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The Washington times., 1928-12-13
WORKERS, WHEN
SATISFIED, AID
TOST0CKS
nv h. o. FORBES

Don't invest in the stocks Of
company whose workers curse
1t.
I had to stand In an Erie train
all the way from my home to my
work one morning this week, an
unusual experience. After the,
conductor had made his rounds !
said to him without q smile,
"Why don't you tell Mr.. Bernet,
your president, that he should
put an, extra car on this train?
Have you counted how many
people haven't seats? n was in.
terested in finding out. how he
felt toward his job.
I'VE have ten cars on the
train, he replied. with 81 note Of
pride. There are only. 20 people
standing and I counted at least
IS extra people on the train this
morning, Christmas shoppers, you
know: you can easily tell them. =
aYes?" / commented question
ingly.
wait and see the new steel
train we are going to put on,
he added. II am told 1t is going
to be q crackerjack. The reason
this equipment. for instance, Z
pointing to the car we We're iTl+--
lis being used just now, though
It is kind of old. is that some Of
Our best steel equipment had TO
go to the works to be painted
So you are. going to get better
equipment" asked.
I'VE are" This most emphati-
calIy. THE new steel train for
this line has roller bearings.
Why, one man can push a car,
that's how good 1t is. I want
to tell you, too, that Mr.. Bernet
brought with him four dandy
engines from the West. He
ratified off the number Of each
OF the four engines. He's max
ing q real railroad out Of the
Erie, I'll tell you. You should see
the way he has cut down use
less expenses.
"That ought to be good for
Erie stocks" I remarked.
You bet it is" he declared,
ERIE shares are going to be
worth real money by and by"
indicated agreement with this
sentiment, and after pause he
went on:
'.Mr. Bernet knows what he's
doing when he picks men. He
made the superintendent, j. "a.
Coudon, general manager. There's
q man you want to keep your
eve on. He's a wonderp
BY this time we were nearing
the terminus. and instead Of the
Journey, standing. having been
uncomfortable enjoyed 1t more
and got more out Of 1t than IL 4
had been sitting with my eyes
glued, as usual, TO a newspaper.
(Copyright by b. G. Forbes)
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
BALTIMORE PRODUCE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.-Eggs-
Market unsettled and very dull.
On the Baltimore butter and egg
exchange, there were no sales to-
day. Nearby fresh gathered firsts
offered, 4Oc. no bid. Street sales
small lots. nearby current receipts
candled. 41@42c, some higher. Re.
ceipts. butter. 1876 tubs; eggs. 974
cases.
Dressed Poultry-Undrawn. head
and feet on. Turkeys, young. AZ
043c; old toms, 35@36c; chickens,
young 29030c; mixed old and
young, 26028c; ducks, young, 2S@
3Oc; geese, nearby. 2602Sc; West
ern and Southern, 24026c; rabbits
nearby, $2@4; Southern and West
ern, $1.5903.59; all sections, fair
condition, $111.50.
Live Poultry-Chickens, young,
colored, as to size. 2S030c; leg.
horns, as to size, 24@26c; old.
lbs. and over, 27@2Sc; 3 to ga
lbs, 20024c;s leghorns and other
light stock, 2o@23c; roosters, 16Q
zoe; turkeys. young, 9 lbs. and
over, 3S04ec; old hens. 35@S6c;
old toms. 35936c; ducks, white
pekins, young. lbs. and over, 23
O25c; puddle, young, lbs. ana
over, 22@24c; muscovy. young. 4
lbs. and over, 22024c; all kinds
smafl and thin, 10000; geese,
nearby, 22@26c: Western and South
ern, 20@22e; guineas, young. ~
lbs. and over. S5@90c; smaller. oO
Ia CSC; pigeons, young and old per
pair. 25@3Oc. =,
Butter-Creamery fancy, per b..
53054c: do, choice. 51@52c; do.
good. 4S@4Oc;, do, prints. 54@56c;
do, blocks, 52@54c; do. ladies', $500
40c: Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls, -; Ohio and West Virginia
rolls. -; store packed, S4@SSc.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE

CHICAGO. Dec. 13.-Produce:
Butter Receipts, 4.S40 tubs.
Creamery. extra, 495zc: standard
4S1Sc; extra firsts. 4S04S1zc; firsts,
451s m47c: packing stock, S5@37c;
specials, Soc.
Eggs Receipts, 2,616 cases. ordi-
nary firsts, 3O@36c; firsts, S9042e;
extra, 43044c; checks, 24@27c;
sdirties, 25m2Sc.
Cheese Twins, new, 231z @24c;
Daisies. 23% O24e: Young Americas,
FAX @25c: Longhorns, 240242c;
brick, 23023isc.
Live PouItry-Turkeys 25A SIC;
hens, 24@241ac; Leghorn hens, 19c;
springs, 26iac; roosters, 20c; geese,
21022c; ducks, heavy, 22@24c:
small, lie.
Potatoes-R Receipts, "a cars; on
track, 231; II. s. Shipments, 500.
Wisconsin, sacked, round. white,
S5cm$1.O5; Idaho, sacked russets,
81. 40G1 S.
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PITTSBURGH LIVESTOCK

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13.--Cattle--
Supply so; market steady: choice,
$13.40@14.00: prime, $12.50013.50;
good, $13,O0@13.50: tidy butchers,
$11.25012.50; fair, 10.75011.25;
common, $9.O0N10.50: common to
good fat bulls, $s.75@4e,5O: common
to good fat cows, $5.50@S.5O;
heifers, $1050011. 90; fresh cows
and springers, $50 to $125; veal
calves, SIS.
Sheep and Lambs-Supply, 500;
market steady; good, $500; lambs,
$14.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: market
active higher: prime heavy hogs,
$8.90@9.15; heavy mixed, $500
s.15: mediums, $s.1O@9.15; heavy
Yorkers. $9.10@9.15: light Yorkers,
$s.25@8.65; pigs. $7.75@s.25; roughs,
$7.5O@7.75.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK

UNION STOCK YARDS. BALIl-
MORE. Dec. 13.-Cattle-Receip
100 head. Market dull and easier
Steers - Choice, $1325@14: good
S12.25@13: medium, $11.25@12; com
mon, $9.25@1O.5O: feeders and stock
ers, $1O.25Q12.50. Heifers-Choice.
$11011.5O: good, $10@10.50; medium
S9.25@1025. Bulls-Good to choice,
$9.5001O; fair to good, $500: com.
mon to medium. $6@75O. Cows
Good to. choice, $4,000; fair to
good, $76S: common to medium,
$404.65, Sheep and Lambs-Re'
ceipts. 400 head. Market steady.
Sheep, $2@6.50: lambs, $7@14.5O
Hogs-Receipts 100. Market low
err. Lights, 1910: heavies, $3.50
go: medium. $9.25; roughs, $6.75
1855: light pigs, $7.609S.25; pigs,
$3.50. Ohio and Western hogs,
1O015c : higher than quotations.
Calves-Receipts Is head. Market
araggy. Calves, $5@16.5o.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 13.-Cotton-
Spots were in quiet demand today.
Prices were easier. Sales totaled
5000 bales; receipts amounted to
q, 900 bales of which all were
American bales. Mids fair, 11.94d;
strictly good mids, 11.49d; good
mids. II .09d; strictly mids, 10.89d;
mids. 1O.69d; strictly low lnids,
10. 44d: low mids, 10.19d; strictly
good ordinary 9.99d: and good ordi-
nary, 9.69d. Futures opened steady.
December 10.42d; January 10.42d;
March, 10.42d; May, 10.43d; July
10.39d: and October, 10.16d.
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FOREIGN BONDS
SHORT TERM SECURITIES
Bld IAsk'd
100 More Beds Found
For Disabled Veterans

