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Evening star., 1927-03-19
BELASCO is TERMED
LEADER OF STAGE ART
w. H. Landvoigt Pays Tribute to
Producer Before Glass in
Journalism.

\ tribute to David Belasco. thea.
trical producer, was paid by William
". Landvoigt OF the dramatic depart
fnent of The Star IN an address yes
terday afternoon before the class in
journalism at George Washington
University. Describing him as the
greatest artist the stage has ever had
in this country, Mr.. Landvoigt said:
His life has been absorbed in the
study of his art and in endless labor
b, TO perfect it, Drama is human spirit
transferred TO the stage, lightened and
shaded, as the painter would use light
and shade in a picture TO present ii
. 10 an audience understandingly. Its
aim is to visualize the emotions of
the human heart, good and bad. And
Belasco has had wonderful success
in accomplishing this. His cart has
a gone onward and upward continually.
Hou may not like its mediums all
the time, but the art is there. and it
is that for which he strives-not to
preach morals or dogma. but never
stheless, by faithfully presenting his
art in the most effective manner, to
benefit the world by another attain
ment of truth.
y MIR. Belasco has sunk fortune
after fortune in this endeavor. He
Is respected throughout the world,
and in quarters where he is best
known there is also to be found a
loyal and lasting affection mingled
with the respect felt for him And
yet ! have read flippant unkind al
most insulting comments on David
Belasco and on his work by those
who, l am convinced, even in the
fullness of their accomplishment, have
not and never will reach the stage
in their art OF criticism that David
Belasco has reached and will ever
hold, unquestioned, in the art of the
theater."
In advising the class on the sub
ject of dramatic criticism, Mr.. Land
voigt said that a knowledge of play
construction and of psychology should
be in the equipment of a critic AS
TO the responsibility of the newspaper
writer, he said:
II frankly admit I have a strain
OF sentiment in me which is most
dangerous in inexperienced hands.
And when reviewing the work Of
author or actor | have a way of re-
calling in my imagination the years
of study that have been expended in
play construction. in psychology, in
the hearts and haunts of men-and
of women, too. because women seem
Ia be n very essential element in
Atter-day drama. | think Of their
perils, OF stage fright, which comes
often TO the best OF them; of opinions
of their work that may be formed by
the ignorant or the uncultured mind:
aof their bread and butter. which is
jeopardized by every criticism Of their
work
Evening star., 1927-03-19
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

There is one party in Wall street
often quoted, always respected and
sometimes feared but never seen.
Spectators and investors alike regard
Ii or him as you choose with awe. II
only it can be ascertained that
They are doing or planning to do
the road to riches is straight and
easy to tread. It is always They"
that are going to put the market up
or going to put the market down or
are accommodating stocks or are dis
trfbuting them. They" are plot
Ting.
All that is necessary is to find out
before other people do what it Is that
the trouble is 1t is not simple to
learn In advance what--"They' are
going to do. 1t is always plain look
ing backward but that does not help
much. Perhaps there is no supersti-
tion more widely prevalent in all the
speculative world than this one. that
there is q mysterious, Intangible but
very definite personality or group
which rules and over rules the mar
ket.
Now as a matter of fact there is no
such force In Wall Street or without.
No one man or no one set of men,
no matter how rich and powerful, can
control the course of prices except for
very limited periods. over any con
siderable length of time quotations
move in response to economic law and
In the long run value counts and
nothing else.
Wall Street doesn't believe this,
never did. and never WILL but 1t is true
just TIE Same There is no such
identity as They" Spectators.
and sometimes bankers
get together for joint operation in the
market. Sometimes they succeed and
they fail, but they are not
all wise, and even If the outsider could
divine what any one group of this
kind was intending he would be little
better off. Often he would be much
worse off
When any one tells you he knows
what "They" are going to do and II
you will buy or sell, as the case may
be. you will make a killing" stop up
your ears There is risk enough in
speculation when it is based on care
full study of all the available facts.
Why add to the chances against sue
cess unnecessarily?
Evening star., 1927-03-19
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

