leese, rfay increase it's power
from the present rating of go watts
To 500 watts. placing it in the same
power class as WRC, the other b,2
local station. Authorization for WMAl.
10 double it's power rating was given
yesterday by the Federal Radio Com
mission. after the station had applied
both for the power increase and 8
more suitable wave length. Repre-
seniatives Of the station and several
prominent residents of Washington
testified as 10 the value of WMAL
end its increased benefit TO the com,
inunity with enhanced power and
another channel.
The authorization Of the commission
was given with the proviso that no
interference may result from the
increased power rating OF the station.
In case of Interference the commission
said il may make further change in
power or in frequency. The request
for a change in wave length To .07g
kilocycles was denied. WMAL now
operates on frequency of 1910
kilocycles.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
BIRDS MIGRATORY
INSTINCT STUDIED
Berman Tells 0rnithoIogistS
Flying South Is Result of
Uncomfortable Power.

when @hirds fv South in Autumn
th>v are impellad by an uncontrol
Ia he instinct rather than by any train
ing or leadership. Theodor G. Ahrens
noted German ornitholocist, told the
American OrnitholocistS Union a. the
National Museum today.
Dr. AhrpnS described experiments
IN Germany during The past two years
On the migratory instincts Of stnrks
Young storks were gathered during
the nesting period and placed in a
marsh away from all Older birds. Al
the Summer advanced their wing
Mere Clipped Sd that they could
not fly.
Early in September the first Of the
migrating groups of storkS flew over
the marsh on their WAY South ana
tho Young birds for several days were
extremely restless.
One @Shot Near Athens.
They wore then cooped up for ap-
rrnXimateIy month until the last
Of the migrating flncks had passed
over. Then they We're released. with
their legs banded. They swan about
contentedy for a few days and then
suddenly disappeared in the night
About a month later one was shot
near Athens ard the le- band re-
turned 10 the German investigator.
The ordinary route of Stork miCr2 o.
tions. Dr Ahrcns said, lies across
Asia Minor east of Athens. hut these
leadnriess Young birds evidently mad
heen led hy instinct IN general
southeastnrly direction which had not
taken them far off the track.
When the Fa.l days come. he IN
a LII ina tftNtA = =
IN the individual to fly south and
east Young birds which have re
mained with the older Individuals
have the advantage of experienced
leaders in their migra tions. but ap-
rsrentlv would get 10 safe Winter
quarters without this leadership.
Describes Haitien Trip.
DIR. Alexander Wetmore. assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian lnsfItu-
ton. told of his bird explorations
this wear i'm the mountains Of fialtl,
the highest points of land in the
Caribbean group. where types at an
ancient fauna have been preserved
which have disappeared everywhere
else
These mountains. DIR. Netmore sai"
are very difficult of access ana hifd
life has been allowed Ia develop there
wit hout much human interference. II"
discovered ono new bird species. some
what like the robin. of Which ne
brought back specimens TO the
National Museum.
Problems in bird banding hN when
tbe distribution and migratory habits
of various species can he determined
occupied much of the attention OF the
ornit holocists this morning. Tomor-
rows program consists of an ali-daE
boat Tip down the "otnmac. Nhen
observations will he mad" "f local
water birds. On Saturday. the VISIT
ing ornitholoSists will go Il the Ma
tional Geological Park. where there
are numerous rare species of living
birds.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
PURSE SNATCHERS
PLY TRADE IN CITY
Manager of Apartment House Lose:
$50 as Thief Escapes-Second
Attempt Foiled.

Pockeihook snatchers We're success
S,tl in one instance last night, but
failed i'm another attempt.
Boldly grabbing A handbag contain
ing $50 from Mrs. Frank j. Bell, man.
eger of Schuyler Arms. as she was
walking along brightly lighted sec
tion of Columbia road near Belmont
street. TWO colored boys fed down an
alley with the pockethook. Although
Mrs. Bell screamed for help, no one
responded save a colored man. who
Set off in vain pursuit of the boys.
An unidentified passerby. who acted
quickly when Miss Schuyler a. Well
ing. greensboro Apartments. called
for help, foiled another colOred purse
snatched, forcing him to drop the bag,
slthough he made his escape. The
sna cher seized the pocketbook as Miss
yelling was walking on Seventeenth
street between Q and Corcoran streets.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
BROKER is UPHELD
IN FUTURES TRADING
Georgia Court Holds Margin Deal.
ing Is Legal If Actual Delivery
Is, Contemplated.
nv thu Associated Press.


