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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Reapportionment Changes

of the United States was once, about
1890. IS per cent of the whole. It had
political power in proportion. BY 1900
1t was down to 81 per cent. BY 1920 1t
was down to 40 per cent. To-day 1t is
about A per cent-and the downward
trend is still under way. tThe term
rural population" includes villages hav-
ing a population up to $500. The lit
eral farm" population is, OF course,
smaller)
Many persons think the movement
from farm to city is undesirable. II
so, the thing to do about 1t Is not to
try to avoid its consequences by post
poning reapportionment. That Is like
trying to jockey the barometer instead
of cure the fever. It is fair to say that
many members of the House clear
sightedly and honestly refrained from
binding themselves to the facts and
earnestly, though regretfully. lived up
to their constitutional duties. The
rural communities" said Representative
John J. Cochran of Missouri, have at
present a representation In Congress to
which they are not entitled. AL
though 1t means not only my retirement
as a member of this House, but also the
loss of three or four members for my
State, my vote will be cast for the bill"
Connection With Farm Relief.
To block and postpone reapportion-
ment Is not cure. It Is not even palli-
ative. That deals only with symptoms
arising after the disease is underway.
But is it beyond the power of states
manShip to find cure that is cure?
Shall we assume that the drift from
farm to city is an undesirable social
condition. AS to that, not all agree.
But if this drift is undesirable, is 1t
then impossible for statesmen to say,
We will pass legislation that will stop
this drift" II they adopt that as their
purpose. is 1t impossible for them to
find the legislation that will stop the
drift, or perhaps reserve it? The COM
ing special session Is supposed to enact
farm relief. Will it be true or effec-
tive farm relief. If it fails to stop this
drift, IL 1t fails to make farming as
remunerative as city occupations?
OF the total of human error, a very
larOe proportion Is in the field where
men assert a relation of cause and eff
feet. As respects the cityward drift here
discussed, 1t is often said the cause Is
the protective tariff, which stimulates
and makes that an ex-
cessively remunerative occupation, com.
pared to farming. The present writer,
being only writer and not a states
man does not know whether the pro-
tective tariff is the whole cause or the
main cause. 1t is fact that in Amer
lea the period of drift from farm to
city has correspondent with the period
OF the protective tariff. Coincidence In
time is not necessarily the same thing
as cause and effect. There is material
here for the worthiest sort Of con-
gressional debate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Capital Girl
is a Winner

Every mother realizes how i'm
portant 1t is to teach children
good habits of conduct but many
of them fail to realize the import
ance of teaching their children
good bowel habits until the poi
sons from decaying waste held too
long in the system have begun to
affect the child's health.
Watch your child and at the
first sign of constipation, give her
q little California Fig Syrup.
Children love its rich, fruity taste
and 1t quickly drives away those
distressing ailments, such as
headaches, bad breath, coated
tongue, biliousness, feverishness,
fretfulneSs, etc. 1t gives them a
hearty appetite, regulates their
stomach and bowels and gives
tone and strength to these organs
SO they continue to act normally
of their own accord. For over
fifty years. leading physicians
have prescribed it for half-sick,
bilious, constipated children. More
than 4 million bottles used a year
shows how mothers depend on it,
Mrs. L. P. Hines, 1855 Florida
Ave. NE, says: my daughter,
Alice, Is prize winner for health,
now, but we had a lot of trouble
with her before we found her
trouble was constipation and be-
gan giving her California Fig
Syrup. It fixed her up quick, gave
her a good appetite, made her
sleep fine and she's been gaining
in weight right along since the
first few days taking It,"
| To avoid inferior limitations CT
California Fig Syrup, always look
for the word California" on the
carton.
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resentative Lozier said applies, to an
even greater degree, TO the reapportion-
ment that is about to take place.
have rearranged the order of some Of
his sentences. for the sake of greater
simplicity Of understanding:
:. 1T is inevitable that the agri-
cultural States will have their represent
tation reduced in every succeeding ap-
portionment until, in Is or SO years, the
agricultural States will only have
nominal or negligible representation. II
you limit the membership of the House
to 435. in IS years from now the num-
Der Of Representatives from Iowa would
probably be reduced to five or six. Dan
u be contended that the time will ever
come when the great agricultural State
of Iowa would only be entitled to five
or six Representatives? You have
adopted a formula which. within the
neSt IS or so years, will reduce the rep
yeesntation Of Kansas, Iowa and OF Ne
R:aska to five or six Congressman and
fne representation of all other agricul-
Hra States proportionately"
Condition Goes Deeper.
II u not merely that States having
zig cites will gain at the expense of
farming States. The condition goes
deeper. Within each State cities will
gain at the expense of rural districts.
AS Representative Lozier puts it:
Under the present apportionment in
Missouri, 4 of the Is Congressman repre-
sent industrial and commercial commit
mites. Twelve of them represent agricul-
rural communities. In each census the pop
ulation of these commercial anG indus
trial centers is going to increse and ul-
timately outrun the population of the
agricultural communities. With the
membership limited to 435. it is only
question of comparatively few years
until the great cities will practically
lnonopolize the States Representatives
in the House. The State will be carved
into districts to which perhaps a string
of rural counties will be added. but the
population of the city will be largely in
excess OF the country population, which
means that the cities will control the
nomination and election OF the Repre-
sentatives. This means that the rural
sections will be shorn of their influence
and serve only as ballast or as a tail
to the kite of the predominating city
population. The agricultural |
classes in the shoestring district would |
have about as much chance to dominate |
the industrial classes as the tail of the |
DOG has to wag the dog I am looking |
forward into the future and visualizing |
the ultimate and inevitable results"
Rural Population Less.
1t is. as Representative Lozier saws |
an ultimate and inevitable result" But |
1t is result that has been under vav |
3or long time. The rural population |
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nomic theories which he believes will

