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Evening star., 1929-01-04
DECLINE REPORTED
IN BANK DEPOSITS
December 81 Figures Under
October Call Due to Heavy
Year End Withdrawals.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Controller of the Currency John w.
Poole issued his first bank call today,
asking for a condition statement from
the local banks as of December 81, 1928.
Eighteen of the first Is local banks
! which it was possible to reach in the
limited time before going to press,
showed declines in deposits over the
figures reported following the call of
October last.
Washington bankers had been pre-
dieting a decline in total deposits on
the last day of 1923 in comparison with
the october figures, which shattered all
previous records in the Capital so that
today's returns will cause little sur
prise.
The main reason assigned by bankers
for the decline is the large Withdrawals
of deposits at the end of the year tc
avoid the personal tax placed on funds
in the banks on January /. Many de-
positors curtail outstanding notes at
this time, buy large blocks of Govern
ment bonds and make other Withdrawals.
Other Large Withdrawals Made.
The payment of heavy Christmas bills
also makes a dent in bank deposits
of no small proportions. The payment
of the Christmas savings club funds
causes another drain, as much of this
money has not yet been returned to
the banks. 1t is expected, however, that
within few days deposits in Washing
ton will be back to the rema, Fable
figures of october. if not above them.
Today's deposit reports show that all
groups-national banks, trust companies
and savings banks-fared about the
same in the falling off in their total
deposits. Some banks in all groups
showed gains
For the first time the Riggs National
Bank included the deposits of the re-
Gently merged Farmers & Mechanics
National Bank of Georgetown in its
totals. Riggs reported a gain today
over the October call. The Farmers
& Mechanics reported deposits of
$3.746,581 at the time of the october
CALL
Below are given comparisons between
the last two calls, so far as was possible
to obtain the figures up to noon today:
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CANAL TOLLS REPORT.

PANAMA, January 4 OP).-Official
announcement was made today that the
Panama Canal had collected S26,375,-
962 from 6,334 vessels during the cal
endar year just ended. Though these
were the highest figures for any CAL
endar year, they fell short of the high
record for the last fiscal year ending
June 80. when 6,456 vessels paid
$26, ,o44, ,499.
Canal traffic for December, 1928, sur
passed all months of the past calendar
year. with 579 transits and total COL
lectionS of S2,443,o29.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
MARKET STEAD|ES
| AFTER EARLY DROP
Brokers' Loans Statement
Brings Flood of Selling
at Outset.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, January 4.-Recoverin5
from the shock of the Unexpectedly
large increase in brokers loans, todays
stock market closed higher after a
morning of weakness and midday
period of irregularity. Railroad and cop
per stocks were the leaders of the ad-
vance with many industrial specialties
participating. The steels did little and
the motors were lower, but the moves
that attracted attention were all on
the side of advance.
Sentiment was helped by the drop in
call money from the renewal rate of 8
per cent first to 7 and then to 6 per
cent. Among the late features were
Columbia Graphophone, PillSbury Flour.
International Nickel new. Postum Co.
among the industrials and New Haven,
Western Maryland anu Great Northern
preferred among the rails.
The Street had not anticipated any
such showing as that revealed by the
Stock Exchange and by the Federal
Reserve compilations on brokers' loans.
Various reassuring explanations were
offered, but the fact remained. More
and more, Also it was stressed in spec
ulative circles that the market had been
going ahead a fortnight without any
real correction, and that the technical
position had been correSpondingly weak
ened.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Merger Is Announced,

NEW YORK, January (P).-Merger
of the Sleeper Radio Manufacturing
Corporation of Long Island City, and
the Temple Corporation of Chicago,
was announced yesterday.
Alfred Marchew, president of the
Temple Corporation, succeeds Gordon
C. Sleeper as president of the Sleeper
Co. Mr.. Sleeper is to be vice president
and general sales manager of the Tenn
pie Corporation. The Temple Corpora
ton, which heretofore manufactured
only speakers, will make receivers also
separate identities, with their combined
assets fixed by officials at more than
$1,000, 900.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Bank Call Figures Compared.
Busy Session ON Exchange.

