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The Washington times., 1928-10-12
BOY T UGIT I'VE
CAPTURED

Melvin Beale. IS, of East Point
Ga, who escaped from the Nationa
Training School for Boys Tuesfay
was captured last night by William
E. Kidwell, of Potomac Va, while
prowling with another youth in the
rear of the Kidwell home. He was
returned to the training school
Mrs. Gertrude Kidwell was awak
ened by the barking of watch dog
and saw two youths lurking in the
shadows of a garage. She sum
moned her father.
When KidwelI made his appear.
ance the two youths began to run
Kidwell shouted. Stop, or Fl
shoot" Beale stopped but his com
panion kept on running.
Beale was attired in the training
school uniform and he told Kldwell
that he was looking in the garage
to see IL he could find some other
clothing. When Bea1e escaped from
the training school he was accom-.
panied by Henry Robertson, IL. OF
Kernersville, N. c..
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
women GUESTS.
Of kIWAN|S

"To provide for each child an
equal opportunity, commensurate
with that child's ability" was set
forth as the aim of the washing.
ton Board of Education by Miss
Jessie La Sale, assistant superln'
tendent of schools, in an ADDRESS
before the Kiwanis CLUB at Us
MONDAY luncheon yesterday IN the
washington Hotel.
The affair was staged TOR the
women and wives and frlenos OF
the Kiwanis turned out In torce.
II is an annual event. ApproXl'
natelv 400 were present.
Mics La Sale paid Washington
commitment when she said that TINS
citv baa more selective population
than any other city of its size in
the country. With seiectNe popu-
lation. according to Miss La sane,
! higher mental class or cniidren
result. She also emphasized tnaI
the children must depend upon
their brains from their parents ana
that instructors can only cultivate
the brains provided.
Preceding the speaker. the sub
iect of care for the crippled chill
dren was mentioned by the club
president. He stated that resolu-
tfons favoring the provision for q
school for these unfortunates would
be sent to each civic club and clti-
zens organizations today in order
ia have them returned to be laid
before the Commissioners at their
next meeting.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
Child Darts in Front
OF Car and rs Badly Hurt

Joseph w. Junghans, 5, of the
1900 block of Bladensburg Rd. n. F.,
was dying today in Casualty Hos,
pital from injuries suffered last
night when he was struck by an
automobile in front of his home,
police reported.
Darling from the sidewalk the
child ran directly into the path OF
an automobile driven by Ernest
Van Cleve Baugh, jr., washington
newspaper man. Baugh took the
child to the hospital and then sur
rendered to police. He was re-
leased in the custody of his at.
fnrney
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
26 Cases of Typhoid
Run Down to Carrier

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-Twenty.
six of the forty-nine cases ot
typhoid fever in Greenwich Village
have been traced directly to Fred
erick Moersch. now being detained
in the Riverside Hospital, North
Brother Island, according to an an
nouncement by the Department Of
Health.
The latest victim of the disease IS
a Brooklyn messenger boy who, the
department says, purchased ice
cream in the store conducted By
MoerscFl's daughter while deliver
ing a message in that vicinity. HIS
| is in the Methodist Episcopal Hos
pital.
Another messenger boy, chuH
OF the Brooklyn youth, who wa'
with him when he bought the ict
cream, is among the other forty
eight cases. He is being treaties
! at his home.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
Men Biggest Tippers,
French Porters
Declare

PARIS, oct. 12.-Men give bigger
tips than women, report several
French porters at the railway sta
lions where they are able TO Judge
tippers OF many nationaIities, Young
women, they say, are sometimes
very generous. especially liz this Is
their first long journey. Elderly
women wearing large old-fashioned
iewelry, are always fussy and win
make one carry exceedingly heavy
trunks for very few pennies. But
nearly all women seem to begrudge
poor men handling their bags and
trunks.
Among the men, AngIo-Saxons
are the ones who tip like kings.
The German gives very little, ac-
cording to the porters, as well as
the Belgian and Dutchman.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
Oak Tree, Landmark,
Must Be Cut Down

The 200.year-oId white oak tree
overhanging the home OF s. e.
Cochran, 2949 Newark st., Ii to be
cut down. Removal Of the tree
fas heen recommended by Clifford
Iarham, superintendent OF trees
and parkings Of the District, fol.
lowing formal request Of
Cochran. who feared for the safety
OF his family.
Naighbors of the Cocfrans have
protested against removal Of the
tree on the ground that IL ii one
Of the landmarks Of the community.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
New York SaleswOman
Injured by Street Car

