davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
JEWISH CHILDREN LEAD
In. PALESTINE SCHOOLS
$4,000 Is Total Attendance in
1o27-2s, Holy Land Educa-
tional Survey Shows.

JERUSALEM (P.-According to gov
eminent reports, more than $1,000
boys and girls attended school in
Palestine in 1928. The entire pop
ulation of Palestine, this side of the
Jordan-and the figures only refer to
that region - numbers about 900, 900.
Hence the schools reached one person
In 10.
Jewish pupils in Jewish schools, for
the greater part maintained by the
Zionist Organization, account for Al
per cent-the Jews form about II per
cent of the poulation-almost 81 per
cent fall to the share of the govern
ment schools, exclusively maintained
for the benefit of the Arab population;
21.6 per cent to that of Christian in
stitutions and 6.6 per cent to Moslem
schools.
The Moslem Arabs, however, mostly
send their children to government or
mission schools.
The Christian institutions are for
the greater part in Roman Catholic
hands. In 1925, for instance, the
Roman Catholic schools had pupil at
tendance of 10,400, against $500 for
the Protestants and 2,100 for the Greek
Orthodox. This is all the more note
worthy, inasmuch as the Orthodox are
numerically the strongest among the
Christian denominations in Palestine.
OF the Roman Catholic schools a
third are under the control of the
French consulate. According to the
figures given for 1925, however, more
than half of all the Catholic pupils at
tended these schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Wall Street Briefs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Swiss group, including the SWISS
American Electric Co. and the South
American Electric Co., has recently &C.
quired an interest in the enterprises
Electricques Reunies de Bogot, which
furnishes electric power to the city Of
Bogota.
Harvesting operations in the prairie
provinces OF Canada are proceeding I'M
der ideal conditions with threshing be-
coming general, 1t Is stated In the latest
crop report Of the Bank of Montreal.
The yield was said to be slightly better
than was expected.
Having closed the first half of the
year with business substantially ahead
of any previous months period, auto
motive parts and accessory makers
maintained heavy schedules through
out July and August, and will appar-
emily operate throughout the third
quarter at higher level than is usual
for this time Of the year, the Motor and
Equipment Association reports.
The General Gas 81 Electric Corpora
ton has completed the third unit Of the
Parr Shoals steam generating station,
increasing its South Carolina facilities
by 10000 kilowatts, to total Of APP
proximately 72.500 kilowatts.
The United States Treasury has
called for payment by depositary insti-
buttons IN the second Federal Reserve
district of $9,419,600, OF which so per
cent is due Monday and so per cent
Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
FRIDAY AGAIN RAPS
RED|SCOUNT RAISE
Economist Insists New York
Bank Was Wrong in
Boosting Rate.
BY JOHN #. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September David
Friday, American economist, one Of the
most severe critics Of recent Federal
Reserve policy, believes the Federal
Reserve Bank OF New York was wrong
dead wrong-in raising the rediScount
rate from to 6 per cent. He sees no
justification in the move-believeS 1t is
the result of nisjudging of both facts
and public opinion.
Cash reserves are not being impaired,
he says. They were not impaired when
the increase was made. The ratio OF
gold reserves against demand deposits
and notes in circulation was TAG per
cent, when the rate was increased. The
law states that the legal reserve must
be at least 40 per cent. The New York
Federal Reserve Bank had nearly twice
the legal requirements when the rate
was raised.
Why then, should credit be restricted?
Could Increase Credit.
Member bank credit, he says. could
be increased $4,000 100000 and note
circulation increased by Is per cent, or
nearly $400,0o0,000. Still the reserve
ratio would be so per cent, or so per
cent higher than is required by law.
The fighting David goes further. He
declares that the credit reserves are In
excess of what is needed. For the sale
of large amounts of goods abroad last
year caused gold to flow back into the
United States. Under the gold stan
dard this constitutes the foundation OF
reserve credit. If we are on the gold
standard we ought not to be playing
with some other standard.
Hardly more than $500, 000, 900 Of adj
ditional reserve credit will be needed
before November, to remove crops and
take care of legitimate business. We
have already $100,000,000 more in
circulation than normal-cause, new
paper money. This credit demand can
be met and the reserves can be kept
at 10 per cent.
Recalls 1927 Action.
Now that was the figure-70 per cent
gold reserve-that the banks had in
1927, when the rediscount rate was not
6 per cent, or per cent, or per cent,
but 31a per cent.
. At that time, DR.. Friday insists, Fed
eral Reserve officials lowered the rate
to 31s per cent from per cent because
Of a mild recession in business, which
started about June, and also because Of
the peculiar credit stringency in Europe.
The exact conditions exist today, says
this economist, and yet the rediscount
rate has been raised, not lowered.
DR.. Fridays statement can be read
in full in the current Review Of Re
views.
copyright, 1929, by North American News
paper AllianceD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02