Complete deposit figures from every
bank in Washington will be published
in a few days.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO. January UNITED States
Department of Agriculture) Potatoes
Receipts, 60 cars; on track. l53 cars:
total United State, shipments, T59 cars:
trading only fair; market about steady:
Wisconsin sacked round whites, 85al .O5.
few Ito; Minnesota and North Dakota
sacked round whites, 85a95; Idaho
sacked russetS, l.50al.65; few fancy
shade higher.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
New Bendix Firm.

CHICAGO. January R.-The
BenGix Corporation announced TODAY
formation of the Bendix Service Cor
poration, capitalized for 81. 900 900. The
new company expectSYto build a chain
of automobile Super-service stations in
the larger cities throughout the country.
Vincent Bendix, w. C. Buettner, Ferber
Marshall and David Beecroft are among
the directors.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Firm Reports Profit.

NEW YORK. January OP).-Seeman
Bros. Inc. of New York, dealer in
canned goods. ended the five months on
November 80 with net profit of s375 .257.
against S3o3,757 in the corresponding
1927 period.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Hourly Sales on N. Z. Market

1880 am. $4,000 I3m... 2.39S. TOO
1850 pm. 3,6IS. 400 2:l5 p.m4,07l 500
Dividend rates as gwen in the above tarle
are Inc annual cash payments based on the
l@teSt quarterly or haI~yearly declarations
Farty extra Plus 40 N stock. I Plus
init OF trading less than 100 shares
So IN preferred stock, 4 Plus ! rs IN STOCK
Z Paid ta.S year-no regular rate. Pay
ape IN stocE. Plus So in stock Pay
stock I Plus l0z IN stock : Plus 6G
u stock. h Partly stock Plus 2~. IN
Stocg. Plus lfi20 share quarterly N
stock. r PAYABLE lfI0 share quarterly IN
United ClEav. Stores ecumcn gtocs. Plus
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Will Increase Facilities.

NEW YORK. January 4 OP.-
Penn Ohio Edison Co. viii spend more
than $1,000 900 In 1929 in adding 10
facilities for generation, transmission
and distribution If electric current in
the youngstown, Ohio. district.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

AA - Az Noyo'
Busy Session on Exchange.
Potomac Electric Power 512 per. cent
preferred led trading on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange today. The stock
opened at 1892 and closed at 108L4
The days turnover was 3l3 shares. The
6 per cent preferred sold at 112.
Washington Gas Light was slightly
higher today, closing in moderate trad
ing at 1055s. washington Railway &
Electric preferred came out at 9934
and closed at 9912, on a 30-share turn
over.
Two hundred shares of Federal-Amer
lean Co. common changed hands al
532 Mergenthaler opened at 104hs
and closed at 104, and 20 shares of Peo-
Piles Drug preferred registered 1913, fol-
lowing yesterdays announcement that
the company had acquired a chain of
drug stores in Pennsylvania.
Washington Loan & Trust appeared
on the board again today, when IA
shares sold at 523 and ) an eighth
higher. One share of National Capital
Bank soli at $50 and o single share of
Riggs National at 557 and another at
$50. Thirteen shares of National Saw
ings & Trust moved at 50T.
Bond trading was confined to the
Washington Gas issues in small de-
nominations at recent levels.
Park Savings Votes Dividend.
The directors of the Park Savings
Bank have declared the usual semi
annual dividend of per cent, payable
January 10, and a per cent bonus for
all employees of the bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
DEFEAT JUDGE RAISE
Bill to Increase Salaries
Beaten in Senate.

If William H. Settle, president of
the Indiana Farm Bureau Federa-
ton, gets $4,000 annually. should
a judge get $4,000?
This question was put to Senator
Oliver Kline, Huntington farmer, in
the senate today by Senator Frank
S. Southworth, Plymouth. Kline had
just closed an appeal to vote down
a bill giving the judges $1,000
instead of $4,000 salary He based
his conclusions on the present plight
of the farmers and declared that it
would take the income from the
best 160-acre farm in the county to
pay the increase.
Answering SouthWorth's question
he declared that he didn't favor
such high salaries for farm organ
ization officials and that they
should be more nearly equal the
man who really farms.
Senator Andrew E. Dutham,
Greencastle, pointed out that a bill
making the judges salaries $4,000
had already been defeated and that
nov they are willing to take any
increase"
The bill, which provided an $500
boost to be paid $3.50 by state and
county, failed of a constitutional
majority. There were 10 ayes and
% noes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
Awards Are Announced in
Real Estate Boards
Annual Contest.