CLEVELAND, March 49, Now
that Lake Erie is open 10 navigation
between Cleveland and Detroit. ship.
ments of automobiles by water are
being pressed al top speed All the
local automobile plants have iucreas sed
Operations The Chandler Cleveland
60. has added 900 men since Jan
uary /.
PORTLAND. -- Considerable excite
ment prevails in the onion market
since only % carloads are i'm dealers
hands here. Buyers are paving So for
100 pounds. which is above the range
in outside markets
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-The straw.
berry yield in the Ozark region is ex-
pected to bring at least 1000 900 10
growers. Berries are expected 10
ripen a fortnight ahead of the usual
time.
LOWELL Mass.-The Saco Lowell
Shops, large makers of textile ma
chinery. have booked a big order for
Hoffman type shock absorbers for au-
tomobiles. The company is diversity
ing It's output and now Is also making
metal refrigerator cabinets.
FARGO. y. b. Stocks Of grains on
farms in Minnesota ana North Dakota
arc less than they were wear ago.
or less than tho nVo-Ncar average. ac.
cording to the reports of Federal q Sri.
cultural stsLlIsticianS FOR the TWO
States.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
WHELAN GETS CONTROL
OF CAR FIRMS STOCK

NEW YORK. March 10 lP).-About
So per cent of the 123,37S shares of
common stock of Pressed Steel Car
Co. outstanding has been acquired by
George j. Whelan, stock market
operator. and his associates in Uni
versal Pipe & Radiator Co. it was
reported in Wall Street today.
Since the first of the year Pressed
Steel has booked about $6.000,000 of
freight car business, more than 1t had
obtained in the first half of 1926. Mr..
Whelan was quoted as saying the
holdings of himself and associates had
been acquired, due to confidence in
the future of the company. which has
had two bad years He also has OBJ
tanned a large interest in the Wal
worth Co.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
GOOD TRADE OUTLOOK FACTOR
IN RISE OF STOCK THIS WEEK

ton now arises whether ii is an un-
usual money situation that the stock
market is rejecting, or whether ii is
business expansion on "A broad scale
that ID being forecast. The answer is
not easy.
Business Outlook Certainly "a Factor.
As far as the bonds go, the money
outlook is the all-important thing. but
when it comes to the stocks the anal
ysis meets difficulties. Take. for ex.
ample. the buying this week at rapid
ly advancing prices of certain high.
priced railroad stocks. That surely
was not based on the expectation of
larger net income. Rather it was
recognition of the opportunity these
seasoned shares offer for employment
OF surplus funds diverted from bonds.
Both elements enter into the max
ing OF current quotations for the lead
ers IN the steel and motor car in
dustrles. In each of these there have
been indications of business improve
ment. especially in steel. It was
significant that even in these groups
1t was only the shares which had
cialm TO investment merit that were
favored.
Spectators Take a Hand.
1t must be emphasized. however.
that the buying of investment stocks
which was characteristic of the mar
ket during it's period of strength was
not altogether investment buying.
Ihe spectacular upturn in the shares
OF the leading American utility proves
that. Investors do not fall over
themselves in their haste to bid up
any stock, no mater how desirable
for permanent holding, so that it ad.
Vances points in one day. That
is a speculative operation, pure and
simple All that can be said is that it
could not have been accomplished un-
less the medium were of investment
quality.
III Is the same way with the rail
foad shares. Speculation has been
the force that raised quotations. That
100, was demonstrated in the reaction
AT The end of the week. This is not
20 beiIttle the importance of the in
NeStment factor in the market, but to
snow how traders have been endeavor-
ING TO turn to their own advantage
condition that every one admits
exists.
Evening star., 1927-03-19


