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11. S. BARGE LINES"
HAILED AS SUCCESS
Mississippi Valley Body Re
ports on Progress of
River Freight.
Br th p Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, December 19.—The Fed
eral brage line ih nine years has
(frown into an institution with approx
imately 2.500 miles of dependable
right-of-way on the Mississippi and
Warrior Rivers, physical assets ex
ceeding $16,000,000, and an annual
Raving, through lower freight rates of
$1,500,000, the Mississippi Valley As
sociation said in a statement last
night.
Tonnage handled has increased from
23.359 in 1918 to 1,043.400 in 1926.
“Every ton of freight shipped by
river instead of rail costs $1.55 less,”
the statement says. “The barges have
put 4 cents,a bushel into the pocket
of every farmer of the middle Missis
sippi valley raising wheat for export.
They have lopped 10 cents from every
joo pounds of sugar that moves into
the valley.
“The old-time steamboats were not
killed by the railroad alone: they killed
themselves. But the Federal barge
line of 1927 is an altogether different
proposition. A modern barge will
carry an equivalent of two train loads
of freight, and in 1921, the incomplete
Government fleet handled more freight
than did all of the 3.149 steamboats in
1852,” the report continues.
Today the line has floating equip
ment worth $11,000,000. Its power
consists of three 1,200-ton self-pro
pelled barges. 10 2,000-horsepower
towboats and one 900-horsepower tow
boat.
The lower Mis.sissippi line first
showed a profit in 1922. while the
Warrior River line operated at a
"staggering loss.” A new line was
Inaugurated on the upper Mississippi
this fall connected Minneapolis with
St. Louis and the lower lines. All are
under direction of the Inland Water
ways Corporation, financed by the
Government and directed by the Sec
retary of War.
The statement declares that "the
Mississippi River is the trunk line of
16,000 miles of inland waterways
which will make of every city in 26
States of the Mississippi Valley a sea
port. capable of competing on an equal
footing in the markets of the world.
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W. J. SMITH HEADS GUILD.
Elected President of Holy Name
Body—Other Officers Chosen.
W. J. Smith was elected president
of the Holy Name Guild, Inc., yester
day at the annual election.
Others elected were: B. F. Butler,
»r., vice president; Charles A. Butler,
financial secretary: H. M. Smith, re
cording secretary; James M. Brown,
treasurer; Charles J. Farrell, sergeant
at-arms; Stephan I. Bowman, chair
man of the house committee; Eugene
T. Butler, chairman of the auditing
committee, and George Johnson, libra
rian. *
Members of the Board of directors
chosen were Dr. T. W. Turner, Luggus
Holton, James T. Hood, William G.
Gwynn, L. Dereef Holton and R. N T .
Carter.
Grounded Steamer Refloated.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
December 19 C4»).—The Japanese
freighter Atsuta Maru, No. 6, which
went ashore Friday night off Point
Grey, proceeded into the harbor un
der her own steam when she was
floated late Saturday.
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« RUTH LUCAS mi Florida Ave. N.E., “An Ideal Modem ERNEST S. JOHNSTON. The Washington Post.
mt Baker- at Your Door "; M. P. LUCAS, 1021 Florida A\e. N.E. WALTER A. COATES, The Evening Star. A
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Serving Bread, Cake and Pies Direct - 5$
fi to-Your-Door for Over 30 Years
if 107-115 F St. and 600-618 First St. N.W, Telephone Main -1537-4538 If
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The Traders
.j, —— *
I have some little bonds in store,
I I've had them seven years or more,
and they seem good as wheat; 1 clip
| the coupons twice a year, and when I
" cash them they appear to have a pres
tige sweet. But 1 have friends, alert
and smart, who have my • welfare
much at heart, and they seem deeply
■ pained because I keep such phony
stuff; it isn’t safe and sound enough,
they often have explained. They’ve
heard dark rumors here and there; the
company whose bonds I bear is headed
for the rocks; because of friendship s
high demands they’ll take the punk
stuff off my hands, and trade me bet
ter stocks. They are so anxious to
befriend they chase me everywhere I
wend, and give me warnings dire; if
’ i don’t take their offered boon I’ll lose
my savings pretty soon, and eke my
j hat and lyre. It is surprising how
1 they fret, and walk the floor by night
j and sweat o’er dangers that are mine;
' they call me up 12 times a day, break
in upon me when I pray and also
' when I dine. They write me letters
flecked with tears, in which they utter
dismal fears about my frightful doom
unless I let them take niv shares and
, trade me some which are not snares,
■ which won’t go up the flume. And
, in my foolish bonehead style I give
these spielers smile for smile, but still
refuse to trade; the bonds I have seem
stanch and true, and when the in
; terest is due they always make the
, grade. When I have something safe l
and sound the smart lads always
gather 'round to prove it is a, frost:
I I listen to them with a smile, applaud
. their noble statements while the lan
guage they exhaust.