First prize of $50 in the Indian
apolis Real Estate Board home show
poster contest has been awarded to
George j. Mess of the Circle Art
academy, Meyer-Kiser Bank build
ing, John G. Barnhill Jr, contest
chairman, announced today.
Second prize, $25, was awarded to
George Dudley Jr., TIA Terrace ave-
nue., Hamnel dE McDermott Adver-
Using Company employe and a night
student at the Circle academy.
Third prize, $40, went to Gordon
j. Mess, brother of George. Fourth
and fifth places were won by Ches-
ter F. Peterson, a salesman for the
art company, and H. E. Rugenstein,
1887 Madison avenue.
The winner was drawn in black,
gray-green and orange.
Judges made their choice from 105
entries, and were not permitted to
see the names of the designers until
the selection had been made. Mem
bers of the judging committee were
Miss Anna Hasselman, curator, John
Heron Art institute; Merle Sidener,
Sidener-Van Riper-Kealing, Inc,
advertising agency; Carl Lieber ST.,
of the H. Lieber Company; Leonard
Shick, display artist, indianapolis
Star; Walter Hickman, dramatic
editor, indianapolis Times, and Ted
I. Nicholas, art critic, indianapolis
News.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
PASSES BRIDGE BILL
Senate FavorS Act to Post
Signs at CuIvertS' End.

Venerable State Senator Oliver
Kline of Huntington, traditional foe
of tax boosts and salary grabs, had
his day on the senate "gridiron" late
Wednesday,
Senator Kline's bill requiring the
posting of signs at the ends of I'M
safe bridges stating load limits for
vehicles using them, was up for
final passage.
AS the roll call progressed, sena-
tors arose, one by one, to explain"
their vote. With Senator Klines
economy record in mind, they tried
to stifle smiles while declaring "it
would cost ten million dollars" sis
backed by the cement trust lis vi
cious ana diabolical, has sleeper
in it, !" mot in favor of bridges any
way" ought to be done by educa-
ton"
The noes" intended to change
their votes after the roll call was
completed.
Aware that q ayes had been re-
corded Sufficient to pass the bilD,
Lieutenant Governor Edgar D. Bush
banged his gavel, and announced
the bill had passed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
Kid Tragedy
Tilted by His Best Girl
School Boy, Is, Kills
Self.

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 2S.-
~ When a fellows best girl
wrangles with him, then forsakes
him, continued life Is too dreary
a prospect.
This was the theory police fol-
lowed today in investigating the
death of Thomas Sands, Is, grade
school student, who was found
shot to death here Wednesday
night.
Although police insist the lad
killed himself, Fletcher Gordon,
an uncle with whom the boy lived,
believes the shooting was acct
dental.
The lads body was found in
his room when playmates called
for him.
Gordon's revolver was nearby
and on dresser was a note adj
dressed TO Helen Apologize, Toni
my'S best girl"
I'm going to Jiggs,' the note
said. .Jiggs, police said. was one
of Thomas friends.
Thomas was student In the
eighth grade at Pleasant Ridge
public school.
The Apologize girl was a class
mate and she and Thomas were
great friends. the boys play
mates declared.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
RodriqueS Speaks Before
Hundreds of Pupils in
City Schools.