NEW YORK, March 19.-Notwith-
standing the reaction at the end the
stock market most of the time this
week worked upward. The averages
established a new high for the year,
taking the railroad and industrial
groups together. The railroad level
is still below that Of February---a
statement which will surprise those
who have simply watched the buying
OF the high priced. seasoned dividend
payers They overlook the way IN
which low priced so-called merger
stocks have slipped off from their
tops OF earlier in the year. The In
dustrials, however, made their best
average price of the year in the week
just closing.
Coincident with this general strength
in the stock market. bonds also have
been advancing. Foreign issues sold
this week higher on an average than
at any time since dealing in them on
a large scale was begun after the war.
Domestic bonds are at the peak since
before the war. United States Gov
ernment obligations, notably the
Treasury issues, have been actively
bought and here, too, new high re-
cords have been made.
The activity in the bond market
has been confined almost entirely TO
the better grades OF investment de-
scriptions. OF course, the chief in
f1uence In bonds has been the indica-
tions of success for the plan of the
Secretary of the Treasury for refund
ing the second liberty loan.
Money Cheap and Plentiful.
Money remains easy. On Wednes-
dav rew day-to-day loans on the
Stock Exchange were made at 312 per
cent. the lowest since last June. AT
no time during the week has the
charge been higher than 4 per cent.
When it is remembered that the six
dav period covers the time when In
come tax payments were being made
and the quarterly Government financ-
ing was being cared for, this is strik-
ing testimony to the abundance of
credit. = remarkable feature OF the
weekly statement of the Federal Re
serve Banks was the item showing
gold holdings at the highest since
1924.
SO much for the facts. The ques
Evening star., 1927-03-19
WOOL MARKET SPOTTY.

BOSTON. March 10 (SpeciaD.- The
raw wool market closed the week in A
spotty condition. with inquiries numer-
Gus, but actual transactions light.
Nedium-grade woods were in best de-
mand. Fine territory was quoted at
90 TO 1.12; French combing, .02a1 .05;
half blood. 9Sa1 .03: three-eighths blood.
SSa92; quarter blood, 7SaS2. Ohio
quality fleece wool, grease basis, was
quoted at 45a46 for fine staple. Asa
45Ib for half blood, As for three-eighths
blood and 44a45 for quarter blood.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 10 UP).--Rye
barely steady; No. Western, I.l3ss
(. o. b. New York and 1li9s c. l. +.
export. Barley easy; mailing, S6asS
c. i. f. New York. Lard steady: Mid
die West, 12s5al295. Wheat futures
opened steady; domestic May. l.39
Other articles unchanged
Evening star., 1927-03-19
PRICES ON PARIS BOURsE.

PARIS, March 10 CP).--Prices were
irregular on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, SO francs 75 centimes.
Exchange of London. 1874 francs 212
centimes Five per cent loan. 68
francs 80 centimes. The dollar was
quoted at 25 francs 81 centimes.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
LOAN OvERSUBSCRIBED

The Peruvian loan OF SIS, 900 600.
floated simultaneously Wednesday in
New York. London. Amsterdam and
Zurich, has been oversubscribed six
times. the Peruvian embassy has been
advised Isy the Lima government.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
COTTON GOODS QUIET.

NEW YORK, March 19 (SpeciaD.-
Cotton goods market closed the week
quietly. with print cloth prices un-
changed at Z cents for 64a60s and s
cents for 68x72s. Raw silks were
steady but slow.
Evening star., 1927-03-19

NEW ORLEANS, March 10 (Spe-
ciaD Building in this city seems
destined to make new records this
year. Permits in the last month have
been nearly $1,000,000 larger than for
the preceding month.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
FAILURES INCREASE.

NEW YORK, March 10 (P).-R. G.
Dun e. Co. reports 470 commercial fail
ures in the United States this week
against 463 the week before and 392 a
year ago.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
HIVE You Been Stung Yet?

Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau
tious i'm making investments. Before
you nvest--investigate!
Evening star., 1927-03-19
PRICES ADVANCE
I'm COTTON MARKET
Opening at Rise, Values Drop
/. Back, But Gain Again
on Weather.