and Youngstown being largest.
Ten OF 10 stores stocks rose, Macy
and Sears for big gains. Twelve copper
stocks OF 81 were up, American Smelt-
ing. Anaconda, Greene and st. Joe lead
ing.
Although IL Of the % oil stocks
showed net issues to 5 which showed
gains for the week, net group gain
was shown with Pan American and
Union Oil showing the best advances.
OF the entire 225 common industrials
used in the indexes, 103 issues made
gains for the week, 81 fell and IS show
ed no net change.
New all-time highs were made during
the week by the foods, fraction above
the previous peak on July 10. Coppers
touched the highest since April 5. The
stores group made a daily high on
Friday.
The rails made daily high on
Thursday and almost equaled 1t Fri
day. The utilities made a daily high
on Tuesday and high weekly record.
The all-industrial index made daily
high on Friday and high week.
Preferreds went to the highest point
since March %.
The compact survey of New York
Stock Exchange movements of common
IiOuSGLldl SLldIcS ID given OCAOW al pllSC
indexes Q926=100). There are two in
deXes of market price movement. The
first ("Shares Outstanding') represents
all common industrial shares listed on
the exchange, the importance of each
stock being considered according to the
shares in existence, or outstanding. The
second index ESQ Leaders, shows the
price movement of the common indus
trial stocks most heavily dealt in during
the week, this list changing weekly
with the shifts in trading popularity.
The Shares Outstanding index
shows what substantially representa-
tive 500 worth of stocks in 1925 would
now amount to If held unchanged since
that year. The 80 Leaders" index
shows the result of reinvesting the 500
every week in the market favorites Of
that week.
The last column Of the table gives
the rate of return on the weeks so
leaders at current prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
TRADE UNION MOVEMENT
HELD ECONOMICS FACTOR
BY the Associated Press.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sep
tembsr 2.-The British trade union
movement must be taken into account
In estimating changes in world eco
Monies during the last decade, declared
Ben Tillett, chairman of the general
council of the trades union congress
which opened here today.
Tillett said finance Is a much more
dominant factor In industry, while
much of the balance of Industrial finan-
cial control has migrated to the United
States because Of Americas vast natural
resources, tremendous home consump-
ton and ever-expanding prosperity.
In these circumstances, Tillett said,
Great Britain must organize as America
Is organized. I'VE must mobilize our
resources-an island nation cannot do
this, but world commonwealth can, =
said TiIlett, who advised British trades
Ninionists TO follow with close attention
proposals which are being made for the
organization Of the British commons
wealth Is an economic unit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
DAVIS MAKES five
| LABOR DAY TALKS
Secretary, Pioneer of Holiday
Plan, Speaks Here and in
Pennsylvania.

