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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
STOCKS FLUCTUATE
IN PROF|T-TAK|NG
Advances Earlier in Week
Are Reduced in Some In
stances-Gains Noted.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 26.-The stock
market encountered considerable week
end profit-taking today, after yester-
days. sharp advances. Bullish opera
tons were carried forward in several
sections of the list, however, particu-
larly the utilities, motors and coppers,
and about dozen issues reached new
high ground. The pace of trading fell
off sharply from the previous session.
There was little in the days news to
influence the market. The weekly trade
and business reviews reported that the
seasonal expansion of operations to be
expected at this time was going forward
in a thoroughly reassuring manner, and
that firming tendencies in steel prices
were evident.
A sensational call money rate over the
week end. IN the fact of the coming
month end requirements, was pleasing
to Wall Street. While somewhat tighter
money is looked for next week, the
banks are in a position to come to the
aid Of the market and are expected to
prevent any sharp increase.
The bull favorites Of recent sessions
felt the brunt of the week end selling.
National Cash Register, which rose as
high as 143% yesterday, was depressed
~ ROAlto yCoOCAudy CiOoC W
129ia. Johns Manville lost points and
General Electric more than 8. Mont
gomery Ward, which has not partici-
pated in the recent advances, was an
outstanding soft spot, losing points
International Nickel yielded nearly 2
points.
American Telephone was brought for
ward as a leader, mounting IS points to
a record price of 200. Peoples Gas and
Federal Light and Traction also reached
new high ground. Brooklyn Union Gas
and international Telephone gained 2
points or more.
Federal Mining jumped 10 points to
a record price at 270 and American
Smelling 2ia to a new top. Coty, Air
Reduction, Ludlum Steel, Goodyear and
General Motors (oldD moved up to 4
points. the first two to record prices
U. s. Steel gained 2 points, but reacted
In the last half hour as selling pressure
against the general list became more
pronounced.
The rails were practically neglected,
save for renewed buying of Chicago
Great Western preferred. which mount
ed points to 56l2. the highest price In
many years. The closing was irregular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

OF the Is countries that lead the
world In road mileage, IL also lead in
ta1e number Of automobile registrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
FAMILIES PREFERRED.

BRUSSELS LP).-Family life and the
home seem to hold q stronger appeal
for Belgian women than the hurly-
burly Of political life.
Unlike American and British women,
Belgian women haven't yet obtained
full political emancipation. They can
not vote for the National Senate and
Chamber of Representatives. but If a
woman is elected she can sit in either
chamber, and there is one woman Sem
ator.
Belgian women are. however active
In some phases of local government, and
there are nine woman burgomasters
Five women are provincial counselors,
154 are country counselors, 9 are
alderwomen and "a are county tax COL
lectorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
SCORNS PROMOTION.
Toledo Mayorial Guard Likes to
Meet Notables and Does.

TOLEDO. Ohio (p).-Harry T. Frisch,
who has shaken hands with cabinet
members and kings, likes his job so
we'll that he Spurns promotions.
For 20 years Frisch, police sergeant,
has been bodyguard to Toledos mayors.
Democrat or Republican, each mayor
retains the sergeant as his aide. Twice
Frisch turned down chances to become
q police captain.
King Albert of the Belgians was in
PRODUCED to Frisch by Brand Whitlock,
Toledo's mayor before he became AM
baSsador to Belgium. The sergeant also
has met scores Of other notables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
WHEAT PRICES LOWER.