NEW YORK. March 19.-The cot
ION market opened steady today at an
advance of to points on buying IN
nuenced by relatively firm Liverpool
cables and less favorable weather
prospects. There was considerable
realizing or liquidation which may
: have been promoted by uncertainty
of the showing OF Mondays ginning
report. This eased prices off few
points after the call, but buying con
tinued and tho market steadied up
again by the end OF the first hour.
May sold up from 1886 TO 1893. ana
October from 1920 10 1926. the gen.
neral list showing net advances OF
about 8 TO points.
The amount of cotton on Shipboard
awaiting clearance a the week END
was estimated at $4,000 bales, against
l00,l6 last year
New Orleans Market.
NEW. ORLEANS. La. March !"
-N>.-Aftcr opening at gains OF or
points cotton prices eased OF ana
then again took an upward trend on
prospects for unfavorahe weather.
The initial gain was lost owing 10
lack of support. ON the advance May
went to 1891, July I4.04 and October
l4.14, 5 or points up from the lows
Trading was light owing TO the uncer-
tainty of the ginninSs report due
Monday.
Evening star., 1927-03-19
cTzzsA5y5y zzsA5y 5asIz5cz3 5sIz5

EOR thirty-six years
Diego Rodriguez de
Silva Y Velasquez
was court painter to
Philip w of Spain. And
through the years his
powers steadily ripened.
Even the latest of his
works shows no sign of
retrogression.
When he was but a
youth Velazquez set him-
self to painting the COM
monest things about him
-earthenware jars of the
country people, birds, fish,
fruit and flowers of the
market place. For he
said that he would rather
be the first painter OF
common things than the
second in higher art.
Swartzell, Rheem &
Hensey Company has fol-
lowed the same theory
during the fifty-seven
years of its investment
life. This house has spe-
cialized in First Mort
cages and has been sat-
isied to so concentrate
on this one type of Sc
curity, that it might offer
to you an investment
surrounded by all the
safeguards which long
experience has brought to
light. And so today they
are ready for you in de-
nominations even as low
as 500.
Evening star., 1927-03-19

Butter-Fresh, one-pound prints, So
ass; tub, 55a56; store packed, 26.
Eggs-Fresh, selected, 25a26; hen
merry, 27; current receipts, "a.
Poultry alive-Turkeys. 40: chick
ems, 40; white Leghorns, 24a25: fowls,
25a26; roosters, 90 ducks, 20a25; keats,
young, 65; old, 30a35
Dressed--Turkeys As; old toms, 40;
fowls, 24a30; capons. fancy heavy. 35:
smaller, 30a32; fowls. 25a27; keats,
young. 60a70: old, 25a3O; ducks. 2Sa30:
chickens, 3Sa40.
Meats-Beef, 17a17L2; veals. 23a26;
lambs. 2Sa30: fresh hams. 26a2S; shoul-
ders. 20a21; loins. 2Sa30: smoked hams.
2Sa30 smoked shoulders. 1sa20.
Live stock--Calyes, choice. ~: me
dium, llal3; thin, 7aS; lambs. 1915
Evening star., 1927-08-13
FILE PLEAS IN DEFENSE
OF SUIT IN REPLEVIM
Mrs Alice K. Rooney and Husband
Deny Charge by Formers Father
of Unlawful Detention.

Mrs. Alice X. Rome, and her hus
hand, Harold T.. Rooney, Nrgonue
Apartments. Yesterday He'd pleas i'm de
Tense of the sui, in eplevin recently
brought against them bv Charles w.
King. father of Mrs Rooney and q
wealthy retired contractor. The father
claimed that the daughter and her
husband were OBTAINING his clothing
and certain household articles belong
ing to him. The defendants deny that
the clothing was being held and as
sert IL could have been obtained by
him at any time. They declare that
the household effects belong to them.
Return of the propertv or $4,000
damages is asked of the father by the
defendants
Some of the furniture Mrs. Rooney
says. was bought by them and other
portions came from the estate of her
mother by waiver Of any claim Of
the father. Attorneys Ford & Grove
appear for the defendants.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
Trustees Sale of Valuable Inn
proved Real Estate, No. 728
Park Rd. NV.

