davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
WARNS OF JUGGLING
!. IN COTTON MARKET
eeuth Carolina Senator Writes New
York Exchange Head About
Manipulation.
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September IA
United States Senator e. D. Smith OF
South Carolina, leading figure in the
Senate subcommittee investigation OF
cotton prices at the last session of Con-
rress. in a letter to Gardner Hall, presi-
dent of the New York Cotton Exchange,
declared yesterday that any indication
at the present time Of the manipuia-
ton of the cotton market will be brougnt
to the attention of the subcommittee.
The Senator quoted the exchange report
70 show that there was much less cotton
in New York August 80 this year than
A wear ago. but that the price was
lever. According to the New York
Cotton Exchange market report, the
certif1cated and tenderable stock on
August 80, 1927, was l99,247 bales,
compared with 8,496 this August 80.
said Senator Smith in his letter, adding
that the price of october contracts Au-
gust 80 year ago was around % cents,
while August 80 this year 1t Is about
1880 TO 1890.
The Senator added that 1t as also
testified at the investigation "by great
number of witnesses that the rnanipu-
iation of the market was responsible in
a major degree for the decline and con-
tinued. low price of cotton in 1927"
with the situation as it u.s." he con-
cluded, 81 shall bring to the attention
of the subcommittee any indication Of
the manipulation of the market, such
as the differences between markets and
particularly any movement Of cotton
to New York for the purpose Of de-
pressing prices, as these were the ele-
ments alleged in the testimony as being
the factors that led to the disastrous
results last year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
CENTURY-0LD NOTES
ARE WORTH $4,000
S47 Bills Show Big Increase in
Value, and Thereby Hangs
a Tale.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. CP.-Florida
has thousands of dollars of potential
assets which probably never will be
used
Three notes of SAT each given the
State 100 years ago from the basis for
the riches estimated at approximately
$4,000. There is no record payment
of the notes by the debtor of 1928, and
with the present legal rate of per cent
interest, compounded annually, that
sum technically is due the State.
State officials, however, decline to
accept the obligation as payment of
their salaries and it Is probable that
Florida will increase It's paper wealth"
for years to come.
In 1924 the Federal Government
through an act Of Congress patented to
the Territory of Florida a quarter Sec
ton of land to be sold to raise funds to
establish a seat of government for the
Territory and to build the wing of
the capitol" which still stands in the
present State Capitol Building.
One of these lots was sold in 1928
and the three notes of SAT were given
ss payment. The lot in question re-
Gently sold for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEBANON, Ohio. September IA
The once -famous and prosperous Shak-
er colony at New Union. near here. has
passed into history with the death
Of It's director and last survivor. James
F. Fennessey. Organized in 1905, the
colony of religious communists pros
pered and grew to an enrolment of
5000 members owning 4,500 acres OF
land in the latter part of the last GEN.
fury. Since then, however, membership
has steadily dwindled
Marriage did not exist in the colony.
The only additions to the membership
were by conversion to the faith The
England. though the parent orgaiiiza-
Shaker colony at Lebanon, N. Y.
Revived Colony.
Fennessey, born in Cincinnati in 1852
Joined the colony in 1882. At that time.
the colony was extraordinarily pros
porous, but later came into desperate
straits. officers came from the parent
colony and placed Fennessey at the
helm as director. He took the leader
ship at a time when the colony faced
an indebtedness of approximately $780,
900. He brought the colony out OF
debt and established resources well over
$500, 900.
Fennessey continued at the head OF
the colony. but members tired OF the
life and drifted away. He, himself. In
the latter years of his life, said the
Communist idea had many dlsadvan-
tages. especially because of the Shak-
ers' belief In regard to marriag" The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
MINISTER 'ADOPTS" 1859
CHURCH SCHOOL CHILDREN
Rev. D. A. Greene Takes
Them to Picnics and
Games.
Enrolment of Classes In
creases 1870 Times
in Six Years.