nomic theories which he believes will
be essentially unsound.
He is not. 1t is true. in any sense of
the word. q theoretical economist. His
mind is never theoretical. Never. as
said before, abstract. But out of the
long life, most of whose pleasure and all
of whose work has been in the study and
handling of financial facts. Mr.. Mellon
has built up y sort OF mental detector
tor the unavoidable. Beginning by an
instinct. that faculty OF judgment OF his
has grown by the accretion OF expert
ence to be sort Of litmuS paper for
the acidity of the unSound.
So that whatever he has of so-called
general principles" are not the theories
OF the midnight student, but the tested
determinations of long and infinitely
minute experience.
This retiring, patient man has too
great a regard for realities TO be divert
ed by epithets. He will take half a loaf
at time. When he advocates a certain
policy. if he cannot get what he asks
for, he takes what he can get without
Sulking. His eye remains on the other
half Of the loaf.
Disarming though he be in the pres
ence of the congressional committee, Mr..
Mellon is never at his best before q
committee nor when addressing a large
audience. The rapid crossf1re of COM
mittee give and take is disconcerting
to him. His mind keeps on. His lips
become completely silent.
Business Is q Joy.
Business for Mr.. Mellon is q Joy as
we'll as an occupation. Picture collect
ing is almost as much a business as a
joy. Knowing as he does, very great
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remains his outstanding characteristic.
Today he is the empiricist, founding
his decisions upon the tried experience
OF his life. Then he was more in
Imagination perhaps. willing to take a
chance at the as yet untried. Then, as
now, justified in the event, he had the
yardstick of judgment by which to
measure for success, both public and
private.
Grew With Businesses.
BY financing new enterprises at their
birth. by taking a chance along with
those industrial infants, as they waXed
strong, so did the MELONS grow also.
Putting the banking business of Pitts
burgh at the service of its infant indus
try repaid its nurse hundred fold.
Steel and cars and cooking utensils
and copper and its by-products and
coal and lumber and paint and plate
glass and other things grew up-and
the MELONS grew with them.
When Mr.. Mellon was asked to take
the Treasury he gave up all director
ships and all active business. He was
determined that there should be no
conflict of interest for him.
1t was then. as a business man. as
a financier, and not as a politician, that
Mr.. Mellon came into the Treasury.
While he was an undoubted political
power, Mr.. Mellon remains distrustful
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

at work on the books Of those COM
panies willing to show them, while
the trade commission has been
seeking authority from the courts
to look at the books of the Electric
Bond and Share Company, which
refused to produce its records.
In the last month, accounts OF
five large holding companies and
nine operating companies have been
examined.
Meantime, the Electric Bond and
Share case has been referred to a
master for taking additional testi-
mony. Last summer Judge Knox Of
the New York federal bench gave a
decision holding the commission had
power to subpoena witnesses, but
had not made sufficient showing to
give it the right to examine the
company's books.
Both the commission and the
company were dissatisfied with this
decision.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
UTILITY FIRMS
SOON TO Get
DAY IN COURT
Federal Trade Commission
viii Start Hearing
on Jan. 8.