Struck by washington Railway
and Electric Company street car ct
Seventeenth and I Streets Northwest,
yesterday, Mrs. II. b. Downing, AZ,
OF New York city, was knocked
down and seriously injured. She
is being treated by DIR. ]. Rutkoski,
OF Emergency Hospital, for frac.
tured skull and leg.
Mrs. Downing, q commercial
traveller, was pinned under the
front truck of the street car, and
the motorman had to back the car
off her before she could be extri.
Gated. She is a guest at the Har-
rington Hotel.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
FORMER PUBLISHER DIES

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Oct. IL. -
L. NJ. Rowan. former owner Of
the White Sulphur Sentinel, is
dead at White Sulphur Springs.
w. Va. He was the father of
city. Besides a widow and five
children, he is survived by his
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
HOLY NAME DANCE

The Holy Name Society Of the
Church Of the Assumption will hold
a dance in the Congress Heights
auditorium Saturday night. Music
for the dance will be furnished by
Anne ArIen's orchestra.
The Washington times., 1928-10-12
$25, SIS and SIS Prizes Each Week
4 Grand Prizes $3.50, $3.50 500 and $50
First Week Of Santa Claus Story Contest Ends
Tomorrow Night at Midnight
Is Your Story in for This Week?

Contestants in the great tenweek 900 Santa Claus Story
Contest must have their manuscripts in the hands of the Man.
agr of the Santa Claus Story Contest postmared later
than midnight October Is if they wish their stories to be
sdered for the first weeks prizes The prize winners will be
announced for the first week this Friday evening
at which time the first przewnnng story will also be broad
cast over Station WRC
is not too late to get story in for this You
write tonight Read the conditions of this wonderful
test below and start writing Anyone write Santa Claus
story The subject to write about the week ending
tomorrow night is Santas Preparation His Long Journey
from the North Pole to The Palais Royal"
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
BEARS LIKE TO
SHOW OFF AS
ACTORS

Edwin Carewe has discovered
temperament lies not only in the
actors and actresses under his di-
rection.
The producer, In filming RE
venge. y starring Dolores Del Rio
for United Artists release, which
IL on the Earle screen this week
experienced some genuine tenn
peramental demonstrations with
fifty-two. large bears used III
the picture
When Carewe selected one bear
for certain scene. the Others
became enraged with jealousy Ia
he used the same bear two or
three times for some particular
episode, the bear being worked DE-
veloped 4 streak OF temperament
and went through a regular series
OF show-off antics for the bcneftt
of his fellow bruins on the side
lines.
Carewe had to await such time
as his animal actors relieved
themselves Of mood cunnplexes,
One hour OF the day would find
B bear actor willing to do anything
he was called upon to do, but
the next hour was Just az apt td
find him unwilling and moody al
some human artists become on Uc4
casions
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
MIDGETS LIKE
THEIR NICE
THINGS

Nothing but the very latest
Paris modes for the ladies of the
famous troupe of Singers Midgets,
now playing at Loew's Palace.
There is just as much coquetry
and feminine vanity. in LADY
33 inches tall as there is in her
sister Of normal stature. In fact,
one is tempted to suspect, even
more, and these wee princesses
from the land of Lilliput strut and
stroll through their fashion show
in trains of glittering sequins and
trailing plumes of Paradise.
A famous French house has
made special designs for these
perfectly formed little actresses
the highest OF whom is only 40
inches tall. They are especially
fond of. vampish frocks of soft
velvet or satin, wound closely
about the figure with low decol-
letage, and long train which. is
handled with all the grace and
dexterity of a true femme du
monde.
Many of these frocks are covered
with metal embroidery or sequins.
Some are slit coquetishly at the
side to show the tiniest. of ankles.
and wee brocaded slipper with. a
ridiculously high heel. Huge fans,
graceful and exotic, of softest
sprays of paradise in black and
white and vivid shades are pat
of each costume And there are
also glittering head dresses of bril-
liants to confine the perfectly mar.
celled locks of the tiny ladies.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
WILL
GIVE T AK
ON ERIN