CINCINNATI Op).-The Poplar Street
Presbyterian Church established week.
end school with IL students six years
ago. 1t now has 1859 children enrolled
and requires a teaching staff of min
listers and 10 instructors.
Rev. D. A. Greene, pastor. organized
the school. The pupils attend church
school one hour day once week. and
Mr.. Greene, who has no children of his
own. has adopted the entire enroll
ment.
He takes the children to the parks,
on picnics and to other points of inter-
est and recently entertained 600 of
them at base ball game.
For three years, according to the rec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
CHURCH TO REBUILD
JESUIT LANDMARK
Famous New Orleans Edifice
Fails to Stand Strain
of Age.

NEW ORLEANS, La. pa land
mark of three-quarters of century. the
.Jesuits' Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception. mecca for tourists, Is to be
replaced by new building.
The church was designed by Father
John Csmbiaso In 1847 and was opened
for worship decade later in Baronne
street Just off Canal street. Erected on
the alluvial soil of New Orleans. it fail
ed to stand the strain Of increasing age,
and when its walls began to crumble
authorities decided to rebuild 1t. The
new church will combine all the beauty
of the Moorish and Gothic architecture
of the present structure and save for
D slight enlargement will follow every
detail of the old building.
Largest Organ in Country.
All the beauties of the old church
will be restored in the new, including
the organ which stands in the rear gal
iery, considered enc of the largest and
finest instruments of its kind in the
United States.
Among the priceless furnishings to
he restored is the statue of the Virgin
Mary which rests high above the ia
NOUS altar. It is fashioned of stainless
marble. the work of Denis Foyatier, a
French sculptor. This statue was
carved for Queen Amelie, wife of King
Louis Philippe of France, for the royal
chapel in Paris. When the monarch
was exiled. the statue found its way 20
New orleans and was purchased by the
Jesuit fathers With 1t will survive the
niche of golden stars and .glittering
lilies in which the statue stands.
The bronze statue of st. Peter, seated
on a marble throne at the main en-
trance, an exact copy of the statue
which stands beneath the dome OF st.
Peters Cathedral in Rome, viii remain
at its position This statue is said to be
a work of the sixth century.
Bell Given Gen. Taylor.
The angelus bell which sends its peals
from a small belfry hidden behind the
skyscrapers of downtown New Orleans
will be retained. The bell was cast in
west Troy, N. Y, in 1849 and was pre-
scented to Gen. Zachary Taylor, Presl-
dent of the United States. His grand
daughters gave 1t to the church in 1887.
A spiritual census taken by the Rev.
Father Albert Biever, S. j., pastor OF
the church. revealed that an average
of S. 900 Catholics and Protestants pass
through its portals daily. Baptisms
have been administered during its years
of service to $4,000 persons, including
600 slaves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
FRANCE Mobiles
FOR AERO TACTICS
$50 Planes Concentrated at Ram
bouillet for Annual Fall
Maneuvers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RAMBOUILLET, France, September
14.-Three hundred and fifty scouting
bombing and fighting planes were con-
centrated today in this region for an
nual air maneuvers, with anti-aircraft
batteries and ground troops.
Out Of consideration for the nerves
of the civilian population, blank car
tridges will not be fired, except lin
tied amount, by anti-aircraft guns. The
only shots In the air will be snapshots
from Photographic machine guns. which
will permit the recording of the number
of hits scored. Gen. Bares, himself an
accomplished pilot and one of the
pioneers of military flying, is directing
operations.
The military authorities withheld de-
tails of the proceedings, as they wished
to avoid having the roads clogged with
automobiles of spectators.
Sir Samuel Hoare, British air min
ister, few over from England with his
staff TO witness the operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14

ords of the Chicago and Philadelphia
GnI1es of the Presbyterian Church, Mr..
Greene's school has been the largest Of
that denomination. The enrolment
last year was 1,103. Non-sectarianlsm
is observed in the conduct of the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
PLANS NEW MINISTRY.
Japan Will Establish Portfolio for
Colonies.