CHICAGO, January Is (SpeciaD -.
The wheat market finished weak today
after early steadiness influenced by
Northwest and Southwest buying. based
on icy conditions over the Winter wheat
belt. Heavy profit taking accounted fcr
the late slump. Closing prices were "a
to l3s lower and for the week, 35s to
334 higher. March. 1.25a1.251s May,
l.2sal .285s; July. 1.30l4a1 1904.
Corn closed Ia to IL. lower and for
the week. Y to ia higher; March, 98is
a983s: May. 013sal0l34; July, 1.033s
al.0S24.
Oats closed u lower and for the
week, lha.o3. is higher; March. 537s /;
May, 535sa54; July. 81. Provisions
we're lower under LIQUIDATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
RIGHTS-EXPIRE.

the above table the annual cash
haitysry dscsratiSns
sPlu s. In preferred ssSsk PLUS sa' p stosk
Psysble when earned PayaSe in cash Or ssosk
Plus la share in stock Plus SO in stock Plus
% O a stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
Crude Oil Prices Cut.

NEW YORK. January % (P).-Pro-
ducers in the Salt Greek, Wyo.. district
have followed the action of Carter Oil
Co. and other mid-continent' oil COM
panies in cutting the price of crude oil,
the Salt Creek reductions ranging from
S to 18 cents barrel. according to
gravity. The Oil company also has re-
duced Illinois. Indiana and Western
Kentucky crude oils 10 cents barrel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27
COTTON CLOSES HIGHER,

NEW YORK, January 26 GP.-Early
declines in the cotton market today
were checked by covering and trade
buying as prices approached the 1884
cent level for Spring months. There
were rallies later with the close steady
at net advances Of to 4 points. May
contracts after selling of to 1875, raj
lied to 1887 and closed at 1886. COM
pared with 1882 at the close Of Friday.
Futures closed steady, l to 4 points
higher; March, 1886; May. i9.S6-s7;
July 19.48-49; October 1925: Decem-
Der, 1919. Spot steady; middling, 1910.
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Official Resigns.

NEW YORK. January 26 UP).-E. r.
Fenimore Johnson. executive vice presi-
dent Of the Victor Talking Machine Co.,
recently merged with Radio Corporation
Of America, has resigned. but will re-
main as director and member Of the
executive committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

The disposition is to give stockholders
an increasing share in the earnings of
corporations. One reason for this is
that the stockholdingS of the manage
ments are larger than ever and the re-
wards Of management are demanded
when available. The other is that
financing with stocks rather than with
bonds is more desirable and that in
order to do this there must be an at
traction in the way Of fair dividends.
One of the criticisms of the present
stock price level is that it has advanced
about three times more on the average
than earnings during the past four
years and that there has also been q
much larger increase in the percentage
of dividends paid than in earnings.
While this may be true of industrial
companies, it does not hold good with
the railroads which have gone to the
other extreme. The contrast between
the policy of the industrial corpora
tons and that of the railroads in Their
dividend policy and also that of the
public toward the shares of these op-
posite groups is illustrated in the price:
this week of Johns anville common
paying So share, earning less than $5
G SCARE N the nine months to Septem-
Der 50 and quoted at S235 a share, anC
Union Pacific Railroad common paying
$40 a share, earning about Sl8 a share
and selling around $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
TOURS ARRANGED
TO FOREIGN LANDS
Urinary Object Is to Give
Youths Benefits Which
Travel Affords.