BIZ Scripps-Hotodrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-On Jan.
the federal trade commission will
give utility companies a chance to
present material in refutation or
explanation of testimony collected
in the last two years about their
propaganda methods.
The trade commissions inveStiga-
ton of utility companies doing an
interstate business, Of political and
propaganda activity, of their finan-
cial structure, and of the function
and methods of holding companies,
has been delayed for six months
by illness of Judge Robert Healy,
chief counsel for the commission.
AS soon as the power group has
had opportunity to produce what
ever exhibits it wishes, the COM
mission will resume work on the
financial phases of the investiga-
ton, summoning witnesses from
groups of affiliated companies.
For more than year investiga-
tors for the commission have been
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
MAKES 20O-POUND CAKE

Celebrate Wedding in Bakers Fam
lily With Giant Pastry.
BIZ United Press
BUFFALO, N Y, Dec. 20-When
Rose Ruddank was married recently
to Charles Farber, her father, a
baker, decided he'd let some one
else bake the wedding cake and thus
enjoy the occasion more.
And its lucky for him he did.
Walter Cichocki, hired to do the
job, turned out a cake weighing
more than two hundred pounds. 1t
required 90 pounds of sugar, So
pounds of butter, $50 eggs, So pounds
frosting sugar and 26 pounds Of
flour,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
Try Installment Idea

Rain measuring four and a half
inches fell during a thunderstorm
which broke over Kensington, Lon
don, in 1917, while other parts of
the English metropolis were not af-
fected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
CAREFUL STUDY
MADE TO CUT
HOSPITAL COST
Changes in Systems May Be
Decided On to Help
Poorer Patients.
By Science Service

Bp Science SerUice
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. - A
definite trend toward increasing &C
commodations and lowering costs in
hospitals, designed for the benefit
OF patients Of moderate means, was
observed in a study of hospital serV-
ice just completed by DR.. Niles Car
penter of the committee on the cost
Of medical care.
Whether the patient of moderate
means will be able to pay for his
hospital care if all hospitals adopt
these new policies can not be stated
A satisfactory answer to this ques-
ton will be forthcoming after few
more years experience with the new
policies, Dr.. Carpenter prophesied.
The study was based on conditions
IN go hospitals.
In 1903 almost one-third of the
beds in the hospitals studied 'rere in
large wards. In 1923 less than one
tenth we're in such wards. The pro-
portion of beds in semi private
rooms increased over the same
twenty-year period from one-tenth
quarter of the total, the committee
found.
Plan Different Buildings
Special provisions for patents of
moderate means now are included in
building plans Of many hospitals
studied. Twenty-one institutions
plan new buildings primarily for
use of such patients. The Massa-
chusetts General hospital at Boston
plans new hospital for people of
moderate means" of 300 beds, with
rates varying from $3.50 day for
single rooms to "a day for cubicles
Prices most frequently charged for
beds in seni-private rooms range
from SIS to $500 day and for beds
in small wards from SO to $4.99,
the committee found. Only one
fifth Of the beds in single rooms
can be obtained for less than IS
day; while about three -fourthS of
the beds in semi-private rooms AMI
almost all Of those in small wards
are priced at less than SIS,
In the matter of extra service
charges, such as for laboratory,
X-ray, special nursing, operating
room and aneSthesia, the hospitals
are working out various plans for
tightening the burden these often
place on patients of moderate
means. Some hospitals are grad
uating these charges, some are
eliminating them and some are
placing them on fiat rate basis.
Try Installment Idea
Hospital. also are trying to make
financial c-iustmentS by which the
total charges are reduced or placed
on deferred N iustallment basis OF
payment tcr patients of moderate
means. These arrangements are
made after careful, tactful in
vestigation of the patients resources
and financial status.
Finally, in some hospitals a fxeG
limit is placed on the fee which
the physician charges his patients
OF moderate circumstances.
In either hospitals an informal
understanding exists between ply
sician and hospital to much the
same effect.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