Burton Holmes has recently re-
turned from a long sojourn in
the Irish Free State, What he
saw there will he most effectively
revealed on his great screen at
the National Theater on Thurs
day afternoon, December 1S
Among the places TO be visited
will be Dublin, the intellectual
and political center of the Irish
Free State; Cork with her 1900
years of history; the Lakes of
Killarney, Glengariff. Armagh,
Limerick, Lisdoonvarna, Athlone,
the Cliffs of Moher, the Gap of
Dunloe and the Aran Islands. So
effective is the itinerary that
most of the famous counties
wicklow. Mayo, Galway, Clare.
Tipperary, Kerry and others-will
pass in panoramic succession
across the travellers picture
screen.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Ava's in my own entertainment.
OF course in an entirely orig
inal way.
But the point want to make
Is that the historian OF magic
can trace an unbroken line of
succession from the Fakir OF Ava
inl 1880. to my own entertain
nent at the Polls today. In
two years, then. my show viii
round out the century mark and
in the summer OF 1880 I propose
to. celebrate the centenary Sof the
Thurst0n Show at my home at
Beechhurst, Long Island
II have studied magical hig-
tory carefully, and there IS no
other magician in the world who
can trace the beginnings OF his
show back more than two gem
erations. I have three genera
tions to my credit That IS some
thing worth boasting about IN
this transftory world" This uin
Thnrston's twenty third annual
visit to Washington.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
MISS SKINNER
TO BE HEARD
TN RECITAL

Miss Skinner. who is the talented
daughter of tmous father, Otis
Skinner, is coming to Memorial
Continental Hall on Saturday night.
December Is and will present her
program of character sketches all
written by herself, exactly as they
were presented during marvel.
lously successful season in New
York city.
This performance is being ar.
ranged lnder the auspices the
Washington Smith College Club
for the benefit of its scholarship
fund. through which Washington
girl Is aided financially during her
four years at Smith College. The
tickets may he had from Mrs.
Henry X. Willard. 1888 X Street or
at 1900 G st. n. w.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
NILS ASTHER IS
EAGER TO BE
AMERICAN

Nils. Asther, the young Scandi-
navian actor. who created such a
favorable impression on American
screen audiences by his work in.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh" and
"Sorrell and Son" is afforded
one of the biggest opportunities
in his career in his work oppo-
site Joan Crawford in Metro.
Goldwyn Mayors latest feature
production, Dream of Love. now
playing ait Loew's Palace.
Asther plays the role Of the
young crown prince heir to the
throne of a mythical Balkan king
dom, who loves and wins the
heart of .strolling gypsy maid.
How that love Is sacrificed. how.
after a world upheaval. it flowers
again and is for the second time
renounced. forms story of pas
sionate interest and colorful ro.
nance.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

You can trace magic shows
Just the same as you can tam.
ilies.'' says the magician, "and !
take considerable pride in my
magical family tree. have been
playing now about quarter Of
+ Z century. ii succeeded Kellar and
took over his show. KelIar had
his beginnings back In. the early
seven Ties, when he succeeded
the Fakir of Ava, famous
nrakician Of the middle part OF
!. the last century The q lSir Of
Ava. dated the beginnings Of
: Ill 4 magic show back to-. about
1880. ssssonae OF tnes apparatus
the Fa1kir of AVA used & in his
entertainments waIs passed on
to- KeIlar and in turn was de-
slfvered to my keeping. 4 am
using two or three Of the orig.
iuaI dgets Of the XIX ot
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Writes Songs

Buddy Rogers. star of Some
one to Love, now playing at
Loews Columbia has blossomed
forth AS "a song writer. He is re-
sponsihle in part for the theme
song Someone to Love"
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Thurston s SholD IS
100 Years Old

Thurston who iscoming to the Polls Theater Sunday
night SAYS that taken hundred years to build up
his present program about the time requires for
acorn to expand into fully grown oak And he Is very
proud Of the fact the head of the oldest magical
show ii the world That To say genealogicay speaking
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
A Young Circus

In addition to the Singers
Midgets appearing in Miniatures
of 1929" at Loew's Palace. there
are three elephants, Is ponies.
leopard. and other animals.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
WHEAT PRICES SAG
IN EARLY TRADING
Market Turns Bearish After Heavy
Deliveries on December
Contracts.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 31-All wheat
today went under the lowest prices
which the market had heretofore touched
this season. Good sized deliveries on
December wheat contracts here, togeth-
er with world shipments Of wheat on a
large scale, had decided bear.sh eff
feet. Opening unchanged to q lower,
wheat values later showed material
setback all around. Corn, oats and pro-
visions were little easier, with corn
starting at "a off to Ia up, and subse-
quently showing slight general declines.
Selling which carried wheat prices to
q new low record for the 1923 croD
began to develop today as soon as busi-
ness commenced. World shipments Of
wheat for the last week, 20,391 900
bushels, were shown to be nearly double
those of year ago. and month end
deliveries here gave evidence that the
trade as rule was unwilling to keep
custody of actual grain. 1t was asserted
also that the United States is now prac-
tically certain to carry over large pro-
portion of the worlds excess wheat
surplus.
Relative steadiness of corn prices to-
day was owing in part to the fact that
a large share of the corn delivered to
settle Chicago December corn contracts
was being taken over by shipping in
terests. On the other hand, receipts Of
corn here today were of liberal volume,
531 cars Besides forecasts of q cold
wave were construed as favorable to an
increased movement of the corn crop.
Evening star., 1928-12-31