Believing that personal contact with
the peoples of other countries is one
# the best educational means of foS-
ring better relations and understand
.1g between nations representatives OF
ravel Service, Inc. of New York, are
l"ranging three tours to Europe this
-ummer for American boys.
While there are no restrictHls. the
7biect of the tours is primarily to give
worthy American youths of foreign ex-
;raction an opportunity to visit the
and of their nativity and benefit from
he experience and first hand knowl-
edge of other lands which foreign
travel affords.
Seeks Worthy Students.
Ricardo G. Durham, who has been
travelling over the world since early
boyhood, has come to Washington in
he hope of interesting patrons in
meritoriouS students of this city who
cannot afford to make the European
trip at their own expense, but whose
records in school are deserving of the
opportunity to extend their studies
While here Mr.. Durham is corferring
with public school and university on
Gals with a view to soliciting their
aid in choosing exceptional students
Tor whom philanthropic CT otherwise
possible.
The tours are being arranged rs an
educational trip. primarily to England,
Germany and Spain.
Baron Won PrittwitZ, the German
Ambassador is taking a personal inter-
est in the trip to Germany, one OF the
three tours planned for this Summer.
He has been of much service in ar
ranging for the welfare of the boys
ka dorm rfYnPnf
after their arrival in Germany and has
volunteered to do everything possible
to make the tour of Germany an edu-
cational success.
The party destined to Germany will
sail on the Hamburg-American Line
about July and will remain in that
country for about six weeks.
Maj. Augustus Post, traveller, lecturer
and aeronautic expert, will be in charge
of the party bound for England on
July II. Girls will be permitted on
this party. The trip is planned espe-
cially to visit places of interest to
children of IA years and up.
Maj. Post in Charge.
They will be with boys of their own
age and the descriptive lectures at the
places visited will all be such as to
give them the proper perspective and
IN language tnat tney can understand
Mai, Post, who will be in charge of
the English tour, is a man well quail
fed for this important task. He knows
boys and their ways, has worked with
them and knows how to keep them
interested. One of the foremost aero
nautical experts, he drew the rules for
the New York to Paris flight which
was won by Col Charles Lindbergh.
Sailing aboard the S. S. President
Roosevelt from New York on July IT
the party will return on August 81.
After seeing all the historic places Of
old England, the party will cross the
English Channel to Ostend, one of the
most famous of European seashore re-
sorts. Then they will go to Brussels
and to The Hague, where they will visit,
among other places, the Peace Palace.
Before heading homeward the young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

the name of the new substance said to
have been experimental with recently
as a high explosive at the Pettawawa
military camp. It Is said that amotol
is recent production of British chemi-
cal engineers and is already being used
in some of the new guns with which
artillery divisions of the British Army
have recently been armed.
The guns themselves are of a secret
mechanism. while experts all over the
empire. it Is stated, declare the compo-
sition is also secret and confidential"
Experiments are being carried out by
the military authorities of all the do
minions of the British empire with
amotol, and it is stated here that pro-
vided the cost of manufacture is no
greater than that of cordite, the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

sters will have six wonderful days in
Paris, which will include trip through
the great battlefelds Of the World War.
The trip homeward will start August
81 from Cherbourg.
Equally as interesting Is the tour of
Spain, which will be in charge of
Marquesa de Castro Xeriz Sailing
from New York on July 2. aboard the
S. S. Providence. the party will arrive
at the port of Cadiz leaving next day
by automobile for Seville. While in
Spain the members of the tour will have
an opportunity to visit the famous Bar
celona Exposition. The return trip will
start August ID via Cherbourg, which
will give the party fleeing glimpse
Of France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

flew today to Dessau in a big Junkers
airplane to inspect the Junkers works.
Yesterday they were guests of the
Dornier firm, officials of which took
them to Altrhein, Switzerland, to show
them the largest flying boat in exist
ence. the 12-motored ship concerning
which so much secrecy has been OBJ
served. 1t has been reported 1t will fly
to America soon with 60 passengers.
Hans Thoma, professor of electro
technical studies at the Baden Poly
technic Institute, has been asked to
come to Friedrichshafen to examine the
Crafts disabled motors and assign a
reason for their breakdown at the start
of the Atlantic voyage. He will also
examine the newly installed motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

explosive will eventually be adopted as
the charge of the quick firing guns.
One of the features Of the new eXplo-
sive. it is said. is that there is no char
red residue of the envelope containing
the charge, as there is in the case OF
cordite. In cartridges of quick firing
guns, charged with cordite. the charge
is contained in a cotton envelope and
on opening the breech Immediately
after firing the remains of this envelope
still remain in the empty cylinder, char
red and smoldering. but when amotol
is used the whole content of the car
fridge case is Immediately consumed.
Cubans wore out 100000 pairs Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
FIVE GET CERTIFICATES.
Exercises Held at Columbia Kin

dergarten Training School.
Five young women were awarded
certificates cf graduation from the Co
lumbia kindergarten Training School at
exercises in the school Friday night.
Miss Sarah Lippincott, principal Of the
school, in an address stressed the i'm
portance of the ability of women to
teach young children. A program Of
music was rendered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
NEW HIGH EXPLOSIVE
EXPERIMENTS HELD
"Amotol' May Be Generally Used
by British Army if Tests
Succeed.