Heartening to rumors that dis
abled war veterans, requiring ,nedi-
cal attention. lacked accommoda-
tfons in the District, William F..
Franklin, assistant adjutant OF the
District department of the American
Legion, put a committee to work
under the direction Of w. E Cline
in a hunt for needed space. Yester-
day. he announced that 100 beds had
been found.
Fifty beds are available for dis
ahIed veterans in the Naval Hos.
pitaI at Portsmouth, Va, and SO
more at the Marine Hospital at
Newport News, Va, Franklin said.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

Wheat-F'irmer. No. red winter,
garlicky, domestic, $1.S2K. Re-
,ceipts. 91,56S bu.; shipments, S0,519
bu.
Corn-Fair demand. No. 2 yellow,
domestic, new, 99c@$1 bu. Receipts,
9,491 bu.; shipments, 1,245 bu.
tic. 57O5sc bu.; No. 8 white, $50
56kc bu. Receipts, none; shipments,
a A91 hll
The Washington times., 1928-12-13

Yellow Truck. 3sX 35X 35X 81
Youngstown... lolk 9ssG se96 1oo11
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Offutt Reelected

Henry W. Offutt, active in bust
ness here for 40 years, and president
kof the Potomac Savings Bank of
GEORGETOWN since 1898, yesterday
was reelected to office at the annual
meeting OF the board of directors of
the institution. The directors voted
tiaa regular semiannual dividend OF
per cent
4 Other officers reelected were AL
pfionse NJ. Baer, vice president; r.
Agee BoWles. vice president; C. Wen
del Shoemaker, cashier; Emory II.
Boriey, secretary Eimore 7. Bur-
detfer, assistant cashier, and George
w. Otfutt, attorney.
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QUOTATIONS OF TIE FINANCIAL Markets
LOCAL STOCKS

(Furnished BY ". p. Hibbs a CU.l
washington Gas So. a. $1,000
105h.
Potomac Electric SIS. pfd.. 100
los; 5@107.
washington Gas Light, 10@1025k.
Riggs National Bank. 1866.
Merchants Bank and Trust Conn
pany. 25015s.
washington Loan and Trust Com
pany, I0515.
Barber and Ross, common, 5000.
Lanston Monotype, S@11Ss
Mergenthaler Linotype. 50io4ais:
100104zs.
Peoples Drug stores. pfd.. 50117;
200127.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric 5s5s, ptd. 40
los.
Chesapeake and Potomac TeIe-
phone 5s, 81 900 O 99s<s
Washington Gas So. 3, 5000
1854.
washington Railway and Electric
As, l$50O091A.
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
IS, $200@10O.
Washington Railway and Electric
general 6s, So ,OO0@1
Capital Traction Company. 80
10s.
Washington Railway and Electric,
pfd., 5000 1S; 100 @991s.
+
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Christmas Dividend

The board of directors of the
National Metropolitan Bank. meet
ing yesterday, declared an extra
christmas dividend Of per cent,
which is double the customary /
per cent rate. The dividend is pay
able January /. Books will close
for transfer December % to De.
refpber 81 inclusive.
Fy The board Of the Continental
Trust Company announces declara-
Aion Of the regular dividend of IL
per cent payable December 81, to
stockholders of record December %.
An extra Christmas dividend Of
per cent has been declared by the
board of the Union Trust Company.
This extra, with the regular quar-.
,terly dividend, brings to II per cent
1.-THE total return for the year. The
extra is double the Christmas divi.
sdend disbursed last year.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK. Dec. 13 Q.N.S).-
Clearing house statement:
Exchanges. 81, ,674, ,OO0, 900; balances,
$3.50. 900, 900; Federal reserve banks
credit balance, $1S7 200, 900.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13

Extra dividend.
fifty cents extra.
books closed.
tThree per cent extra.
The Washington times., 1928-12-13

Miss Gray. at Main $500, can always
direct Won to desirable unfuEnlshed
reuuire cannot be located In the CLASH
He'd FentNl NdN
Evening star., 1928-11-25
UNITED STATES
In WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today.