Trouble spots Haiti, where United States marines have been
assigned order indicated the
natives killed in ong at Aux Caves of the first boodshed
the
Marine endorsements
Jae about thirty
Jeremie.
Pictured below is the
troops regularly duty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20

Beginning January i, a fast
Pennsylvania train, The Fla
nningo, will offer a convenient
schedule to Florida East Coast.
Note its schedule below. The
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
MANY EXPECT
HERMAN WILL Il.
TRIM ARREC0N

Before. what is expected to be one
of the iargest crowds of the, season.
frankie lArregon and Bobby Her;
man, junior .featherweights will do
battle in tie El Centre open. air
arena conducted by the Imperial
Valley Athletic club tomorrow night.
Arregon and Herman are so even
Iy matched and both boys have such
good regulations that there ism t any
doubt but they will pack the punch
bowl to overflowing before the first
preliminary is run off.
The fans have been demanding
that Harry Woodbury., the match
maker. bring someone here that had
chance Of knocking Arregon kick
ing or at least win a decision Not
that the fans don't like frankie
for they do, but they want to see
some boxer extend the, valley fav-
orite.
Herman, managed by Windy
Windsor, the greatest prize fight
ballyhooer in the country, has had
the taste of one victory over Are
gon and although the margin was
slight the bout goes into the record
books as one of the few losses suf-
fered by frankie during his career.
Wagers are being made that Ar
regon will lose this fight but general
opinion is that the local Mexican
boy will cop the duke and probably
stop Bobby.
Woodbury. has lined up an excel
lent supporting card showing Teddy
Palacios and Joe Compeaux in the
six round semi-windup; Kid Milo.
and Bert Waggoner in the four
frame special and Lorenzo Reyes
and Jimmie Alvarado in the opener.
Palacios is one of the most popu-
lar boys to show here this season
and many of the crowd will turn out
to see him in action.
There is plenty of free parking
room around the arena.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
Chosen
To Head Vets

William P. (BilD Murphy of
Santa Ana, formerly state comman-
der of the ID. A. v, who was here
recently organizing local chapter,
has been elected to the post of ma
tional commander of the organiza-
tion, p. A. Thaanum, post comman-
der here announced today.
Murphy spent considerable time
in the valley several months ago to
organize post of the disabled war
veterans and was successful in en-
listing Il satisfactory membership.
Thaanum, an active worker in all
ex-service men 5 activities, was
elected post commander.
With Murphy at the head of the
organization California veterans
may expect increased interest in
their efforts to rehabilitate them
selves, Thaanum stated today.
Murphy was elected at the recent
convention of the organization held
at Detroit, Mich. ..-.--.-.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
Coast League 2
Leaders Win
(By United Press Leased Wire)

The four leading teams Of the
Pacific Coast League were consis
tent yesterday, eacn winning its
second start of the second week Of
the. second half of the season.
The league leading Angels kept
ahead of the Seals by reason of =
/ to victory over Sacramento.
Barfoot was credited with the vic
tory, pitching a close and effective
game against Ray Keating.
Gomez, young southpaw find Of
the Seals, lead his team mates to a
9 to 3 win over Oakland. Craghead,
much tOuted hurler for the Oak ),
was knocked out of the box in the
first inning when the Seals garner
ed five hits for four runs.
Hollywood had no trouble in
making it two straight from Seat
tie, II to ).
The Mission Reds turned in
victory over Portland, y to 4, col
lecting 16 hits off Knight.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
PAGE FIVE

Along the Pacific coast total rx.
penditures for the year for remodel.
ing will exceed Ss00,000, according
to present estimates, for Califvrnia
Oregon and Washington,
Wherever il is practical and pos.
sfble to do so, all labor on the eon-
styuetion work done for the local j !.
~ Penney Go. stores il contracted
for ;imong local builders. It being the
policy Of ,the J. G. Penney Cos to
Keep expcndituresaas closely within
the states where the work is being
dcne, as as possible.
,Con1faetioi plans afor the j G..
Penney GO. this year are larger titan
any other year in the history of the
company More new stores are be-
ing opened and mere chains being
pure hascd than in any previous year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
Hall And Mercur
Doubles Champs