ATLANTA. November 17-Con-
tracts for future delivery of cotton
snd other commodities when actual
delivery is contemplated are legal in
Georgia under the legislative act of
1906 although dealings on margin
where no delivery is contemplated
ar made are against the law, the
State Supreme Court held yesterday.
lis decision was rendered in the
case of B. l.. Layton. local manager
OF the brokerage firm OF Fenner Il
Reane. who was convicted in Superior
Court Of dealing in futures on mar
gin and sentenced to j. months i'm
prisonment. He was granted new
trial by the" court on the grounds
that the trial judge erred i'm refusing
To grant a request of defense counsel
for certain instructions TO the jury.
The case was appealed on this
point alone. no question being raised
Of the constitutiouality Of the law
under which Layton was convicted.
Chief Justice Richard Il. Russell
and Justice James X. Hines dis
iS-nted from the ruling.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
WORK IS CHECKED
IN OIL WASTE PROBE
Meets Difficulty in Choice OF
Committee for InVes-
tigation.

Increased difficulties have been I'M
',osei in the path Of Chairman Work
nf The Fedora! oil conservation board
IN his effort 10 have a committee of
nine--three each from the Govern
ment, oil industry and legal profes-
;;ion--appointed to decide what steps
may be taken to alleviate waste ard
uverproduction of petroleum.
On the heels of a protest by Henry
l.. DohertN, head of the Cities Service
Corporation of New York. against the
selection by the American Bar Asso-
citation of nine oil lawyers to consider
II mineral production, with the iikcH.
hood that three of these viii he
chosen to join Works committee Mr..
Dohcrty tc!c%raphed the Interior Sec
"ntAry yesterday criliciZing the three
committee selections made by f.. W.
lark, president of the American Pc
,rnlcnm institute.
The three men. all former prcsi-
dents of the institute who were named
To represent the oil industry on the
committee We're j. Edgar Pew
Thomas n. ODonncll and W. s
Parish.
Text Of Telegram.
'fncsc men, by being made piesi
dent OF the American pp. .rolcum lnsti.
tutc. Mr.. Dohcrty telc"raphcd Work
from Battle Creek Mich. have been
glofified into real importance. and
say to yuu that these men arc cuIiaI
/" the most reuciionarics in lhe whole
business and they do not represent
the present thought of HE petroleum
indli$trN.'
Quoting Mr.. Clark as having said
tl'it the Federal GUVurfnuunt was
without power 10 regulate the oil in.
du%iry. MIR. D0ilerty said whether
right or wrong. Clark had ''prciudiced
one OF thr fundamental ana important
tdti3 lhdt the committee is supposed
to pass upon. and that it was ap.
parent that he would appoint only men
who hold this same view. Sucil men
were not entitled To serve on such a
committee, Dohert" added.
Government Has i'Ower.
lie reiterated that lin spite Of all
The OIL lawyers ana their distinguished
counsel. Judge Charles Evans Hughes.
that there il no question bat that the.
Federal Government not only has the
power to prevent the huge and need.
less wastes which now characterize
The petroleum business. but ii IS it's
pialn and unescapable duty 10 do 30
Secretary Work informed Mr..
DOherty Wednesday that it was his
impression the Bar Association would
name men who have no material in
tercst in the active oil world to serve
on his committee. Former Senator
Pepper OF Pennsylvania is understood
to be under consideration for enc of
these three.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
COMMONS SESSION
ENDED IN TURMOIL
Attempt to Force Baldwin to Ex
plain Policies Breaks Up
Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, November IT, Disorders
that broke out twice during deba; es
IN the House of Commons over uuem.
ploymcnt and the coal situation eli.
NAKED day of excitement i'm Parlia.
ment yesterday.
While Niscount Cecil in the House
OF Lords was accusing the govern
nent OF responsibility for the break
down Of last Summers Geneva arma.
ment conference, the House reached
such pitch of excitement over vote
oi ceiiSure of the government on other
questions hat the speaker was com.
E@ilcd to adjourn the session twice.
The disorders came after former
Premier Ramsay Macdonald had call-
ed for vote of censura of the Bald.
win government for it's neglect of the
unemployment situation. lie called
for an immediate remedy for the in
cfeaSing distress and unemployment
among the coal miners.
Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister. president
of the board of trade, attempted to
answer for the government, but the
l.aboritcs cOittended that Premier
Baldwin himself was the only person
qualified to answer. When they
shouted "Baldwin," "the prime min
ister." I'VE want a responsible min.
lister" so loudly that Cunliffe Lister
was unable TO begin his speech. the
speaker of the House adjourned the
session until O'Clock.
When the session reopened at the
scenes were repeated, government and
opposition ranks facing one another
angrily. IA the prime minister
started to leave the House he was
hombarded with derisive remarks from
the Iaborites. The cry Coward.
coward was frequently heard.
A Conservative called to his col
leagues, Lets clear them out" and
there were answering cha allenges from
/, the Laborites. The situation was
saved by Labor member. who turn,
ed the excitement into laughter by
taking mock vote on the motion OF
censure. The members then dispersed
to meet again today.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
RATHBONE is ELECTED.
Illinois State Society Names Rep
resentative as Head.