The value of the high seas fleet sur
rendered by Germany under the armi-
stice, not including the U-boats. Is esti,
mated at $3.50, ,O00, 900. Marshal
Foch. with Gen. Guillaumat and
Gouraud, entered Strasburg To-Day az
the head of the French Army amid the
tremendous enthusiasm Of 100000 per-
sons Never did an army have such a
triumphal greeting. Desplte
widespread opposition to his absence
from the United States, President VIII
son is still resolved to go to Europe.
Passports are issued to his party, but
the names of those who will accom-
pany him are withheld. Tne
Soviet asserts its control Of the Ger
man government and the Ebert govern
ment, Is believed shorn Of its power
The situation in Germany Is fast dr1tt-'
ing into general confusion. Total
casualties Of the Italian armies in the
war were about 1000 900 men, OF whom
400,000 were killed or died OF wounds
and 100, 900 died from disease and otn-
er causes: 100000 others are listed as
permanently disabled. United
States naval estimates for 1920 have
been reduced 81 900 as the re-
suit of the signing of the armistice,, put
Secretary Daniels still recommends q
three-year building program OF loo
ships. 80 A total OF sos, l79.USS
was contributed to the United War
Work Campaign, for the seven accredit-
ed war work agencies. the largest sum
ever provided through voluntary Offer
ings In the history OF mankind. -
Evening star., 1928-11-25


more than seven years. have arranged
to meet him In advance of his arrival
in the countries where they are
stationed.
Speaking 18 months ago before the
delegates to the third Pan American
Commercial Conference. in Washington,
Mr.. Hoover sounded keynote which Is
worthy of recollection now. In that
address he said:
I'm the Western Hemisphere, our
commercial policies differ from those in
all of the world in that our iI1terna-
tional trade relations have within them
no element of political relations. We
are a unit In the Western Hemisphere
in our demand and In our intention,
arising from 100 years of tradition,
that we should maintain the political
independence Of every unit in the West
and therefore in our commercial dis
ctsstonS,. in oIr endeavor to advance
our commercial relations, we have none
of those difficult problems that confront
many other portions of the world, OF
the political order, for commerce with
us runs free. 1t runs free within those
limits of domestic policies by which we
improve the prosperity, build up the
structure of each of our individual
countries, and 1t Is upon the prosperity
of each country that we all of US build
our foundations"
"a Acopyright, 1921
Evening star., 1928-11-25
: A Constitutional Monarch.

When the late Theodore Roosevelt
was touring Europe eighteen years ago,
certain crowned head, with a lament
in his voice, said to the former American
Chief Executive: Colonel, I always
envied you. am merely a President
for life, but you were a King for eight
years." The royal spokesman was a
constitutional monarch. -,
Such man Is George y, { "by the
grace of God, Of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ireland and the
British Dominions Beyond the Seas
King, Defender Of the Faith, Emperor
of india" who now lies Ill, though
happily not dangerously, In historic
Buckingham Palace. London and the
empire, deinoeTat,zed+ as thoroughly as
our own or any other republican com.
munity on the face Of the earth. wait
anxiously for news of their sovereign's
recovery.
It Is dread moments like these that
turn the searchlight on the average
BritonI deep-footsd reverence for the.
Crown and all It denotes III George Vs
case, it denotes. more. than that. It
indicates very profound respect and
admiration for the King who. has played
the royal game like man, and the man
who has played every inch OF it like
King. -
Figurehead though he be, the British
King Emperor Is vital symbol of
patriotism. No Briton alive, either in
John Bulls tight little islands in the
North Sea or In continents overseas,
would lightly surrender it. The British
Crown is no tyrant's diadem. It stands
for British liberties. Worn by modern
and modest monarch Of George VS. type,
1t personifles In particular an empires
devotion to a gentleman of England,
tried in war and tested in peace and
never found wanting. .>.. .s.
The American people wish bis Britain
mic majesty speedy recovery and a
prolongation Of a reign certain to leave
an honored, impress on his country's
stirring history.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
Harvard's QUESTIONABLE.