School officials and children are
enthusiastic over the talks by Cap
tain Godfrey Rodrigues on health.
The captain has spoken before hun
dredS of indianapolis public school
pupils this week under auspices of
The Indianapolis Times.
His schedule includes Manual
Training high school today and
Shortridge high school Friday. He
will close his Indianapolis engage
ment with talk over radio station
WFBM either Friday or Sa u tday.
Captain Rodrigues has the theory
that most human ills can be traced
to incorrect posture, and that by
correcting posture one can have
health and beauty.
Draw in the abdomen, Just above
the stomach, between the lower ribs.
below the chest" says Captain Rod
rigues. by keeping that position
constantly, the desired healthful re-
suit can be obtained.
MY system is great boon to
those overweight as well as to those
under-weight. BY keeping correct
posture, one can return to normal .
Many leading physicians and
physical culturists indorse the meth
ods used by the captain. They
realize that his system is one that
has been used "half-heartedly'' for
many years. A thorough use of this
new posture system is sure to bring
beneficial results, it is asserted.
Before starting on his tour of the
city high schools Monday, Captain
Rodrigues explained his methods to
many officials of the schools and
other public departments. All agreed
on the benefits to be derived from
following his teachings.
The captain himself is one Of the
best examples of the use of the sys-
tenn. Many years ago he was in poor
health and travelled over the entire
world.
While in India he found the Sc
cret Of health, he explains, and now
wishes to pass 1t on to all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
PICK ATTORNEY SOON
Judge to Name Temporary
Federal Prosecutor.

Appointment by Federal Judge
Robert G. Baltzell Friday of a tenn
porary district attorney to hold Of
flee Until nomination of George R.
Jeffrey can be acted upon by the
senate, was expected today.
Albert Ward, district attorney, will
retire upon expiration of his COM
mission at midnight. Nomination of
Jeffrey has been recommended to
the department of justice by SEN
atorS Arthur R. Robinson and James
E. Watson and will be forwarded to
the senate by President Coolidge.
1t was said at the federal building
today that Alexander G. Cavins,
present first assistant to Ward,
probably would be named temper
arily by ,Baltzell.
Cavins served as temporary dis
trict attorney from Jan, Is, 1925,
when Homer Elliott resigned from
the office, until Mar. /. 1925, when
Ward took office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
PLAN PEACHES SUIT
Browning May Ask Divorce
as Result of Revelations.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 28,-The ornate
Offices of Edward w. Browning
humned with unusual activity today
and it was reported that the wealthy
real estate operator, whose romance
with Peaches Heenan was echoed on
front pages throughout the land,
was about to sue for divorce.
The development was an after
math of a divorce case in White
Plains, where Supreme Court Justice
Young decided yesterday that Mrs.
Katherine Allen was entitled to a
divorce from Edgar Allen, former
theatrical agent for Frances
(Peaches) Browning.
At present Browning has only a
legal separation from Peaches and it
was reported that he might attempt
to gain full divorce by using the
Allen case testimony.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
Captain Shoes Posture
Is Real Health Secret
Gone, but Not Forgotten
AutomobiIeg REPORTED to the police

Automobiles reported to the police
as stolen belong to:
George Schullenberg, Southport,
Ind, Chevrolet coupe, $685., from
Maryland and Illinois streets.
James Whey, Monticello, Ind,
Chevrolet landau, from Senate av-
enue and Market street.
DR.. o. r. Lynch, 1402 North I'LL
nois street, Chevrolet touring, So
958, from in front of the Riley
hospital.
Merle Dresslar, 1925 Union street.
Overland touring, 21-406, from SEN
ate avenue and Empire street.
Lipet Frankovitz, 159 West
Twenty ninth street, Chrysler coach,
from Meridian street and Madison
avenue.
Herman Ballard, 1011 Broadway.
Oakland sedan, $1,000, from Noble
street near Massachusetts, avenue.
Lasky Farb. 4244 Central avenue,
Stutz sedan, 1-246, from :. 'front.' of
2258 North Meridian street.
Charles J. Burke, r, R. S, Box SGT.
Ford touring, from Madison avenue
near Meridian street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
SLEUTHS USED
IN ELECTIONS,
SAYS NIBLACK
Charges Horesthief Groups
Controlled by Coffin; Re-
peal Bill Fails.