decline was actually stopped when call
money went to IL per cent around noon.
All Thursday afternoon and Friday the
rate remained at IL per cent and stocks
rose sharply. One naturally wonders If
the lower rates expected after the turn
of the year will bring falling stock
prices.
But still the best advice ~ in Wall
Street seems to be that stocks cannot
continue to advance in the face of high
money rates, and that it will take
easier rates after the first of the year
to bring about a broad advance in
stocks. Even now, while the industrials
have regained practically all of the
ground lost in the reaction, the rails
have recovered only one half their loss
In recent years easy money has meant
more to good rail market than it has
to the induStrials.
Copper Situation Improves.
From a stock market point of view
one of the outstanding developments of
last week has been the advance in the
price of copper from 16 cents to 1872
cents. The copper situation is strong,
and most producers are expecting a
further advance of IA cent in the next
few days, and possibly to II cents
before the end of January. They say
that there is little chance of copper
prices declining before next Summer,
and some are even more optimistic than
that. In the meantime the earning
position of the leading copper producers,
such as Anaconda, Kennecott, Calumet
g. Hecla, PhelpS-Dodge, and others,
continues to improve.
New York curb prices last week were
irregular, relaxation after the sharp
advance of the preceding week. Utility
stocks showed good gains, but as a
whole curb prices did not advance as
Evening star., 1928-12-31
DIVIDENDS TO EXCEED BILLION
IN YEAR-END DISTRIBUTION

since the war, accounting for 81
per cent of all corporate new capital
and refunding. AS a rule, it is safe
to. say that dividend disbursements on
each dollar OF capital may be expected
far to exceed interest disbursements.
More than 80 corporations will dis
tribute extra cash dividends this week
of ST a share or more. In few
cases these extras run as high as So
and 81 share.
AS usual, General Motors heads the
list of companies paying out large sums
in special dividends. Stockholders OF
that company will receive $3.50 a share
extra on 17.400000 shares, or $43,500,-
O00 The amount of this distribution
is the same as that made year ago.
Du Pont de Nemours, which paid $3.75
a share extra year ago, will distribute
$4.75 a share on the same number OF
shares this year, or total of $13,422,-
487 in cash distributed, against S10,-
GIL ,437 a year ago. The split-ups of
General Motors and du Pont do not
take effect in time for the new shares
to participate in the cash distribution.
The United States Steel Corporation
will make the third largest cash distri-
button, paying $1.75 on its common
stock, or $12,453,411 in all. Steel is
paying no extra this year. Among the
prominent industrial corporations pay
ing extra cash dividends the first of the
year are the following: American Snuff,
So; Continental Gas 81 Electric, ST;
Hercules Powder, $6; Singer Manufac-
turing, $3.50; West Coast Oil, So; G. w.
Helme Co., So; Pratt 81 Lambert, Inc,
So; Reynolds Tobacco $3.50; Chese-
brough Manufacturing, 81 so; American
Can, 81; American Banknote, 81; Cen
eral Electric, 81; Indiana Pipe Line, 81;
Ingersoll-Rand, 81; Locw's, 81; Ma
tional Cash Register, ST: National
Sugar Refining 81; United States
Playing Card, 81, and Warren Bros
ST.. Banks paying extras include: Title
Evening star., 1928-12-31
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 31-The
present week is expected by Wall Street
to establish a record in volume OF cash
distributed to stockholders and investors
throughout the country in the form OF
dividends and interest. While accurate
figures on the probable turnover are not
available, estimates place the aggregate
at we'll over S1,000,000,000. More than
a thousand of the Nations largest cor
porations will make dividend payments
on approximately 1900 issues of shares.
In the main, two factors are re-
sponsible for making this dividend date
the largest in the countrys history. One
of these is the fact that the end OF
the year finds business extraordinarily
prosperous and industrial production
proceeding at record rate. This cir
cumstance has resulted in increased
dividends in some cases and the lnltl-
alton or resumption Of dividends In
other cases. The other major factor in
the situation is the expansion Of cor
porate business during 1928, first,
through the transferring of private en-
terprise to the corporate form; second,
through stock split-ups and stock dlvl-
dends, which have increased rapidly the
number OF shares on which DIVIDENDS
must be paid, and which tend to make
for increased cash distributions
In addition to the fact that the
prosperity of American corporations
this year will result in larger cash dis
tributicns because there will be more
cash available, prosperity affects the
volume Of dividends in another and
less direct manner. In periods OF good
times, when the volume of business is
growing, profits are large and conf
dence prevails, stocks generally come
into favor as the medium of corporate
financing, as against bonds. Figures
compiled by the Commercial and
Financial Chronicle show that the ratio
of stock financing during the year
which ends today has been the largest
Evening star., 1928-12-31
ATHLETE BROWNS
IN RESCUE EFFORT
After Saving Girl, He Stays
in Icy Water After Yale
ClaSSmate.