Representative Henry r. Rathbone
Of Illinois was elected president of
the Illinois State Society at a meeting
at the Willard Hotel last night. lie
succeeds Victor Martin. who headed
the society for four years. Other Off.
GERS elected are l.. j. Johnston, first
wee president. succeeding Judge Jesse
W. Tull; A. r. Bailey, reelected sec.
ond vice president: .. T.. James, re.
elected secretary; Miss Gertrude Van
Rir"r. treasurer; Mrs. Nora G. Bailey
vice treasurer and Mrs. Henry r.
Rniney. wife Of Representative Rainey
historian. The society will tender a
| reception to the new president and
Mrs. Rathbone in the Willard Hotel
December u.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
OPTIMlSTS ENTERTAINED
Arthur L. Thompson Host to Or.
ganiza ton at Dairy Plant.

Arthur l.. Thompson entertained 60
members OF the Optimist Club at
luncheon at the new Thompson Dairy
plant Yesterday After luncheon the
plant was inspected.
Mrs George T.. s. Williams, wife
made an honorary member in recog-
milton of the esteem of the club for
her late husband, whu was a charter
member and for eight years it's secre-
tary. J. w. Burch took Office as
secretary and treasurer.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

completed, the grand jury was not
In session today. This recess enabled
the Government attorneys TO finish
their assortment of telegra ms, check :
and telephone calls. so as to facilitate
examination by the jurors.
At the request of the foreman
Dorsey W. Hyde. Burkfnsilnw and
other assistants will go before the
jurors tomorrow to explain certain
statutes which ii is charged were
violated by the shadowing of the
Teapot Dome jury.
This viii wind up all matters before
the grand jury. but that body will not
make it's presentations before Monday.
1t will require most of the week for
the district attorneys office to write
up the indictments that are expected
to issue from the investigation.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
WAYLAID AND SHOT:
SON DISAPPEARS
West Virginian Interfered With
Love Affair, Police Told, in
Search for Youth.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spffldi DiHp5ttH tO me star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va. Noyem.
ber 17.--Objecting to parental crti.
cisn Of attention which he was pay
ing young married woman here,
Albert Imbach, 20 years old. is al.
legged TO have waylaid his father,
Charles Inbach. as the latter entered
railroad shop here where he Is
employed. this morning and fired
upon him, the bullet entering the
fathers head. Hospital attendants
said the wound was dangerous, bu;
might not be fatal
The son disappeared. Friends re-
ported he had displayed a railroad
pass for Washington. and police have
asked ant a lookout for him be estab.
lishod there.
The boy is alleged TO have remark
ed. prior to the shooting. that he was
going 10 make certain his father did
not break up any more Of his love
affairs.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
PRAISE ARTISTIC BUILDING
Engineer Club Speakers Plead fol
Beauty With Utility.

Combination Of beauty and utility
i'm the construction of modern build
ings was urged by Rear Admiral j..
r.. Gregory. chief Of the Bureau Of
Yards and Docks. and Starr Truscott,
member of the naval advisory. com
mittee on aeronautics, in addresses
before the Washington Society of En-
eineers at it's regular meeting last
night at the Cosmos Club.
William Partridge, architectural aid
Of the bureau. said that modern Zoil-
ing requirements. transportation and
sanitation problems have made the
engineer as vital a factor in modern
architecture rs the architects -. - =
~ sxHts& - SjsIls-aEsess
Evening star., 1927-11-17
HOOVER TO EXTEND
SURVEY IN VERMONT
Secretary Tells Sufferers
How to Overcome Loss, Es-
timated at $40, 100000.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTPELIER. VT. November If
Having pledged his assistance in help.
ing the people Of Vermont to prose.
cute flood relief and reconstruction
mca Sures. Herbert Hoover. Secretary
of Commerce, prepared today to make
n more extensive survey of the devaS-
tated areas.
Mr.. Hoover gained his first impress
sions of the havoc caused by the floods
during 40-mile ride by automobile to
the State capital that took him up the
Winooski Valley. where more than 80
persons lost their lives. and over roads
that We're barely better than passahlc.
Here he found Gov John r., Weeks,
United States Attorney General John
6. Sargent nd others prominently
identified with relief and reha
measures awaiting him in the Senate
chamber of the capitol.
Places Loss mt sea, 900 600.
Mr.. Sargent. in outlining what he
had seen. estimated Ncrmonts physi-
cal losses at $40 900 900 and asserted
there must he immediate relief.
Mr.. Hoover told the conference that
credit must he organ niZod to allow in
dLstry To live. Highway damage was
partly a Federal and partly State
problem that could he solved NY the
two governments. while personal losses
were the problem of the Red Cross,
he said
The physical losses. divided roughly,
We're:
Highways and bridges. $500 600;
industries s. 900 Goo: railroads. S1,-
0Uo 900, and agriculture, s. .o00,0
Mr. Hoover said
"indu&try does not want gifts nor
relief. Industry requires credits. and
thus we are plunged into the economic
problem that rises in all such disas-
ters. We. must so organize credit
availability. particularly for small in
dustries. that the industries may re-
habilitate themselves.
81 suggest this problem. hut 1t can
not be solved The banking and
financial leadership Of New England
must survey these needs in detail
Such problem has been solved in
other disasters many times.
Thc question of highway losses. the
Secretary OF Commerce dispatched
hr ely by saving:
This is partly Federal and partly
q state problem. that must be or
sanized with its face toward those
authorities
Red Cross Aid.
Touching on personal losses. he
said: "t'urn.ture. homes destroyed
homes damaged, the loss of stock and
Winter s,ipplies---the solution 6f these
problems lies largely with the Amer
lean Red Gross They have per-
formed this service in 1000 localities
in tho country. and draw their funds
from generous public Subscription.
Your state has contributed all these
years. and II is right that this fund
should intervene on your behalf
now.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
SCHOONER SAILS HOME.