James j. Davis, Secretary Of Labor,
who before Labor day" had been set
aside as a national holiday made
speeches in favor of it and has con-
tinued to make them since it became
legal, reaches his top record this year
by making five, all carrying the message
of an American labor freed by the
modern machine from straining Of
sineWS. They will reach more hearers
than any other short speech swing
of his career, except In political CAM
paigns.
One, by radio chain broadcast, went
into American homes Saturday night.
To his aged father, blind because Of a
mill accident, the Secretary radioed a
quaint song in remembrance OF Labor
day when the elder Davis paraded a
pudding furnace down Pennsylvania
street. Thousands listened to Davis
own story Of that early industrial era
when labor meant "the sweat Of the
brow"
= Four in Pennsylvania.
His radio speech last night at Taren-
tum. Pa. was followed by three more
''open-air addresses" today. Coal
miners, steel workers, aluminium work.
ers, factory hands and members OF
railroad brotherhoods will have heard
him when the all-day picnics are con-
cluded. From Tarentum to New Ken
sington and on to Tyrone and Altoona
he will rush, speaking his message to
his home folk" of Pennsylvania indus
trial towns.
Labor day has not lost its sig
nificance," he says: mot bit OF it.
1t Is the day we rejoice In being re-
r. hn n rc
1t is the day we triumph in getting
more for our leisure"
At II, then president OF boys union,
with four laboring years already behlnd
him, James j. Davis made his first
Labor day" speech. Boyishly, he de-
clared In favor Of some leisure for labor.
Recalls First Efforts.
The Secretary was ready to start on
his 1929 Speechmaking trip when he
paused to recall that first oratorical
effort. He stood in the reception hall
of his luxurious home. The holiday
spirit was upon him. His brown eyes
shone beneath hair crisply and hand
somely white as he humorously pictured
the boy iron worker who become cabinet
member for three successive Presidents.
Eyes, I've been a long while in the
Labor day speechmaking business" he
commented. First made them in
favor of Labor day. Then made them
on Labor day. haven't missed single
celebration. I've made them all over
the land and on the sea. Last year !
was on shipboard and talked to my
fellow passengers.
when I started, labor was labor.
Now a finger pressure on an electric
button does the work. One man feeds
oil to fire the boilers where 40 shoveled
coal. A machine turns out $4,000 bricks
per hour in Chicago.
THE workingman no longer parades
his trade. He is either in an industry
too highly specialized for parade pur-
poses or ne has a nice little hot dog
business of his own on the highway.
In either case 1t Is his leisure, not his
labor, that he celebrates today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Mrs. Levi Cooke in Hospital.

Mrs. Levi Cooke of 2409 Wyoming
avenue, prominent In social circles here,
is reported to be seriously Ill in the
Phillips House OF the Massachusetts,
General Hospital, Boston. where she
underwent an operation Thursday for
an abdominal ailment, according to
word received here. Complications fol-
lowed the operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
PALACE-"Speedway."

Too much "horse play" seriously dims
the sparkle which might otherwise ema-
nate from Speedway" the vehicle in
which william Haines appears at the
Palace Theater this week. For those
who like motor racing pictures there's
thrill in this feature, but they must
take their thrills along with lot OF
inanity. Haines, as the wise-cracking
egoist, has no trouble in handling the
role, but he could have handled one
that was more clever with just as much
ease. He has proved that in the past.
On the speedway the action Is good
and the sound effects add to the illu-
sion that one is really perched on the
edge of seat In the stands at Amer
ica's greatest racing arena pulling for
Macs streak of gray-white which
flashes by intermittently on the long
5O0-mile grind. The only sound In the
picture, BY the way, Is the noise OF the
motors as they roar along.
Anita Page is the girl in the case
and most charming heroine, VINO
finally brings Mr.. Snarty to his senses
and incidentally falls into his arms
after calling him al the bard names ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
FOX-"The Cock-Eyed World"

Top Sergt. Flagg and his battling
buddy, Quirt, are just about the whole
show in THE Cock-Eyed World" This
play by Laurence Stallings and Max
we'll Anderson, with dialogue by VIII
liam K. Wells, opened at the Fox
Theater yesterday with record crowd
in waiting.
Billed as sequel to what Price
Glory" the picture contains nothing
the able efforts of Victor McLaglen
(Flagg) and Edmund Lowe (Quirt)
effectively assisted by Lily Damita and
FL Brendel, late of vaudeville.
The United States Marine Corps
didn't know what it was missing when
it let McLaglen and Lowe escape to
Hollywood, for these two gentlemen are
just about perfect when 1t comes to
fitting into the public's conception OF
what staggering, fighting, lady-kill-
ing Leatherneck should be. 1.-The Cock
for the work of pacifists, for it Is
favored rather decidedly with mill
taristic propaganda. While there may
be some question as to the proprlety
of using movies for such purposes, this
particular show does not suffer apprecl-
ably from its presence.
McLaglen and Quirt are masters OF
rOugh-and-ready fun, their performance
in this picture being fully as good, II
not better than in what Price Glory"
Ell Brendel, who was a top-notcher in
variety before going over to the movies,
comes through with some real comedy.
His "horse-laugh" was one of the pic
lures highlights, and it caused no little
distress to the sensitive Sergt. Flagg.
Lily Damita's flashing smile and coy
manner, to put it mildly, served admir-
ably to keep the Marine Corps on its
toes, so to speak.
The picture opens with the Marines in
Russia. takes them back to Brooklyn
and then to the tropics. The entire trip
is filled with fun and the laughs are
many and spontaneous. II you like your
movies light, airy and funny, "The
ock-Eyed World has just the things
you're looking for.
There is prologue which lacks Moth
ing in originality and which is highly
effective in preparing the audience for
the picture that follows.
Because of the length OF the feature
the stage show has been omitted. the
Fox Movietone News being the only ex-
ira feature. Mable Walker Willebrandt,
discussing prohibition and her new job,
receives q generous measure OF both APP
plause and Kisses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
White Rhino Becoming Rare.