CRAWFORD, N. j., December 81.
Norman S. Hall, Yale athlete, gave his
life yesterday in an attempt to save a
classmate from drowning after having
rescued the classmates sister when ice
gave way under skaters.
Leonard F. GEM, a fellow junior
with Hall at New Haven, was rescued
by Donald RosencranZ, a Boy Scout of
Crawford. The foot ball player never
rose to the surface after plunging back
into the pond in which he, Genz and
GEMS younger sister, Vera, had been
precipitated when ice crumbled beneath
them as they skated.
Plunge Into Water.
The pond is really widened portion
of a small stream which has current
enough to render the ice in its middle
insecure. AS the three skaters ap-
preached midstream they were plunged
into about eight feet of water.
Hall fought his way with the girl
through the thin ice to a point where
he could place her upon solid surface.
Without an inStant's hesitation he
plunged back after GEM. After Rosen-
cranz had pulled out GEM, he dived
Repeatedly 1UI f1dlI. FlIldlly lIlG bOy
Scout was ordered from the water by
firemen. They recovered the body only
after several hours effort with grap-
pling hooks.
Son Of Jersey Banker.
Hall, 20 years old, was the son of a
Neptune, N. j., banker. He had been
spending part of his Christmas vaca-
ton with the GEM family in Crawford
AS sophomore and Junior at Yale,
Hall was substitute guard on the var
sity foot ball team and was varsity
track star last Spring, his specialties
being the shotput and hurdles. Injuries
kept him on the sidelines of the grid
iron much of the last season. He earned
his letter both as a sophomore and as
a junior by playing against Princeton
and Harvard. He was the most expert
enced guard available for next Falls
eleven.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
New Firm Organized.

NEW YORK, December 81 (P.-The
Kirsch Co. has been organized
to take over assets of the Kirsch Manu-
featuring Corporation, established %
years ago at Three Rivers, Mich, and
will specialize in the manufacture OF
curtain rods and drapery hardware.
The new company will have plants at
Sturgis, Mich, and Oakland, Callt.,
with branches in Boston, New York,
Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, ST. Louis,
Los Angeles and Portland, Greg.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
POTATO MARKET DULL.

CHICAGO, December 81 CP.-(Unit-
ed States Department of Agriculture) -
Potatoes-Receipts, $50 cars; on track,
ITO cars: total United States shipments,
SATURDAY., TIA; Sunday, 81 cars; trad
ing slow, market dull; Wisconsin
sacked round whites, 85a1.00; fancy,
1.O5al 10; Minnesota and North Da-
kota sacked round white, 80a90; Idaho
sacked Russets, 140a1.75; mostly los.
Evening star., 1928-12-31
COTTON is STEADY
IN OPENING SALES
Holidays in Foreign Countries
Cause Restriction in
Business.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 31.-The cot
ton market opened steady at a decline
of 2 points to an advance of points.
Business was restricted by the holidays
abroad, but there appeared to be some
trade buying to fix prices and a little
commission house demand which was
probably prompted by the favorable tone
of year-end reviews and the expression
of optimistic opinions regarding the
general business outlook for 1929. jan
uary contracts sold up to 20.25 and
July to 1892. making net advances OF
about 2 to points. and the market was
within a point or two OF the oest AT
the end of the first half hour.