WALT MASON.
. tCoDtricht. 1927.)
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MRS. O’BRIEN ELECTED.
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• Heads Burnside Unit of W. R. C.
Other Officers Also Chosen.
Mrs. Delia L. O'Brien was elected
president of the Burnside Corps, No.
4, of the Woman's Relief Corps at
the annual election Wednesday at
Grand Army Hall.
Mrs. Clara True was elected senior
| vice president, Mrs. Cora B. Davie
was re-elected junior vice president.
\ Mrs. Grace Carter chaplain, Mrs.
' Alice Mead, conductress and Mrs.
’ Rose Pennell treasurer.
Delegates chosen to the department
convention to be held in February
, were Miss Adelaide Foster, first 'dele
ft gate; Mrs. Grace Carter, second dele
’ gate; Miss McMonigle, third delegate;
. Mrs. Alice Mead, fourth delegate, and
' Mrs. Alice Burk, fifth delegate.
I Alternates elected were Mrs. Nettie
Lyons, Mrs. Stella Buxton. Mrs. Cora
Davis, Mrs. Mahaffey and Mrs. Emma
Pain.
1010 F St. 1767 Col. Rd.
’ Oppo.lt* Wood- V, Block from the
word * Lothrop. Ambassador Theater
a In center of the Lunch
j. shopping district. X* to 2 P.M.
_ , Dinner
Lunch « to 7 :30 P.M.
11:15 to 2:30 „
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Dinner Rernlar Dinner, IRe
4:15 to 7:30
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Food Unsurpasted in Quality
,1 'Reasonably Priced
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CARNEGIE GRANTS
TOTAL $2,000,000
Corporation Expends That Sura on
Education in 12 Months,
Head Reports.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 19.—Grants
totaling $2,000,000 for the advance
ment of education were made by the
Carnegie Corporation of New York
during the fiscal year ended Septem
ber 30, 1927, President Frederick P.
Keppel announced in his annual re
port yesterday. In addition to this
amount, President Keppel reported
that payment of $4,000,000 was made
during the year on grants voted in
previous >ears.
"Educational foundations do more
than endow colleges and make educa
tional studies,” said Mr. Keppel, who
pointed out that the Carnegie Corpora
tion aids in the diffusion as well as in
the advancement of knowledge among
the people of the United States.
While the corporation issues a few
publications of its own, lie said that
within the last four years the publi
cation of some 200 books and of more
than 600 magazine articles was the re
sult wholly or in part of appropria
tions from the corporation.
POLICIES NOW 700,000.
Insurance of
$1,500,000,000 Since January.
Tl.e insurance drive put on by the
Veterans’ Bureau resulted In an in
crease of approximately $1,500,000,000
since January 1, 1927, it was an
nounced last night by Director Frank
T. Hines.
There are now approximately 700,-
000 policies in force, the director said,
representing Insurance aggregating
$3,300,000.000.
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Join Our
Christmas Club Today
Small weekly payments, soon forgot-
ten, will bring to you next year a siz
able check. [
Five Convenient Payment Classe*
;' $50.00 Class Deposit SI.OO per week |[
■ | SIOO.OO Class Deposit $2.00 per week
\ $250.00 Class Deposit $3.00 per week
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15th and Penna. Avenua j
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profit* ;
over $6,700,000 t [
BRANCHES:
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Northeast—Bth and H Sts. N.E. ,;
* Southwest —7th and E Sts. S.W. t
Northwest —1140 15th Street
Total Resources Over $38,300,000 j |
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POOR WILL GET FOOD, j
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Salvation Army to Distribute 900
Basl s Christmas Eve.
Nine hundred baskets of food. 150
more than ever distributed before,
will be given Christmas eve to poor
families in Washington by the Sal
vation Army, Staff Capt. Ernest R.
llolz, divisional commander, said to
day. He pointed out that in previous
years 750 baskets had always been
sufficient.
“The situation is much different
this year,” he said. “More requests
than ever have come in. Although
with the limited funds on hand we
are finding it difficult to stand the
financial burden, we cannot turn
these people down.”
The Civitan Club is donating the
I cost of 100 baskets and numerous in
i dividunls are contributing baskets.
The cost of eaclt basket is approxi
, matel.v $5.
Today Capt. Holz reported that
, $9,000 of the $20,000 needed for Christ
mas and Winter relief has been
raised. Twenty thousand letters have
been sent to Washingtonians seeking
donations.