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July Ii.
(U.P)-J. Gilber Hall, South Orange,
n. j.. and Fritz Mercur, Bethlehem,
Pa, today were the national doubles
tennis champions. The two won the
title in. the final match, of the ma
ilonal tournament here by defeating
Ben Gorchakoff and Arthur Kuss-
man, both of Los Angeles, 10.la.
$50, o., 81. o..
Emmett Pare. Chicago, previously
had won the national singles cham +.
pi0nship. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
Will Remodel
s-sS4-
Penney Stores

Coincident with. the announce
ment made by thesJ. G. Penney Co.
of the assigning off.store unit num-
Der ..l400 for JulyNsl. comes the
statement that az nationwide pro
gram of remodeling and comstruc-
.tionhs now under way.
New stores, buildings. acquired iii
the purchase of other chains and
many of the older j. c. Penney Go.
store buildings are being redone to
conform to the latest building stan
dards of the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
BIG LEACUERS
REVIVE HECTIC
DAYS OF YORE'
Scrapping And Umpire
Batting Happen Ere
quently.
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July Il. U.p)-Um-
pire- batting, fist fights and heated
arguments are not things of the
past in baseball but are daily hap
penings around the National League
parks these days.
Three National League managers
have been banished in the past
week, Hack Wilson has swung on
two Cincinnati players and frc-
quent word tilts between rival
players are reviving memories of
real old fashioned baseball.
Billy Southworth, youngest Ma
tional League leader and known ~
the incest boy in the league when
he was with the Giants few years
ago, was put out of the Cardinals
Robins game at Brooklyn yesterday :
by Umpire Pill KLEIN for protesting
the umpire S decisions on balls and
strikes.
On Tuesday Jack Hendricks, man
agcr OF the Reds, was chased from
the Polo Grounds by Umpire Me
Laughlin. Later Mclaughlin clear
cd the entire Cincinnati bench
\ few days previous Umpire
Magerkurth ordered John }. Me-
Gfnw off the Giants bench for the
first time in years.
The incident had its funny angle
whom McGraw refused to leave the
bench and kidded Magerkurth until
ht had him infuriated.
Wilson Dua For T.;ciyiyu
"pon't you know you can t ma,;"
me leave until you pull yeur
watch'" McGraw finally told the
umpire after holding the game up
for a few minutes repartee.
Magerkurth pulled his watch and
McGraw left the bench laughing ut
his little joke.
- Just wanted to make it Off
cial, McGraw told the storminS
Magcrkurih.
Hack Wilson's fiery temper may
get him licked before the season is
over if the topic of conversation
among the players mean anything
The Reds are waiting "'to get VII
son when the Cubs visit Cincin-
nati aud the Giants are talking
about putting up their candidate.
Chick Fullis, leo pound outfieldcr,
can knock Wilson ON his back bcfor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
RUSSIANS CEPORTED

PEPlNG, China, July II W.P) =
'hlnese authorities at Harbin have
ordered the deportation of $50 Rus.
SLAMS, who were arrested on charges
of communistic agitation, adviccs
from Hardin said today. The Rus
slams offered no resistance when
the Chinese took over control of the
Chinese eastern railway, making at
the some time wholesale arrests.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-11
WATCHING THE
SCOREB0ARD

Yesterdays Hero-Howard Elm
Ike, veteran Philadelphia Athletics
pitcher, who held the Browns to two
hits, the league-leaders winning the
first game from St. Louis. to l.
Gray and Ehmke engaged in u
pitchers S battle until the ninth
when the AS made four runs. The
Browns won the second game, TO
).
Tommy Thomas, long an easy
mark for the Yankees, turned the
tables on the world champions end
the Chicago White Sox beat the
Hugmen, 6 to 3. Thomas, who broke
in four years ago, has beat the
Yanks only twice including yester-
days victory.
With Wes Ferrell and Bib Falll
hitting homers, the Cleveland In
dians beat the Washington Sena-
tors, 9 to Z.
Nine home runs featured the
Pittsburgh-Philadelphia game, which
the Pirates won 10 to 9. Grantham
hit two circuit clouts.
Guy Bush won his 11th game of
the season and Hack Wilson hi5
his Goth home run us the Chicago
Cubs beat the New York Giants. &
to =.
Pounding out IL hits Brookixsi
defeated the st. Louis Cardinals,
to g. Hafey hit homer No. -
Rav Kolp held the Braves TO