BY virtue ~ certain deed Of trust re-
corded ~ I.Iher 40 5SOa folio :s''l et sra.,
of the land retor'is OF the District of foinm.
hta aud AZ the request Of the p1rty secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees VIII offer
for ssle by Uul,li" aU"tou. IN front 0i the
nrenilses on WEDNESDAY. the SEVEN
TENTH DAY OF AUGUST 1927. AT
FIVE O'CLOCK pm the following -fIcs"ribed
land and premises situate 40 the District Of
Columbia To- wit. Lot numbered seventy
seven t77b in Herbert + lvers' subdivision
five t.55l ia block numbered ten ttot ~
Todd and Itrnwns sut"Ivisop Of part of
MT Pheasant and Pleasant Plains" ~
nrr plat rFrnfti"d ~ the otiire Of the eur
vrYor for the District Of Columbia. III Iit9r
95. at folio 3I said block Numbered ten
tI0b kpo~n for piirp1ses of taxation
and assessment sGtaIs numbered twenty
eight hundred Rnd ulnetEe four t:S9ft
Terms 81 sale The above DroUerty will
W. sold subject tp prior decd ~ trust Tor
~ 750 90 AZ o. e. due June T. l!i1r
balance all cash. secured by second deed
ot trust upon the property sold or all cash
over trust ~ npt'on ~ purchase de
nosit of 100000 required Of purchaser at
time of sale All coneeyanc,nV. recording;
revenue stamns and nOtarial fees at cost o.
purchaser. Terms of sale 10 I've complied
with within thirty days from day of sale
otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
~ sell the nrnpcrty at the risk and rost OF
q = d"faultins purchaser. after five tiaya
90 -Hrtt Pmsnt Of such resale u news
p.Vl"r published in tho City OF Washington
D G..
JOSEPH r. TErpFR.
DAVID l.. BLAHKEE.
au6 d&dsexSu Trustees
Evening star., 1927-08-13
SEIZED VESSEL SOLD.
Rum Runner Captured In Chesa-
peake Bay Disposed OF.

The Federal Government has closed
an eventful chapter i'm the history uf
the liOnduran schooner Julito. the
largest rum runner ever to he cap.
tured within the Chesapeake n:r
The vessel which was seized III De.
Cember. 1926, at the mouth ot 80
York River. has been sold at auc'ton
according to reports reaching the Dr-
partment of Justice. After deduction
of all costs. the net payment of S1."1G
has been deposited in the Treasury
here as customs fines"
When seized the vesSel Nae la.ien
with liquor. hut had been deserted by
the crew. escaping evidently waen
they saw the approach of the United
States Coast Guard, which made the
seizure
Evening star., 1927-08-13
Trustees Sale of Valuable Two
Story Stucco-over-tile Dwell
ing, Being Premises No. 1926
Montague St. NV, Two-car
Garage.

