Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1928, Page 16

TADEETVITY HEHER N 128 Industrial and Commercial Statisticians Cover Nation in Conference. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—Indus- trial and commercial activity - was slightly higher in 1928 than;in 1917, but except for a few months fi“the last [ half was little, if any, above the normal annual rate of expansion of, 1 business, the Conference of Statigticlans in Industry reported today in first monthly statement. and building industries, with the Stock Exchange, seem to have been the lead- ing factors of business. The conference, organized by the Na- tional Industrial Conference -Board, is composed of statisticlans and econo- mists of industrial and trade organiza- tions and leading corporations repre- senting about 30 major industries. It intends, through study of available busi- ness statistics and their evaluation in the light of practical industrial expe- rience, to make public monthly an im- proved statistical ang] and interpre- tation of current business conditions. Good Outlook Held. ‘The first report states that business in the United States during 1928 as a \whole was reasonably good and excel- Jent in the majority of fields, but un- satisfactory in others. Current mo- mentum is expected to sustain busi- ness at a fairly high level through the first quarter of 1929. Tota) manufacturing and mining pro- duction of 1928 is estimated to exceed that of 1927 about by the normal annual increase of 4 per cent. Monthly aver- age of manufacturing production was about 5 per cent higher: Industrial consumption of electric power was estimated at 6 to 8 per cent higher than in 1927. Distribution of goods by railroads was on the whole smaller than in 1927, although the last weeks of the year brought an improve- ment in car loadings and fréight move- ment. Stocks of commodities ran about the same on the average as in 1927. Commodity prices were slightly higher, but still below those of 1926 and nof far above the average for 1921. Chain Stores Gain. Wholesale trade showed little change until the last quarter, when there .was a marked upward trend. Bufiness of mail order houses and most types of chain stores showed marked increases. A moderate increase in general retail trade was noticed. . Enormous growth in security transactions, particularly during recent months, was held Tespon-, sible for the fact that general business and financial transactions ran ahead of 1927 by more than the normal increase. Factory employment fell below the 1927 level, with some improvement late in the year. Wages of factory workers showed little change. Aggregate pur- chasing power of workers showed little The autombobile | . I Leads Military Ball VIOLET VOHS, Junior at Ripon College, Ripon, Wis., will lead the military ball, February 1. She is associate editor of the student publication. 'STATUE OF ST. FRANCIS STOLEN FROM AMERICAN Thieves Get Work Attributed to Donatello From Villa in Florence, Italy. By the Associated Press. FLORENCE, Italy, December.26.—A | bronze statue of St. Francis attributed to Donatello was stolen during the | night from the villa of Walter Spell- man, an American. The thieves scaied a wall surrounding the property and made away with the statue and other works of art. Donatello was born at Florence about 1396 and died there in 1466. He became || one of the leading spirits in the art movement of the fifteenth-century. His | monuments are regarded as a supreme expression of the spirit of the early Re- || naissance in sculpture and they exer- cised a potent influence cn the painters of that age. His majesty was acknowl- edged by Michelangelo, Raphael and others of the late Renaissance. S N Skull and cross bones signs are used' Brunswick, Germany, on high Use your check to resistance. THE EVENI BERLIN AND MACKAY FURTHER RECONCILED Latter Calls at Song Writer's Home to Offer Condolences After Son's Death. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 28.—The death of Irving Berlin, jr., 24-day-old son of the song writer, was thought to- day to have cemented a reconciliation between the child’s parents and grand- father, Clarence Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Co. Mr. Mackay, who was estranged from his daughter by her marriage.to Berlin in January, 1926, was among the. firs to call at the bereaved home yesterday to offer condolences after .theé-death of :hekm.m as the result of & heart at- ack, . The death, at 5 p.m, was sudden. Earlier in the day Irving, jr., had shown 1o signs of illness. He and his little sister had a Christmas tree, Shortly after the birtn of the son, December 1, there were indications that Mr. Mackay had relented in his attitude toward Mrs. Berlin, an attitude which the birth of the first child, Mary Ellen, two years ago failed to shake. This is the second time that Mr. Mackay and his daughter have been brought together by death. On Septem- ber 13 Mrs. Berlin attended with her father the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Louise Hungerford. Mack Distributor Wanted for Aladdin Oil Burner ‘Washington and the South Communicate | Fred Ehrenkranz Cairo Hotel Washington, D.' C. Make Your Xmas Money See You Through the Year better your sight. Your eyes are sorely taxed in winter. Indoor light is bad—penetrating glare is everywhere—breaking Conserve your vision with ETZ LENSES down eye STAR, WASHINGTON, RETIRED MINISTER MISSING IN KENTUCKY Brother of Former Secretary of the Treasury, 88, Disappears After Mailing Gift. By the Associated Press. COVINGTON, Ky., December 26.— ‘Whereabouts of Rev. Napoleon H. Car- lisle, 88, remained unlearned yesterday, 24 hours after he disappeared imme- diately after mailing a Christmas package. Police reported all attempts to locate the retired Baptist preacher were fruit- less. He has not been seen since post- ing a Christmas remembrance to his brother, who lives at Bracht Sta- tion, Ky. The minister's daughter, Miss Effie C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1928. Carlisle, said it was an annual custom of her father to mail her uncle a gift on Christmas eve. When he did not return Miss Carlisle said she believed her father had been attacked and robbed. Rev. Mr. Carlisle was & former post- master here and a brother of the late John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the l’l‘nuu” under President Grover Cleve- s i Fred C. Thomson Dies. LOS ANGELES, December 26 (#).— Fred C. Thomson, screen actor featured in Western roles, died here shortly be- fore midnight last night. He falled to rally from an operation for gallstones performed three weeks ago. The steel industry of the United States producees more steel than does the whole continent of Europe. $100,000 FOR COLLEGE. | Given Albany Medical Institution by Rockefeller Foundation. ALBANY, N. Y., December 26 (&) — A gift of $100,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation to the Albany Medical Col- lege, the medical department of Union University, was announced yesterday. The gift is to be used in establishing a department of regional medicine, and will be used in conjunction with the gift of $250,000 from Edward S. Hark- ness, recently announced. The money will be spent for graduate work and courses designed to give practicing phy- siclans, particularly those of rural dis- tricts, an opportunity to keep abreast of the latest developments in medical knowledge. 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