BY the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Ontario, May Is Cana
dian Press According to information
received here from Ottawa, "amotol" is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
FRENCH NAVAL MEN
SEE JUNkERS WORKS
Officers Who Flew to Germany on
Graf Taken on Air Trip
to Dessau.

BY the Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Germany, May
25.-The French naval officers who
came here aboard the Graf Zeppelin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

Cubans wore out 100000 pairs Of
hoes in the last IL months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
Loss By Spontaneous
Fires Is Heavy

Spontaneous heating and combustion continues to be the
mysterious and battling of farm fires and only
through careful planning and exhaustive research will the
be determined and satisfactory for prevention
found s 49, E @ $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
[. ]. DAVIS QUITS
ROVER STAFF

After serving less than five
months. Ernest 3. Davis. colored
assistant to Leo A. Rover, United
States District Attorney, yester-
day. resigned effective December
i.
! Davis, who has been in charge
of the prosecution of numbers
games and other forms of gam
bling, was appointed to succeed
Thomas n. Jones, who died early
this summer. Jones was the first
colored attorney to serve as an as
sistant in the District Attorneys
office,
Davis will enter private prac-
tice. He is a graduate of Howard
University law school and ma
tive of Texas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
Justice Met Coy Saves D. c. Man From Pennsylvania Jail
EXPOSES PL 0 I
To COLLECT
CLAIM

Edwin Ross, a clerk in the air.
ways section Of the Department
Of Commerce, might be Ianguisn-
ing in a Pennsylvania jail but
for the keen sense OF justice Of
Chief Justice Walter /. Mccoy,
of the District Supreme Court, at
whose instance the governor Of
Pennsylvania yesterday withdrew
a requisition for Ross extradition
on a charge Of assault and
battery.
On August 26, 1928, Ross was
in traffic mishap near York,
Pa, according to the records, and
shortly after the occurrence a
lawyer, Of sLewisberry, Pa, COM
municated with him with refer
ence to claim for personal dam
ages alleged to have been suS-
tanned by Herman r. Potts, of
that city. The communication
contained threat of criminal
prosecution unless the claim was
settled.
Attorney C. c. Collins, repre-
Sented Ross in extended CORE
spondence over the claim and
finally informed the PennsyI-
vania attorney he considered the
claim unreasonable and had adj
vised Ross against paying it.
Shortly afterward Ross was in
dicted in the Pennsylvania courts
for aggravated assault and bat
terry and requisition for his ex-
tradition was forwarded here.
Collins placed all the correspond
ence before Chief Justice Mccoy
who informed the Pennsylvania
prosecuting attorney of the civil
aspects of the case.
That official replied that under
Pennsylvania law. private at
torney might conduct prosecu-
tons and the district attorney
was without power to interfere.
1 In other words, the Pennsylvania
lawyer had made good his threat
and Ross was in q good way to
get taste Of that odd brand Of
justice.
Chief Justice Mccoy, impressed
by the improperly of the affair.
laid the facts before Governor
i Fisher who informed Chief JUS
tice Mccoy that he would with
draw the reQuiSition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
SLANT Or
CAPITAL
PEOPLE
Times staff photo