by virtue. OF certain deed OF trust duly
recorded IN f.ibrr No. 1888 folio t63 ct Scu,,
hia and ~ the request of the party secured
thcrfhy the UNDERSIGNED trustees will sell at
nihic nihi amoti n ~ front ~ the premises on
I,NE A.D. 1927. AT FIVE FIFTEEN
O'CLOCK pm the following -lcScrihed land
aud rtcnses stunie in the District Of Co.
IA" ",St 20 icct bY Iull depth thereof of
lnt =? and tn" west : toet hv fuI dcuth
1hsrr"i OF tot ~ N f.nare Nh ~ he sui
hv the Holmes rcntral Realty Corporation,
u"r "lat recorded IN the Office of the
1rut' r'". Tor the District Of Columbia IN
>tri",ion IocatInr the huilding as shown on
sdtI bihf Spble"t In covenants OF record
Terms sold subject to a prior decd of
trust i"r Sh.5o0 further particulars OF which
81 asc nrI"e above said trust to be paid in
cash de",~'t u $500 required. Convey
YnrmT .rlrn recHrdinr et" at purchaser cot;
days. otherwise deposit forfeited and the
Iraneriv may t'e advertised aud resold at the
discretion Of TIA" trustees
WILLIAM X. HARTII NC
sHTHE PURCHASER OF TIE ABOVE
drscr,hed property having failed to comply
erty VIII be resold on THURSDAY. THE
ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST. AD. 1927.
AT FOUR.FiFTEEN O'CLOCK pm, at the
same place and upon the same conditions,
except that n deposit Of 81 900 90 will be re-
uairrd and the terms nf sale must he COM
viied with within ten davs from day 81 sale.
sY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
THE ABOVE SALE IS POSTPONED IN:
III Tuesday. THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF
AIGIiST AID l921. same place. at FIVE
RY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
au11I3.l6
Evening star., 1927-08-13
e. CLINTON JAMES. Attorney.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE, DIS
trict of Columhia.- .-Joscnh Alpert Charles
ray all sy'y"x II" sc r. ' obe", Of ,Si
verse possession. in the plaintiffs TO the reaI
estate in the city OF Washington. District OF
one Il in square two hundred and ninety.
six t"o6|. described by metes and bouhds.
az coner m Said lot IN" and rnSa h
ing the intersection of Twelfth street west
and %,c' rnd rn"nnS thfne fe" s"y ~rs
and on"-half Thi inches: thence north
forty ,4o' fcst thence ea;t hfty.shree ,ctn '53
Twe,fth street: thence south forty (4OI feet
to the nlace OF beginning: the =, same hcing in,
snreet hx and pfs"sfs "a street ON
'ion Of the plaintifis. it is this 1:th day
wns n ."srsa he "s "
ance to ne entered herrin-thnt is to say.
the defpndants Douglas $. Machal ti snryiX, Sd,n
NJ Carroll. Walter Hemsicy. Mary r. Hens
10y. Safe Deoosit and Trust CO. Of Baltimore
Ciy. n corporation. trustee: Charles ': Hens
ley. Nancy r. Hemslcy. Maria x Hemslcy
n"hhn RSnsrt Dohi" r EzaHG,n .tn 7
Eileen A. Hemsiey. Ann, /, Barnett, lanes
7. Hemsley r.: S THOMPSON Dorsey. Nan
l. zdGr. hnIe Do9.cy ID B15 Thomas wTm S
mons trustee: Matthew Peare. trustee: Har-
ret A. Sterrett. Augusta 7. THOMPSON. Fran
cis Harrison Inlocs. William s. Haines. Emily
2 Alcorn, Edwin G. AlcOrn. Charles f.. In
ioes. John r Bramhnll. Anna r. Bramhall.
Helen II. BramhaI Robert y. Bramhall.
Francis Eramhall Samuel Stcrrett--on or be-
fore the tortieth day. exclusive Of Sundays
aud legal holidays. and the defendants the
unknown heirs. alirncCs and devisees OF
Thomas Fitzsmmons trustee; Matthew
Pearcc. trustee; Harriet A. Stcrrett. Augusta
r. Thompson EranciS Harrison luoes. Will
liam = Haines. Emily f.. Alcorn Edwin e..
Alcorn. Charles f. Inlots. il they be dead,
ii q
of Samuel Sterrctt. or before the hrst
rule day occurring after forty days exclu-
sivr of SUNDAYS and legal holidays. from the
date Of the first publication OF this OrC"t:
otherwise the cause will he proceeded with
rs in of default. Provided copy OF
this order he phblish"d once week Tor
three successive weeks before said appearance
days in the Washington Law Reporter and
The Evening Star. the court having for ROod
cause shown excused other or longer putll'
cation. BY the court: WALTER i. MCCOY.
rnlst l"stlcei Scnl Il trlc copy. u, N
Evening star., 1927-08-13
ROSS& r. DOWNING. JOSEPH J. MALLOY.
FRANCIS Z. BRASSOR. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Colnmba. holding Probate Court.-Estate
Of Dora Fisher. deceased.-Na. 36351. Ad-
ministratlon Docket Standardization having
been made herein for probate of tho last will
and testament of said deceased. and for let
ters Parliamentary ON said estate. hy Rossa
E. Downing i is ordered this 26th day OF
Iuly. AID. 1927. that Miriam Brooke San
lose Calf aud all others concerned. appear
IN said court on TUESDAY. the 9th day of
September- A. y. 1927. at 10 o'clock am. to-
he granted. Let notice hereof I've published
IN th9 Washington Law Reporter and The
Evening star once in each Of three success.
sive weeks before the return day herein men
toned. the first publication TO I've not less
than thirty DAYS before said return day.
JENNINGS BAILEY. Justice. tSeal.> At
test: THEODORE COGSwELL. Deputv Reg
lister of Wills for the District OF Columbia.
ClnrL of the nrNhafe CNIlrt lYAnauR Z