TOXIC P).-The japanese govern
ment has approved the appropriation
of almost a half million dollars for the
establishment of q colonial ministry.
The project is believed to mark the
beginning of a new and more vigorous
era of economic development in neigh
boring regions not directly under the
jurisdiction of the Toxic government
The new ministry will be headed by
minister Of colonial affairs holding
equal rank with other cabinet minis
tiers. A bill providing for his creation
will probably be introduced in the next
piat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
MISSISSIPPI GIRL SHOT
IN H0LD-UP;; MAY DIE
Police Say Colored Bandit Con-
fesses Making Advances After
Hating Car.
By the Associated Press.

by IIIb hSSUCIdLtu FTbSS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September IA
Miss Rosebud Sykes, 20, daughter of a
prominent Mississippi family, was at
the point of death with bullet wound
IN her breast here today, and Benny
Allen. 22-year-old negro, was In jail,
having confessed, police said, to shoot
ing the woman when she resisted his
advances during a hold-up.
Allen is alleged to have held up Miss
Sykes and Pierce Caldwell early yes
terday. Caldwell told police the man
made him leave the car and run down
the road" after he held them up. Allen
then robbed Miss Sykes of a ring, &C.
cording to his alleged confession, and
attempted to force his attentions on
4Aer. She resisted and he shot her. the
NeAA fassian <aletAA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
Australian Flight Completed.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Sep
tember II CP.-Capt. Kingsford-Smith
and two companions in the plane
Southern Cross today successfully COM
pleted a fight from Sydney, New South
Wales. They took off Monday evening
at $50 and reached Wellington at 1870
this morning. With Kingsford-Smith
were Charles P. Ulm and Navigator
Litchfleld. A purpose of the fight was
TO establish the feasibility of air mail
and passenger service between Australia
and New Zealand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
SHAKER COLONY ERADICATED
BY DEATH OF LAST DISCIPLE
Formerly Famous and Once Opulent Sect
Which Discarded Marriage, Dis
appears in Ohio.

greatest disadvantage of the life was
the lack of any incentive for iudividu-
al attainment. he said.
Property Sold.
In 1912. the United Brethren Church
bought the property for approximately
$3.50, 900, and established chilorens
and old peoples home. The provision
was made. however, than any Shakers
residing there at the time might live
at the colony the remainder OF their
lives BY 1920 all but five had left,
and all except Fennessey departed IN
that year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
China Adopts Metric System.

SHANGHAI LP).-The metric system
Of measurement is to be adopted by the
Chinese Nationalist government as the
official standard of measurement for
China. The new system will replace
the long-used Chinese standards.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07
N. R. sHELLHORN TAKES . OVER DUTIES ). [. VALADE LOCAL TIRE DEPARTMENT

At a meeting held in the city hall last night the volunteer firemen were I busy bunch.
 D. 2. Valade, leaving town on the next boat turned in his resignation as Secretary Treasurer, which was excepted with regret, and thanks ex- tended to him for the loyal and eff cient manner in which he had con- ducted his office. w. R. Shellhorn was elected to fill his unexpired term.
 At this time the firemen wish to publicly thank NJ. Bath, MT. Pro- basco and Francis Leslie, for their assistance in helping decorate the hall for the New Years Ball We wish to thank the following business establishments for the financial aid given us: Seward Trading Co.,, E. Mount, Sylvia's, Seward Drug Co.,, Carstens Packing Co.,, Urbach's, Fred's Kitchen, Seward Hotel, Pion eer Club. Alaska Shop. Blue Shop, Overland Hotel, o. K Barber Shop, Marathon Cafe, Star Cleaners, North. err, The Gateway, Palace Pool Hall, Commerce Cafe, Fred Miller, Liberty theatre, Candy Cottage, c. Henning, Brown & Hawkins Corp, Seward Bakery, Koslosky's. McMullen's Alas ka Transfer, Lucky's, Seward Grill, Gordon's J. L. Graef, Orlander's Sew ard Light & Power Co.,, Seward Water Supply Co.,, Seward Machine Shop, Cal. M. Brosius. Flowers Bak- cry. Gem Cigar Store, Overland Grill, J. H. Flickinger, Dr. Roberts, Amaa- da's. Laundry, Joe Holman, Osbo's Electric Shop and John w. Olson. MT. Probasco and MT. Koslosky were elected members Of the depart inert. The department extends a Happy New Year to all and announc they are starting 1928 off with a big bean feed next Tuesday in honor of D. E. Valade
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07
NORTHERN NOTES

