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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS
GATHER IN CONVENTION
Fall Session of Association Opens
Today at Virginia Beach-Ban-
quet Tonight on Program.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK. Va, November 12.-With
little thought of business cares, pub
fishers throughout the Nation were ar
irving today at Virginia Beach for
the annual Fall session of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers Association.
opening at 3 pm. At this session, the
banquet tonight and sessions tomorrow
and Wednesday a number of speakers.
among them Gov. Harry F. Byrd of
Virginia, were to be heard.
Primarily golf and sightseeing held
the attention Of the visiting newspaper
men.
More than 200 publishers were ex-
pected here for this gathering and of
that number approximately half had
arrived by last night and early today
After registering plus fours and other
kindred tCcs and paraphenalia. known
to the links. golf was taken on and the
merry chase of the little white ball
over the Princess Anne Country Club
golf course was begun There was
some golf1rg by first arrivals yesterday.
Edward H. Butler. publisher of the
Buffalo IN. W Times and presi-
dent of the association, was to call the
assemblage to order this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12

when he was put in Jail, charged police
with a preconceived plan to railroad
the paraders to jail and prevent them
from presenting their case to Secretary
Davis. He charged his party was put
four in cell and slept on the floor
among cockroaches.
Thomas also scored the Jail fare, yet
he said he would do the same thing
again II he felt the cause were worth
it. He went into long discussion of
the course of Soviet Russia, comparing
them with what he described as the
capitalist courts of America" Others
Of the leaders presented much the same
argument.
In passing sentence, Judge Hit said
"These people all come here to make
protest against the laws of America
If they don't like the laws of the Unit
ed States, ! don't see why they don't
find some country whose laws they dc
like and go to it."
Ten banners, one of them demand
ing the withdrawal of Marines from
Nicaragua and the other nine dealing
with release Of John Porter and prepa-
ration for what was termed another
capitalist imperialist war, were pre-
Sented as evidence to the court, but
were objected to by Mr.. Given.
The paraders, many of them in their
teens, composed of 10 girls and l9
men, we're arrested shortly after noon
Saturday in front of the State, War and
Navy Building by Detectives Ogle anc
H. e. Brodie, after they had made a
complete circuit of the building. They
were paraded to headquarters, where
they were photographed and finger
printed
Saturday night immigration officials
from Baltimore spent long session
with the men of the band examining
their papers and passports to check ur
on their residence in this country.
The four paraders sent to Juvenile
Court are Philip Shinberg. IA. Of th'
1900 block Seventh street. Abraham
Brooks, Ia. 900 block Florida avenue
Florence Plotnick. H. 400 block Rhod'
Island avenue, and Helen Colodny, 16
3400 block Warder street.
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Continued From First Page)
genuine and honest limitation of arma-
ment.
Declaring that war is destructive and
gains nothing that could not have been
acquired by a more reasonable course.
and that war interferes with national
progress, the President is anxious that
its causes may be lessened.
Explaining that the war will have
cost this Nation more than one hun
dred billion dollars, which he said was
more than it cost any of the allies. he
declared that whatever may be thought
or said OF this country, We know. and
every informed person should know.
that We reaped no selfish benefits. and
that no citizen of the United States
need make an apology to any one any
where for not having done our duty
in defense Of the cause of world liberty
He referred to comment from abroad
about our isolation. stating that no in
formed person, either at home or
abroad, would blame us for not inter
fering in affairs which are peculiarly
the concern of others to adjust, or
when We are asked to help for stating
clearly the terms on which We are will
ing to help.
wants better Understanding.
The President said, with considerable
feeling, that If the European powers
would give little more attention to
our history and judge us little more
closely by our own record. and es-
pecially find out in what directions We
believe our real interests to lie. much
which Europe now appears to find OBJ
scure would be quite apparent.
In summing up the Presidents an
nounced policy In the interest of peace
it may be said that he believes firmly
In preparation, limitation and renun-
citation.
Paul v. McNutt. national commander
OF the American Legion. who spoke
after the President, declared with much
feeling that Mr.. Coolidge'S address had
been magnificent and enlightening
message and commended him upon its
tenor.
Mr.. McNutt made a strong appeal
for adequate defense. He paid high
tribute to the soldiers and sailors of
!. the World War for their devotion and
unselflshneSS. He described Armistice
day as one of thanksgiving because it
spelled victory and peace with honor
Inc services were concluded with a
brief address by Gen. John j. Pershing.
who spoke over the radio from Omaha.
Nebr., and who was prevented from
being present because of the illness of
his sister. Gen. Pershing confined
himself principally to a brief recital
of the stages of the war and made il
evident that the entrance of America
was the turning point and was the di-
rect means of ultimate victory.
Edward E. Spafford, past NATIONAL
commander. presided. Harlan Wood
Department commander of the District
of Columbia. opened the meeting. In
cidental music was furnished by a sec
ton of the United States Army Band.
Nine. Martha Atwood sang The Star
Spangled Banner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
D. C. CORPORATIONS
SHOW GAINS IN 1926
Total Gross Income Sets New
Observation-Disclosures Is
Added to List.