JOSEPH A. BROWN, secre-
tary of the Black and White
Taxicab Company, told the
following fishing story on his
return a few days ago from a
fishing expedition:
It seems that as he was com
ing back to civilization, MIR.
Brown met an old mountain
fisherman. The mountaineer
took a liking to him and told
him how to really catch fish.
The fisherman. so Mr.. Brown
said, once went after the fight
ing trout, with a can of worms
in one pocket and bottle of
mountain dew" in the other.
While crossing a slippery log,
he fell and the corn" and
worms got mixed, he arrived
at his destination minus corn"
but thought he would fish any
way, he placed one OF the
worms on his hook and casting
the line. At once he felt a
sharp tug and on pulling out
the line, found that the worm
had grabbed the fish by the
throat and was killing him.
There are fen things that
gtve CARLYLE r. BARNETT,
a IctDyer In the Mexican Mired
Claims Commission, greater and
more genuine pleasure than col
lecting rare postage stamps and
signatures OF celebrities.
Mr.. Barnett has tUon many
an important case for the
Government and, in the prose
cution of his profession, has
spent much OF his time In
Mertco and other Central and
South American COUNTRIES. NO
sooner back at his post here
again, Mr.. Barnett sets out to
his usual haunts, in quest OF
phtIGtesic treasures.
His collection of stamps mum
bers into the thousands, and
his manner OF cGtGloguing them
is unique and quite different
from the usual manner of filing
or indering these little bits OF
colored paper. Mr.. Barnett
mounts the stamps according to
their artistic, rather than to
their ptilGtelic Ddluc. The ar
rGngenteat OF his stamps
mounted on thin cardboard
rather SUGGESTS a picture, car
ried out in harmonious color
composition than a mere STAMP
catalogue.
Among his autographs, Mr..
Barnett has those OF many OF
the early American statesmen,
including Jefferson. Madison,
Lord FairfGr. and others OF
equal interest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15

DR.. Henry @, Knight, chief OF
the Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils. Department Of Agriculture,
so declared today in an address
TO representatives, Of various in
dustries from all parts Of the
United States and Canada.
Knight said the loss of farm
products from spontaneous com
buStion reaches an estimated total
of 100000 annually, a figure
which does not include the loss
of many millions of dollars from
spoilage by heating.
Hay, grain and manure are the
three materials of the farm which
hold the principal fire hazard on
American farms. because Of their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
SENATE PUSHES
WAKEFIELD
MEASURE

The Senate Commute on the
Library today submitted a favor
able report on a bill appropria-
ting SOS, 900 to further the resto-
ration of Wakefield, Va, the birth
place Of George Washington.
The measure was Introduced
some time ago by Senator Claude
Swanson of Virginia and the re-
port submitted otday by Senator
Simeon D. Tess of Ohio, chairman
Of the committee on the Library,
recommends its passage without
amendment.
To Move Monument
OF the SOS, 900 appropriated un-
der the measure $4,000 would be
used in moving a monument
erected by the United States and
now located upon the plot of
ground owned by the Government
at Wakefield, to another site on
tn eSame plot of ground. This
work would be under the direct
ion of the Secretary of War, who
is authorized to select the new
site for the monument.
The balance Of the appropri-
alton, $4,000 would be paid to
the Wakefield National Memorial
Association of Washington, to be
expended on the approval of the
Secretary of War and the Fine
Arts Commission.
The funds would be spent for
three purposes, to erect at Wake.
field a replica of the house in
which Washington was born, to
restore and improve the gardens
at Wakefield and to erect such
other buildings as may be deemed
necessary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
Visiting Park Heads
View Capital System

The park system present and
rs proposed was viewed yesterday
by park officials from the North.
eastern States while en- route to
the convention of the American
Institute Of Park Executives at
Miami. Fla.
During the day the 35 execu-
ives were guests of the National
| Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and the Office Of Public
Buildings and Parks and the
American Civic Association.
The visitors were guests at a
luncheon at noon at the Cosmos
Club, the affair being sponsored
by the American Civic Associa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-15
PASSENGERS 10 ELECT

Election of officers for 1890
will be the purpose Of holding a
meeting of the washington Pass
enger Association in the Airing
ton Hotel, Wednesday. November
20. 8 D, m.