The white rhinoceros, the third larg-
est of living animals, is rapidly decreas-
ing In numbers. They haunt small
area on the Nile in Uganda, where there
are wide expanses of papyrus swamps
and intense heat. These huge MEM
mails. noted for their shyness and their
remarkably keen sense Of smell. are not
really white. but pale, dust brown.
The herd is thought to number only
about % animals and Is under govern
nent protection. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
TWO FOREST FIRES
THREATEN WIDE AREA
Wisconsin Farms Endangered by
Flames Which It Is Found
Are Beyond Control.

LAKEWOOD, Wis, September "A
wide area of farm and cumberland in
this Northeast Wisconsin district was
endangered today by two forest fires.
State conservation wardens sent out
a call for help and predicted that I'M
less it came soon the fires would become
uncomfortable. One blaze sweeping
over a Smile front destroyed a farm
house and threatened others nearby.
A fire near Townsend, east of here.
which started in the ashes of similar
confiagration three weeks ago, cast a
pail of smoke over State highway No. 3d.
principal tourist artery to. the North
Wisconsin lake district. Closing of the
road to traffic was forecast unless the
smoke lifted.
Neither this village nor Townsend
was believed to be in danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

tramp comedian. and the featured
singer In the cast is Mildred Franklin,
well known to burlesque fans. Others
OF the cast who deserve special mention
are Bert Bernard, Eleanore Abbie, Eddie
Miles, Alan Bard and Minerva Marsh.
Many of the songs Of Hello, Paree" are
new to Washington theatergoers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
FILLING STATION ROBBED.
Theft Of $e2 From Safe Is Re-
ported to Police.

Theft of $62 from a gasoline filling
station at 1872 Bladensburg road was
reported to police of No. precinct yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock by the
manager, Harold F.. Taylor Of 4s4 Mary
safe had been left unlocked by an en-
ploye and that the money was missing
when he opened for business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
FARM HOMES DESTROYED.
Rapidly Spreading Forest Fire Vigor-
Ously Fought in OcOnto District.

OCONTO, wis, September 2 R.-
A new and rapidly spreading forest fire
last night was sweeping through cut
over timber land in Northern Oconto
County. All the men in the district
were recruited to fight it.
The fire, starting from smoldering
embers in slashings which were burned
several weeks ago, destroyed two farm
homes and forced farmers to flee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
PARIS B0URsE PRICES.

PARIS, September R.-Prices
were firm on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, rs francs 80 confines;
S per cent loan, 1O3 francs 95 centimes;
centines. The dollar was quoted at
25 francs 81 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY,

Monthly meeting Of the Gen. Henry
w. Lawton Camp, No. 4, United Spanish
War Veterans, will be held tonight,
o'clock, Pythian Temple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

ing appreciation
than has been true
during the preced-
ing three weeks
of the present
phase of the up
swing.
Not one of the rs
issues in the COM
mon rail group de-
clined, % closed
higher for the week
with 10 to 20 point
gains made by Gen.
trail of New Jersey,
Santa Fe, New
York Central and
Union Pacific.
Nine of the IL
steels made gains,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
GAYETY-.HelIo, Paree.n

The Gayety enters its second week
with a production, Hello, Paree," which
will probably pack the house for the
coming week. The entire show is
fast-moving entertainment, with plenty
of music and comedy. At the head Of
the funmakers is Lee Hickman, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
FUTURE.