Contributions should be sent to Sal
vation Army, 607 E street.
If Your Head Aches
Or it strains your eyes to
read or work—nr perhaps
you may he doubtful as to
the real efficiency of your
eyes—then consult ns.
i Glasses are intended to
make up for the deficiency
in your eyesight.
Our large patronage
shows that we know how
' to produce such glasses.
"Vision Not Visionary”
CLAFLIN
Registered Optometrists
922 14th St. Est. 1889
! FRANCE IS GRIPPED
BY SEVERE WEATHER
Snow Falls on Winter Resort Cities ,
Along Riviera—Paris Has
10 Above Zero.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 19.—The breath
of Jack Frost has clouded the Riviera’s
reputation as a land of perpetual Sum
mer. Snow to the depth of several
inches fell at Nice, Cannes and Monte
Carlo. The Riviera, jealous of its repu
tation as a land of sunshine, tried to
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Gifts
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You Can Pick Hurriedly With
The Assurance of Satisfaction
And Fair Prices
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jF YOU still Have or so
ricdly at the Lifetime Furniture
Store and have the assurance A j 3
Tli'ju-jjad; of
fV f] The present dis-
£gr||l|J play of Spinet Desks UcSKS
\ I f 1 ] is large and charm- Starting at $47.50
\P - |L / £ $ ’ ng ’ Starting .at you w jjj fi nd scores
MJ $27.50 for a 36-inch ' nd SCO res of good-
i spinet, you will find looking Secretary
I Jlj T/ l hem al
I 11 ~ $235. Christmas prices.
j S f $27.50 to $235 Chairs
* $47 to $835
Smoking
Stands
A man usually
hopes he’ll get a \ lVT c « t n f
smoker for Christ- \ 't* tTt *
mas. Smoking stands i] Tables
are here in great ‘^TYp^'v„ / * fA ~ .
abundance, starting A nest of tables is
at 95c and up to SSO. tfWt* • a friendly home gift
- that Christ
ie to SSO mas tidings in quite
'* n the nicest way.
Em I { $19.50 to $69.50
Tea Wagons If IT I M |
A more delightful K|J[|n I- I
gift is hard to find. II | '■* | : |
for as little as £ < igJgpM?
$29.75. It’s made * *
in Grand Rapids, too. KfiJl • 1
$29.75 to SB7 T -^
Priscilla ■ | |' - /
j SewtajStani "/
MAYER & CO.
I Seventh Street Between DBC E
conceal the fact, but the news leaked
out.
All France Is in the grip of bitter
weather today. Temperatures as low
as zero are reported in some parts of
France, and the weather is regarded
as the most severe in 15 years.
In Paris the thermometer hovered
around 10 degrees above zero. Hopes
of skaters rose as the temperature fell,
and they have already begun to skim
the shallow pools in the grounds of
Versailles. The weather man, however,
said that a rise in temperature was in
sight.
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The Sarah Streeter cup. awarded
annually to the senior in Mount
Holyoke College who passes the physi
cal tests with the highest standing,
has been won this year by a girl who
never has handled a field hockey stick
or tried her hand at basket ball. She
is Miss Dorothea Smeltzer.
GIFTS TO SMITHSONIAN.
Dr. Hrdlicka Presents Institution
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I Eight F»male Gorilla Skulls. (
I Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, curator of physi- '
; , cal anthropology at the Smithsonian
, : Institution, has just presented the in
stitution with eight female gorilla (
T skulls, which will be used for study ,
, and comparison.
i These were obtaned by Dr. Hrdlicka "
from a Paris dealer and show wide in
dividual variations. The skulls of fe- J
male gorillas seldom come on the mar-'
I ket, he said, because among these ■
: apes, as attiong human beings, the j
fighting is left to the males, and the
, females retreat into the jungle at the
> first intimation of danger. Hence
hunters seldom get a shot at them. I
; These skulls all came from a small !
district in French West Africa. 11
lake Shipping Tied Up.
SAULT STE. MARIE. Ontario, De
(•ember 19 ( A *).—With the arrival yes
terday of the government lighthouse
tender Murray Stewart the last boat
was in from Lake Superior. The
tender brought in lightkeepers from
stations at the lower end of the lake.
None of the 27 steamers tied up here
has attempted to force a passage
through the ice-blocked river.
DAILY BUS to
BALTIMORE •!»
PHILADELPHIA -
„ . _ . f Aberdeen. Havre da Grace,
Stopping at j g|k to(l , wUmlngton, Chaatai
I ear a Gray Una Of*re
Minu®rotnis 5r5 r, r»T 4v *“ a,llb
r hone Gray Una. Mala Me