Corporations in the District of Co.
lumbia broke all records for prosperity
in the calendar year 1926. according to
the latest statistics Of income made
public by the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue.
Local corporations piled up a rec
ord-breaking total gross income of more
than half a billion dollars in 1925. with
a net income after deductions of $685.
987,475 and an income tax of S8,67l ,069.
Many Firms Show Loss.
This compares with a gross income of
S4986 14S in 1925. net income of sea-
493 229 and tax paid of S9,ll9,l91, &C
cording to the returns.
While there we're bigger gains on the
part of successful business houses in
the city in 1926, there were on the
other hand considerable losses reported
by 81 firms. which showed total
de0eit of S7.733936, as compared with
CO firms reporting losses the previous
year, with a total deficit of $4,510.589.
In the group of Washington's richest
individuals there was curious shifting
of position, according to the individual
income tax returns for 1925 and 1926.
One new millionaire. whose identity
Is concealed achieved the distinction
of climbing to the local peak of an
income of more than sl,000,000 in the
year 1926 There was only one per-
son in this class here in 1925. accord
ing to the figures. but in 1926 there
we're two.
"a Earn Over 100000.
The group of persons receiving an
income of more than 100000 in year
declined. however. from so in 1925 to
"a in 1926 This comparison is shown
in the wealthy class in this city as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
ByRD'S MEN PAY
ARM|ST|CE TRIBUTE
City of New York Crew Re-
late Experiences Ten
Years Ago.
BY DIR. FRANCIS ID. CONAN.

BY RADIO to The Star and New York Times.
BARK CITY OF NEW YORK. Nor
venrber l2.--Scvcn-h hundred miles Southa
cast Of the FIJI Islands. crossing the
tropic of Capricorn. the crew Of tho
bark City of New York. flagship of
Comdr ByrdS Antarctic expedition. in
fitting ceremonies. marked the tcntn
anniversary of Che signing of the ar
mStice.
AT the stroke of II the entire ships
company. gathered on the quarterback,
were called to attention by Capt. F. Mel,
VILE and for two minutes all ship aC-
Invites were stilled while the ensign
was lowered TO halt-mast in honor Of
friend and foe dead in battle.
Veterans Tell of War.
Numbered among the personnel are
representatives of American. British.
French and German fighting forces dur
ing the Great War and following the
salute 10 the dead these veterans, some
OF them still relatively youthful, told
briefly of their experiences and sur
roundlngS on the mornings of the ar
mlstice, whether on the high seas or on
the western front IN France Capt Mel
vile, Tom Mulroy, Mason. Bayer jacob
! son and KOntcr were on vessels widely
| scattered throughout the seven seas
when the submarine menace was lifted
/ Creagh was lying wounded in British
! field hospital in France and Black. re-
Gently rescued from a torpedOed trans
| port. was in an American hospital in
| Paris. Berkner and Grenlie were in
| training for American forces. McGuin-
ness was with German East African
forces in Tanganyika. Perkins was in
| the Argonne with the American 32rd
| Division, and Conan was just outside
! Sedan. with the 22nd Division of tire
| French Army.
More youthful members. from Prof.
| Davies to Scout Siple. were at training
camps or schools. but all without excep-
ton recalled wildly the occasion which
so altered the course of their lives.
Bowling along on the edges of the
| trade winds in fine balmy weather, each
| man is prouder at the moment to DC
members of the largest expedition that
ever set out on peaceful and worthy
ventures than to have borne arms
against other men. no matter however
patriotic or -principled seems the
motive.
(Copyright. 1928 by the New York Times
and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All rights
for publication reserved throughout the
World)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12