Harvard University Is trying to deter
mine. the factors that lead to business
success. The Department of Economics
has sent questionnaires to $4,000 leading
American business men who are asked
to furnish a good deal of information
about themselves, including their own
explanations Of their progress. The
research is in charge of Prof. F. w.
Taussig, whose textbook Is a classic in
high schools and colleges, and is spon-
sored by committee headed by. Julius
H. Barnes, former president of the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
The efficacy. of the questionnaire
method for determining anything always
is open to, doubt In this case it seems
especially falIible. The type of person
who succeeds III business seldom, it is
likely, is the type Of person given to
seh-ana1ysis. Few persons, however
honest their intentions, are able properly
to evaluate the elements of their ewn
careers. Most of them will say that
they worked hard and dealt honestly
with the public. That will be true, SO
far as it goes. but it hardly will con-
tribute anything to the sum total Of
information. on the subject. 1t would
,ae more interesting to know what made
Them work hard and what made them
Evening star., 1928-11-25
You Must Go to Hoover for Variety !.
:: OF Things Around Washington Now

known as "Ike" Hoover. Mr.. "Ike"
Hoover has inhabited the White House
since the days Of President Harrison.
He has seen a lot of other families take
their turn in the presidential Office He
has told them all what to do in White
House forms and they have done 1t. He
Is "chief usher" Mr.. Hoover, as Presi-
dent, as White House host, will pattern
himself on Mr.. Hoover's recollections
and instructions.
\ \
Finally, If you are the owner of a
railroad and If you start getting 1t
valued" by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, you encounter Mr.. Hoover
In the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's valuation Bureau" He hurls
law at your estimate of the value" OF
your. railroad. He was born In Iowa.
He was born In West Branch, Iowa.
Yes. This Hoover-Mr. George G.
Hoover--is actually really related to
President-elect Hoover. He Is his
couSin.A VI eaf et =, @FS h't- ~ .
r.. * n #"a ia r n
If Hoovers weren't so quiet, 1t would
long ago have appeared that they were
on their way to giving us a Hoover
Government.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star., 1928-11-25
EVERYDAY RELIGION
3 s ---@-------=--- =
BY THE RIGHT REV JAMES E. FREEMAN, D. D, LII. D.
Bishop OF Warrington

told the story of the Good Samaritan
as contained In the tenth chapter OF
st, Lukes gospel The story was de-
signed to define the high office of neigh
Dor and to disclose the true purpose of
neighborly conduct. To make the mar
rative more impressive He told the Jew
who asked the question that, to the
man afflicted upon the highway, un-
friended and alone, stranger Samari-
tan, one of a despiSed group. rendered
the real service in the time of the af-
flicted mans need To the mind of
Jesus, the neighbor was one who re-
sponded to the call of another, however
remotely related he might be, and with
out reference either to contiguity or
consanguinity. Wherever there was
need of assistance, wherever the cry of
help was heard, there the response must
be made.
Probably at no time in the worlds
history has there been so large an OPP
portNntty, to give expression to the
Ideal OF the Master as in this present
hour, \ Where once racial and national
boundaries defined the field In which
men disclosed their Tleighborly regard,
today we have come TO realize .thGt
neither race, creed nor national pecul.
iarities limit or determine the field OF
OuA ACABAAbOA1y CAOCaFOA0s ~ -ResA q
phrase an ancient word, mo nation
liVeth unto itself" More and more we
hAve come to believe in the essential
unity Of the human race. More and
more we have come to feel that God
has really made all nations of men to
dwell In peace and harmony. on the
earth. We dare not, If we would, cir-
cumScribe the boundaries OF our inter-
ests Or service. While we may not ac-
7cept tire implications of nationa1isn,
we may have the international mind
we can recognize that today, as never
before, modern inventions have liter
ally made the world one vast whisper
ing gallery. - 2%:< y, Il
e We OF America have been blessed
above others In these latter years, and
at our. national Thanksgiving time. 4 II
we are trlle to our ideals, we must
stretch the boundaries of. our interests.
our sympathies and our endeavors, until
they are coterminous with human life
the world over. We cannot but believe,
In spite Of all said to the contrary, that
we, are coming to recognize the COM
monness of the white mans burden"
In our better hours we are coming to
feel that we have contribution to
make that must enrich and bless the
peoples Of every name. No prouder dis
tinction can come to us than of being
the Good Samaritan to all men, every
where the world over.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