A verdict of not guilty was return ed by the jury in the Juneau district court in the case of United States vs Herbert Taylor, charged with man. slaughter.
 Should prospect work justify it a new vein in the Chicagof Development company's property, will be opened full blast. James Freeburn, former manager of the mine when several million were produced, is again in charge of operations.
 After four-years of steady hammer ing to extend the Eyak road to Mile z, radio station, it now looks like the Cordova Chamber of Commerce eff forts will be crowned with success.
 The problems of Canadian and Alaska packers and fisherman are said to be similar in many respects.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07

Mrs. Stanley, wife of the local rancher and who recently underwent a major operation at the Seward General Hospital, is about ready to return home fully recovered in health.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07
CHAIRMAN DIES

PITTSBURGH, Jan. z. (P)-B. F Jones, chairman of the Board of Di- rectors of Jones & Laughren, Steen Corporation, died after two weeks illness.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07

FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRuHN.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-01-07

New York and vanilla ice cream at the Candy Cottage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24

comes with long and successful as
ISOLATION with the stage. They are
using little skit put together by
William Collier and Charles Henry
Smith. 1t is clever as to lines and
situations. And then they find time
to do suggestion of musical
comedy. At the finish, Miss Nc
Intyre does her child impression and
she accomplishes this without any
makeup. This is a gem. Here is a
class act, full of charm and quiet,
finished fun. Splendidly done by
two people who know how. Pease
and Nelson are two song writer's and
they tell and show you how they
have obtained their ideas in writ
ing song hits. And they have turned
out plenty Of hits. They make a
song picture of each number with
the assistance to two girls, charm
ing and talented in character work.
Here is an act that is an act.
The Arleyes have good perch act.
They work with ease.
The Sterling Saxophone Four
have at times an interesting saXo-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24
u. S. TO SPEND
$219,S75,OOO
FOR HIGHWAYS
Appropriation Covers 3.
Year Period; States
Must Pay Part.
BIZ Times SpecinI

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Good
roads costing $219,375,O0O will be the
Federal Governments contribution
to the cause of national progress
during the next three years, the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton announced today, when the
sum to be allocated to each State
under the Federal-aid road appro-
priation was made public by the
association.
A total of $73,125, 900 will be avail
able to the States and Hawaii dur
ing each of the years 1929, 1880 and
1881. The States must spend a
minimum of $193 ,049,9 1892 on Fed
eral-aid roads during the three
years in order to take advantage of
their Federal appropriation.
1.-The annual contribution of the
Federal Government constitutes less
than 7 per cent of the cost of road
construction and maintenance each
year in the United States" the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton declared. "It is less than FIVE
hundredths of per cent for each
mile travelled by motor vehicles dur
ing 1928"
The ALLEGATION of Federal funds
for 1929, 1880 and 1881 road con-
struction in the United States and
Hawaii has been made by the Unit
ed States Bureau of Public Roads.
There may be a few minor correc-
tions in the appointments for 1880
and 1881 as a result of mileage re-
visions.
With the exception of thirteen
States in which more than 5 per
cent of all land is non taxable, the
States must finance at least so per
cent of Federal-aid road costs. In
no case will the Government con-
tribute in excess of $4,000 a mile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24
COOLIDGE
OF NICARAGUA
Situation Better, Wilbur
Says in Conference.

BIZ United Press
CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Wis,
July 24,-Secretary and Mrs. Will
bur will leave today for the Pacific
coast following a visit with Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge at the sum-
mer White. House here.
The secretary of the navy gave
Mr.. Coolidge an encouraging report
of the Nicaraguan situation in a
conference held upon his arrival
Monday. He reported political con-
ditions were improving If the south
ern republic and announced that
plans were under way to withdraw
several Marine attachments now on
duty there.
Wilbur declined to reveal his sull
report to newspaper men, although
he said he furnished MI Coolidge
with important details concerning
Augustine SANDING, Nicaraguan in
surgent leader.
Thomas Cochran Of New York,
member of j. P. Morgan g. Co., ac-
companied the Wilburs on their
visit to the lodge.
Cochrans conference with the
President was looked upon by per-
sons close to Mr.. Coolidge as an in
dication of the possible appointment
of Dwight w. Morrow, ambassador
40 Mexico, as secretary of COM
merce to succeed Herbert Hoover.
1t was pointed out tina Cochran
is in close touch with Ambassador
Morrow, having taken Morrow's post
with the Morgan firm when the
latter accepted the appointment to
the Mexican embassy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24