IotalS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. on -
The total number Of individual re-
turns here fell off from 1928, III 1925,
to 40024. in 1925, while the total net
income tax from individuals also fell
off during the same period from $5,7l8,-
046 TO $5,526.436.
Although there was no official COM
ment forthcoming from the Govern
ment as to the reason for the big in
crease in business here, the theory was
advanced among some persons that the
falling off in individual incomes may
have been partly accounted for by the
recent decentralization of Government
employees. which sent many to the field.
One significant factor in the local
returns, as compared witlf the country,
was the percentage of population filing
returns In this respect Washington
leads the entire country. with per-
centage figure of 758. California is
second. with 7.31, while New York State
is third, with $685.. The bottom Of
the list is occupied by South Carolina,
where only .76 per cent filed returns.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue also
made public preliminary report on re-
turns of net income for the year 1927,
which were filed up to August 81 of this
year.
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erodyning with stations occupying the
same wave.
The first night hubhub was not en-
tirely unexpected. To all listeners,
the commission says: BE patient. Give
the stations chance to shake down
on their new assignments. 1t may
take weeks, maybe months before the
full effect of the reallocation can be
gagged"
Battle in New York.
Only one real battle of the air. was
fought last night. That occurred in
New York when New York City Of
ficials defied the commissions order
and insisted on broadcasting the full
program from municipal Station WNYC.
thereby breaking into the programs of
station WMCA, with which it had been
ordered to divide broadcasting time.
One of the WMCA programs halted,
however, when WNYC went on the air
with the services Of a Christian Scien-
tiSt Church. City officials have de-
clared they will ignore the Radio Com
missions order pending hearing
In the congested broadcasting centers
of New York and Chicago reports indi-
Gated that some stations could be
separated more easily and that there was
noticeable increase in the volume of
others. Some of the Chicago stations
however, reported that they were
swamped with telephone and telegraph
messages demanding to know why they
could not get the programs they wanted.
Many asked where on the dials they
could find the missing stations.
Reports From Various Sections.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Kansas City said that announcers and
operators throughout the Southwest in
timated that the first reports were of
little value as many stations have not
completed their equipment for the
change. However, stations reported
generally, according to the dispatch,
that many fans were finding the new
dial marks with excellent reception,
despite the unexpected bucking from
regenerative apparatus. None of the six
Kansas City stations, 1t was said, had
completed alterations necessitated by
the reallocation changes, the lacking
adjustment in most cases being the
crystal panel designed to steady
ocilations
Texas radio fans generally, judging
proved reception they said was evident,
although several stations in this State
received complaints. The Pacific Coast
listeners apparently had little trouble
in tuning their sets, and the stations
there received only few queries and
| complaints.
Reports from Atlanta indicated that
fans in the Southland had varying
degrees of luck with the new wave
length assignments. Static and squeals,
! it was said, rewarded most fans at
Columbia, S. c., but in North Carolina
WHIT at Charlotte was reported clearer,
while at Raleigh station operators said
atmospheric conditions in that vicinity
might have caused some interference.
From Nashville came the wall that the
air was full of howls and reception
was terrible" but earlier in the even
ing fans had reported no radical change
in conditions Down Miami way static
cut capers and fans were prevented
from having q fair test. although some
said that the air seemed to be full
Of stations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
RITES FOR CAPT. WOODS
ODE HELD TOMORROW
Final Services at st. Gabriel's
Church-Intermen With Honors
in Arlington Cemetery.