NEW YORK, November II R).---
Capt. Karl kercheiss and his crew of
four sailed yesterday in their 70.foot
ketch Hamburg on the last lap Of
their rOund-the-world cruise in the
little schooner. They expected to
reach Hamburg, Germany. from which
they sailed in January. 1926, in time
for the Christmas holidays.
The ketch, a twO-nasted auxiliary
schooner OF 80 tons. has travelled
80. 900 miles Capt. kercheiss said. and
has called at many of the worlds inn
portant seaports in EIia. China,
yapsn and North AMsrisass s.,yAS.,as,.,, =,
Evening star., 1927-11-17
SLAYER Of INDIAN
GIVEN 10 YEARS
Oklahoma Jury Convicts For
mer ChoctaW Chief,
Who Shot Man.
Dv Tho A.soci1ted Press

By the Associated Press.
ANTLERS, Okla, November IL
Mai. Victor VI. Locke, former Choctaw
chief and superintendent of the Five
Civilized Tribes, was found guilty of
first degree manslaughter in connec-
tion with the killing of Abner Battiest,
ChOctaw Indian, and sentenced to 10
wears in prison today by a jury in
Pushmataha County District Court.
With the fate of their former chief
resting with the jury after a three-day
court session. the Indians fingered
about town. engaged in the ocation
at which they eXcel--Waitng stoically
for climax.
Confronted with instructions from
the court that insanity alone would
Justify acquittal Lee Welch. part
Indian and brother of Earl WEIGH
presiding judge, pleaded that the jury
spare the former chief ard superin
tendent of the Five civilized Tribe
from the penitentiary.
Pleads for Prisoner.
"Do not send Maj Locke to the
panitcntiary." pleaded WeIch. ''Iie
HAS lnlu me ~ dSk Hbu ~ Scitu nm
rather to the electric chair if you
find him guilty
Carl Hunter. half-blood Chostaw
and close friend of the ma ior also
traced the career Of the defenda mt
from the time of his birth among the
chOctaWs 81 year ago. He recounte.l
the major's services to the tribe as
attorney and superintendent. from
which office he WAS forced to resign
in 1928
In instructing the jury, Judge
Welch said that if Maj. Locke had
full control of his mental facilities
when he was alleged to have shot
.Abner Batticst. September 16 last, a
verdict of manslaughter or murder
must be returned.
Sayes lie Was i'm Daze.
Locke testified that he recalled
neither the shooting nor events i'm
mediately preceding it. lie said he
was so enraced by reports of Bat
TESTS alleged assault on two Indian
girls and an attack on "Unc,e Dick
Locke. his S7-year-old father. that
his mind was in a daze on the night
of the shooting
The State demanded the death
penalty.
Ten million men and boys will catch
900 900, goo fish in this country this
year. according to official estimates.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Will Return i'm February.
LAUDS IRIS COLLECTION.
Adams Sees Finest Display for
Capital.

Washington will have o Of the
finest collections of blooming irise.5 in
the country by next Spring. j. NJ. r.
Adams of TakOma Park told the Ma
tional Capital Dahlia and Iris Society
last night at its meeting in the May
flower Hotel. Adams said he had just
set out $50 varieties on the societys
new test field at Walter Reed Hos
pital. When in bloom the gardens
will attract iris lovers from all over
the country. he said.
Officers were elected as follows: J.
NJ. K. Adams of Takoma Park, presi-
dent: Dr. J. B. s. Norton, Maryland
Agricultural College. first vice. presi-
dent: Mrs. NJ. &. Payne. Barcroft, Va,
second vice president. and Fl. @. See
bold. 451S Ninth street northwest, Sec
retary and treasurer.