Columbia Park Citizens Association
will meet in the. George Truesdell
school building, Ninth and Ingraham
streets. tomorrow, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Shoes.


BROCKTON. Mass.-The position Of
the shoe industry is showing an i'm
provement from a technical stand-
point and the volume Of business which
the opening Of schools and colleges will
bring has already been reflected in
factory activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Oil.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Ofl operations
in the Oklahoma City field are being
pushed with new wells being spudded
in nearly every day. Many wells, are
drilling in the field, perhaps IS in all,
with depths varying from just spudding
to near production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Live Stock.

ST. PAUL-About the fifth Of the
net income of the farmers Of the
Northwestern grain States comes from
the feeding Of live stock and market
ing Of stocks and meat products, ac-
cording to survey OF four States just
cnrnnleted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
BUYING OF STOCKS
ON BROADER SCALE
Index Gains Further as Vari-
GUS Groups Join in Brisk
Advance.
BY IRVING FISHER.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, September a.
The stock market advance broadened
last week, every group participating. and
a much larger proportion of issues show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

Kappa Beta Phi legal sorority meets
for lrncheoh tomorrow at 1918 pm.
at the Madrillon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Aviation.

SACRAMENTO State fair to
be held this month will not include au-
tomobile exhibits because Of dispute
over price Of floor space. but will have
an extensive exhibit of airplanes for
private and commercial use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
EARLE-"Dark Streets"

With graduates diploma from
"smart-stuff" comedy and an unbeliev-
able penchant for a heavier dramatic
fare, Jack Mulhall gives an almost per-
feet performance of a dual role In
Dark Streets" at the Earle this week.
This exciting version Of the black
sheep and the white sheep, twin brothers
who play the crime game from the
angles of policeman and gangster. re-
spectively, provides the vehicle for an
amazingly fine character portrayal on
the part of the star. The movies have
played with this double" trick again
and again, but never has 1t been done
so intelligently and with so nice dis
tinction Of personalities as Mulhau gives
us in this edition.
pat" and Danny" the brothers, are
"Pat" and Danny" and not, like most
Of these things. just Pat" being
Danny" or vice versa, and without the
aid of eXtravagant makeup Mulhall
has drawn two distinct characters in a
really convincing manner. Lila Lee,
who plays the girl in this almost "one-
man" picture, has little to do, which
she does somewhat below par. Her act
ing is good enough, but the role is a
little miscast. and then her work in
THE Argyle Case" set up for her diff
ncult standard. Aggle herring ana
Lucien Littlefeld add touch of comedy
to a picture which is, on the whole,
rather grim tragedy.
The story itself is another chapter
from the scenario volume of gang wars,
but it has its climax in heroic gesture
with a real o. Henriesque twist.
This week the Earle is stepping out"
with an added attraction that is help
ing to pack them in for what indicates
record week. The theater presents
Kate Smith, one of Washington's most
popular contributions to electric lights,
and she sings two numbers well. But
it is with her encore, "St. Louis Blues, :"
that she really takes off the roof
AS usual, the Earle offers a long list
Of SUBS" featuring very interesting
edition Of The Evening Star news reel
A really funny sound comedy concern
ing the heart throbs of Swedish ele-
vator girl, horoscope reading for Sep
TENDER and Labor day sound" short
are also "addeds" Nor should the or
chestras excellent playing of the Show
Boat" selections be overlooked, being in
itself one of the high spots of long, but
good, bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02
Commodity Notes
Cement.

DETROIT, September 2.-Cennent
production so far this year in Mich
igan has been more than 10 per cent
in excess of that for the correspond
ing period Of 1928, but in the last two
months output has steadied to about
1928 pace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

District Governor Clarence z. Fleming
will talk on 1.-THE Truth About the In
ternational Round Table Convention.
at the luncheon session Of the Loyal
Knights of the Round Table at the
University Club tomorrow. 1880 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-02

NEW ORLEANS.-Mills Of the South
ern Pine Association show orders re-
ceived dropped 81 per cent to 1888 900
feet in the last week. Shipments rose
to 66,127,000 and production fell of A
per cent to Sc $3.50, 900. Unified orders
total 79,917,086 feet.