Funeral services for Capt. James F.
Woods, So years old. Spanish-American
and World War veteran, and examiner
in the u S. Veterans Bureau, who died
at his home, 4807 Illinois avenue, Sat-
urday, will be conducted in St. Ga
briefs Catholic Church, tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock Interment will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
The services will be under the direc-
ton Of the Vincent B. Costello Post,
American Legion, and the Spanish
War Veterans. The present commander
and past commanders of the Costello
Post will be pallbearers.
Capt. Woods had been ill for about
two weeks. following an operation He
Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eliza
beth S. Woods; daughter. Miss Mar
saret Elizabeth Woods, and two sons
Charles r. and William NJ. Woods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
LONDON IS SILENT
ON HOOVER'S TRIP
Press Reports His Proposed
Visit to South America, but
WithhOIdS Comment.


LONDON, November 12.-The coming
South American trip OF Herbert Hoover
has attracted much attention here, but
only limited comment. Newspapers
generally have printed news articles
concerning the projected journey, but
with the exception of the Sunday OBJ
torial comment.
The Observer published leading ar
ticle on the President-elect and in it
said that already he had realized the
cardinal truth that unless America be
conscious of her qualities and proud of
their manifestations, she could not fully
occupy the post of leadership which she
has attained. The article continued:
Elected because he Is the embodi-
ment of the national spirit, Mr.. Hoover's
first act is to plan a visit to the States
of Central and South America. This
tour is his first deed of national service.
incidentally, it refutes the charge
that Mr.. Hoover upholds an exclusive
and ignoble materialism. 1t is as the
standard bearer of national ideals that
he will survey the nearer environment
Of American foreign activities"
Low, the cartoonist of the Evening
Standard, today depicted Hoover as
peruSing his plans while seated on a
rustic bench. In the background Win
ston Churchill, chancellor of the eX-
chequer; Gustav StreSemann, German
minister of foreign affairs, and Ray
mond Poincare, premier of France.
we're shown as peeping over hedge
and as saying:
II wonder If he still takes an interest
in European relief"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
SUGGESTS SURVEY
/. Of WELFARE NEEDS
Community Chest Director
Urges Collection of Figures
for Fund Distribution.

Preparation of a human welfare
weather map" of Washington in con-
nection with the distribution of funds
for charitable purposes was advocated
by Elwood Street, director of the Com
munity Chest, in an address today at
a luncheon meeting of the Council of
Social Agencies at the Young Womens
Christian Association.
1.-The nearly fifty districts into which
Washington has been divided by its
citizens associations" he suggested
should be the basis for a community
wide collection Of figures as to the rela-
tive standing of each district in respect
to disease, poverty. delinquency and
other factors in human welfare.
IF this material could be collected
month by month. and figured out in
proportion to the population of these
districts, it would be possible to prepare
month by month and year by year sort
Of a human welfare weather map OF
washington. which would show where
the storms and floods of distress are tC
be found. as we'll as where the Gains OF
greatest well-being exist.
Cites Possible Results.
"Not only would the relative 'wellth
and 'illth' of each district be shown
as compared with all other districts. sc
that local pride might be aroused anc
efforts of citizens directed toward I'M
proving the conditions which are shown
TO need attention, but also improvement
of depreciation of any district, In com
parison with it's own record, would DC
shown.
This information would be Of the
greatest value to social agencies, tc
health officials and other groups inter
ested in human welfare, as we'll as te
business groups, such as real estate
dealers, who thus might know the dlrec-
ton of community development and ACT
accordingly in their transactions.
Action on the comparative figures
thus gathered could be taken by the
present citizens associations and by
councils of district or neighborhood
agencies, made up of representatives OF
all the groups and organizations &C
tive in these districts, which could work
in cooperation with the citizens as
sociations.
Plan Seen as Success in st. Louis.
such a plan already is working out
we'll in ST. Louis, Mo. and, with adap-
tation to meet the local situation, might
we'll work out here.
Mr.. Street illustrated his talk with
stereopticon slides of charts and pho
tographs of the district statistics ano
activities of ST. Louis, from which he
has recently come to Washington after
over seven years as director Of the st
Louis Community Council and Com
munity Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
INCREASES VALUE
OF GAS COMPANY
New Estimate to Utilities
Commission Places Figure
at $29,751,235.