honest with. the public. ( Il also would
be interesting to know Rfethkr1Cf rot
these qualities, in themselves, have any
real bearing: on success. Few among
these $4,000 men. 1t is likely, will prop
erly evaluate the factor of luck
There Is the danger that these ques-
tonnaires will not reveal what the men
themselves think. granted that they ever
have devoted, any real thought to the
subject, The probability is that most
Of them have ,been too busy for this
sort of introversion Their answers will
be what their Sabbath school teachers
told them were the elements Of success.
Nevertheless so extensive a distribu-
ton of questionnaires is bound to strike
ore In a few places and yield inforna-
ton of real value to follow UP. 1t should
be possible for the professors to dis
criminate between those answers which
represent the original thought and self
analysis of the men themselves and
those which merely represent the opin-
ions of their maiden aunts which they
have carried through life with them.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
who Is MY NetOhoor7"-St. Luke, r.2s
Beyond Our Borders"

Beyond Our Borders"
If, as some one has said. Thanks
giving is Thanksgiving. ~ then Upon our
national day Of gratitude We should dis
cover afresh not only the cause for our
thanksgiving, but the evidence of our
Thanksgiving. This is our great family
Gay as a people. 1t Is day that has
halloWed associations and it brings
back to memory not only the sacred
ties that bind us together in house,
holds. but the memory of those dear
ones whom we have loved and lost a
while" We give thanks not only for
the gifts that have been lowered upon
us, but as we'll for the ties Of kinship
and friendship that In themselves con-
stitute the chiefest blessings Of life.
Very properly this Is a day Of happy
reunions, and 1t Is also one that en-
phasizes our unity as people and the
Nation. We cannot believe that our
national Thanksgiving day is solely de-
signed to make US remember what we
as q people have enjoyed or that 1t Is
given us to. felicitate ourselves that we
have these blessings to ourselves for our
own selfish satisfaction. !.
We begin our lives within the limited
circle of the home. Little by little the
circle IS expanded Until 1t colnprehends
tlfoee whom we come to regard as
friend 81 Aeain 1t is enlarged To COM
pfeherdf the community in whose In
terests we have a common share. With
the growth OF years and the more COM
brehensive vision, we identify ourselves
with the larger concerns Of the State,
and ultimately of the Nation. 1t Is
thus that our vision is broadened and
our sympathies deepened. We break
away from our insular and provincial
ways only as we come to understand
our relation : to the larger scheme Of
things There are doubtless those
among us who have never had this
larger vision Of life; they have never
come to. understand Its real purpose nor
the part they may play in making this
old world fit place in which. to live.
There is no story that was told by
Jesus that illustrates in a more striking
way what He held to be the true ex-
preston of neighborliness than the
story Of the Good Samaritan. He had
been confronted by captious lawyer
who was seeking to entangle and EN-
harrass Him In His talk. Jesus had led
him on until he asked Him the lead
ing question, "Who is my neighbour"
It was in response to this that Jesus