scenic standpoint, the production is
adequate for stock.
But it will be the work of Miss
Elliott, Byron and St. Clair that will
be the talk of the town this week.
Madame X is the offering at
English'S all week.
REALISTIC CROOK
PLAY NOW AT KEITH'S
So many of the crook plays Of
the last two or three seasons have
been either sentimental bunk or a
one sided showing of the question
crime.
In "Nightstick," I believe that
we have the most honest of the
crook melodramas. The killers in
this play are killers and they are
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24

second she rushes Edythe Elllott
in on the stage in the prologue
pleading to see her child whom she
deserted two years prior.
And this strength of characterize
ton is even more strongly felt in
the prologue when Jacqueline pleads
with her husband, Floriot Milton
Byron, to take her back into his
home. This secene is strongly and
splendidly acted by Miss Elliott and
Byron. They lift this scene to real
dramatic heights. Byron lately is
showing a certain definite poise and
a real feeling in building up dra-
matte scene instead of just ex-
ploding.
At this time Jacqueline does not
outWardly show the evil effect OF her
illicit love making. 1t is in the first,
twenty years after the prologue that
we see Jacqueline paying the debt
of her moral sin. She is just a bag
then, companion to about anyone
who would pay the bills
1t is here that we feel the savage
fight in the soul of Jacqueline to
still remain a stranger to her son.
At this time she is an "ether
hound" Miss Elliott is wonderful
when she is developing the ether
souse in this act. Here is masterful
acting, powerful and true. She gives
you the impression that veil of
savage unrest is falling upon the
very soul of the character. In this
regard she is the equal of the late
Eugene Blair. Of course, with this
start you can expect that Miss
Elliott is dramatically effective in
the murder scene and the trial. I
am willing to say now that the act
ing of Miss Elliott in Madame x"
is the outstanding dramatic char
acterization of any Berkell season
here.
Byron has never acted when finer
restraint and care and when it is
necessary to rise to dramatic heights,
he is doing a good job Of it this
time. He is dressing his part better
than ever.
In the trial scene, Robert st. Clair
as the son and young lawyer, does
a crashing good piece of work. He
puts the tear in his voice and he
plays the role naturally.
The comedy hits of the show are
contributed by Bob Fay and Larry
Sullivan. William Worswick is good
as Laroque, one of the bad male
friends of Jacqueline. There are
numerous others in the cast. do
think that the jury should be more
adult instead of so largely juvenile
and also better trained. From a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-24

in this play with the solution of this
crime and before we get over with
it, we see the killer who did the
cop kill another policeman
down in cold blood. Then we
see the police ride mighty and pow
erful in their effort to get the
killer. And they do. The chief
killer hides behind the skirts of a
good girl and the daughter of a
cop. The authors of the play give
the girl some good social logic, but
the audience knows all the time
that she is just a misguided dame.
And that is good-for audiences.
In cases of this kind I fatty re-
fuse to tell you the story. This play
must have suspense, and If I spill
the beans then I am doing you an
injustice, because this is bully good
entertainment of its kind.
The crooks are not only charac-
tiers but types. And the casting has
been splendid by the Stuart Walker
organization.
There are five outstanding char
acterizations in "Nightstick":
First, the work of Gavin Gordon
as the detective who knew crooks
and an officer who loved a good
girl.
Second, Charles Starrett as Dan
ny Megann, not a real cop, but a
guy who helped them by knowing
crooks. Starrett does a marvellous
death scene in the last scene of the
second act. Really great work.
Third, Jack Story as Chic Will
liams, a yellow crook who hides be-
hind the skirts of a good woman.
Fourth, Eugene Powers as Buck
Backman, a sort of refined deacon
looking crook who was a real rotter.
Fifth, Charles bosch as the weak
baby who was a crook who would
peach" the second he was caught.
Good and clever acting.
The remainder of the cast is more
than competent. A mighty good,