A new valuation Of the Washington
Gas Light Co., submitted to the
Public Utilities Commission today by
William " Burnell, appraisal manager
for Stone & Webster of Boston, set
the value of the company's property
at $29,751 ,235. an increase of s2,310,425
over the figure set by R. o. Luqueer,
the companys first witness.
Burnell accepted the valuation of
land made by the appraisal committee
of the Washington Real Estate Board
as $2,895,030. He estimated material
and labor at $16 1871. This figure
in Luqueer's report was $l4,654,920
General construction costs, according to
Burnell were $4,030.000, against
Luqueers 1881 800; organization costs
were put at S462,0O0, working capital
at $l,250,000, cost of financing
81 ,24O .0O0 going value, $3,605,000, and
unfinished construction, $127,000.
No Depreciation Included.
Mr.. Burnell's estimates did not In
clude any amount for depreciation Of
property. Luqueer had reported thai
the property was deprecated to the ex'
tent of S829,7l0. H. Carl Wolf. commits
sion engineer, claims this figure Shoulc
be $4,000 900. This is one OF the big
points in dispute between the COM
mission and the company.
Burnell however, included an item
in general construction costs which
had apparently escaped Luqueer'S atten-
ton. He set up an item called law
expenditures during construction, ane
pIaced this at 81 5 600.
The going value" about which an
other big controversy Is expected &c
develop when the commissions VIII
nesses begin to testify, was dedned oy
Mr.. Burnell as 1.-The cost OF transform
ing the bare physical property OF the
company into its present operating
status as a going concern. he an
alyzed his going value items as 1o!oWs
Tuning up plants, $49,o00; framing
personnel. $39l000; records ana sta'
tistics. 100000; new business, ST.
| 734 600. interest after construction or
unused property, $1.254,000; taxes
| after construction on unused property
| 500 900.
Lengthy Exhibit Filed.
At the start Of the hearing Mr.. Bunel
filed a 52-page typewriter EXHIBIT
going into great detail of the appralsa
Of the property. Swagar Sherley O.
counsel for the company then started
to examine him as to each item In I'M
order that they appeared in the exhibit
| It is expected that examination O.
this witness and his croSS-eXamlnatlol
will take a week The company thel
will submit another witness from an
other engine ing concern with still an
other appraisal, and the same process
will be repeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
A. H. BROWNING DIES.

A. Harris Browning. 40, salesman for
the w. A. Pierce Lumber Co, died in
Sibley Memorial Hospital Saturday
after a short Illness.
Funeral services were conducted at
his late residence. 1890 Morrison street,
today at IL o'clock Interment will be
at Harrisonburg, Va.
A native Of Culpeper, Va. Mr.. Brown
ing was the son of the late B. w. and
Ella Rixev Browning. He is survived
by his widow. Mrs. Lena Efflnger
Browning, and brother, Lloyd Brown
ing Of West Point, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
MISS N. M. CURTIN DEAD.
Funeral Services Tomorrow at St.
Anthony's Church.

Miss Nellie M. Curtin, 40 years old
died Saturday at Sibley Hospital fol-
lowing short illness. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock at ST. Anthonys Catholic
Church. Brookland, and interment will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Miss Curtin was born in County
Kerry, Ireland, a daughter of Mrs
Ellen and the late John j. Curtin. She
is survived by the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Daniel Britt OF
Cazenovia, N. Y; Nora A., Patrick j
and Laurence j. Curtin and Mrs. Eliza
beth Rogers. all of this city. The
funeral will be held from the home OF
Mrs. Rogers ut 5000 Ninth street north,
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
HARBOR WORK PLANNED.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 12.-The
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors of the War Department will meet
with representatives from Baltimore
Thursday in Washington to discuss
harbor improvements here.
The report Of Lieut.. Col. Pettis, Army
engineer at Baltimore, will be read and
considered by department engineers. G.
H. Pouder. director of the export and
import bureau of the Baltimore Asso-
citation of Commerce, will head dele
CATION Of business and shipping men
who will attend the hearing, and ad-
vocate deeper harbor and channel.