Horsethief detective associations
have been identified with Ku-Klux
Khan activities in Marion county
and used by George v. (Boss) Cot
fin to win elections, their actions
being directly contrary to those of
the duly constituted law enforce
ment officials.
Such was the charge made in the
senate today by Senator John L.
Niblack, indianapolis, deputy prose-
cutor under the regime of William
H. Remy. Niblack was speaking for
passage of his BILL which repeats
the horsethief detective act of 1907,
under which the present organiza-
tons function.
Collins senator, Sumner Clancy,
Indianapolis, was among those who
arose to defend the horethief detec-
tives. The repeal bill polled 10 ayes
and Is noes, lacking a constitutional
majority.
When the bill failed, Niblack
changed his vote to the prevailing
side so that he can recall it for an
other trial.
Attempt of Senator Roscoe Mar
tin, Logansport, who introduced, but
Withdrew a measure increasing
horsethief detectives powers, to re-
consider and table failed, when a
division was asked by Niblack.
On Wednesday Warren Sampsell,
Coffin henchman and reading clerk,
counted division on a similar mo-
ton on Niblack's police bill. He
ruled against Niblack, but the sena-
tor later was told that he really had
won.
ST have no sinister purpose in re-
peaIing this law" Niblack asserted
today. "There may have been a
time when it was needed to protect
the public against horse thieves.
But that time is past.
There is no reason why any
group of citizens should be given
greater police powers than any duly
constituted officer in the United
States. That is exactly what occurs
under provisions of the 1907 statute.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
HOOVER FILLS
CABINET, WILL
RETAIN DAVIS
Names of Commerce and
Agricultural Heads Not
Announced.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Corresnondent.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Presi-
dent-Elect Hoover completed selec-
ton of his cabinet today, it was an
nounced at his headquarters.
Secretary of Labor James j. Davis,
it was learned on good authority
is to be retained temporarily as head
of the labor department, because of
Mr.. Hoover's difficulty in filling this
post.
The only cabinet members not
definitely known are secretary of
commerce and secretary of agricuI-
ture, although these two places have
been filled within the last few hours.
James w. Good, former Iowa con-
gresham and director of Hoover's
western campaign, has accepted the
post Of secretary of war.
Good, in addition to his war de-
partment duties, will act as legisla-
tive liaison for the new President,
because of his familiarity with gen.
eral government matters. He was
chairman of the house appropria-
tons committee.
The Hoover cabinet now stands as
follows:
Secretary of state, Henry L. Slim
son, New York.
Secretary of treasury, Andrew w.
Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of war, James w. Good
Of Iowa.
Secretary of navy, Charles Fran
els Adams of Massachusetts.
Encouragement, William D.
Mitchell of Minnesota.
Postnaster-gene Walter F.
Brown of Ohio.
Secretary of agriculture, uncer-
tain.
Secretary of interior, Ray Wilbur
of California.
Secretary of commerce, uncertain.
Secretary of labor, James Davis
of Pennsylvania.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-28
JURORS OPPOSE
DEATH PENALTY
IN HAAG CASE
Sentiment Makes Selection
of Panel Difficult at
Trial.

Marion county's taxpayers do not
want to return to their homes after
a few days of jury service with
blood on their hands"
This sentiment has grown to such
a degree during the last twenty
four hours among talesmen being
examined for service on the criminal
court jury to try Rupert Mcdonald,
%, Of Chicago, charged with the
murder OF wilkinson Haag, Indian
apolis druggist, that it threatens to
block efforts to obtain jury for
several days.
The profeSsed belief of many
talesmen that the law providing
that Mcdonald is guilty of murder
If he were implicated in the plot
to rob the druggist, even If he did
not fire the shot which killed Haag.
also is unjust is causing dismissal
OF many by the state for cause.
Another venire of fifty was Or
dered drawn today. OF the IT'S tales
men already drawn, at noon thirty
five had been dismissed by the state
for cause, ninety-five because Of ill
ness or other technical reasons and
five by the defense on peremptory
challenges.
Tt already has taken longer to Sc
cure jury than for the trial Of
Governor Jackson and courthouse
attaches saw the possibility the trial
might set a new record. The long
est time ever used to secure a Jury
here was seven days, in the trail
of former Mayor Joseph Bell in
1917.
Prosecutor Judson L. Stark, who
is insisting on the electric chair for
Mcdonald and Lawrence Ghere,
who also is charged with the muir
der and who will be tried later, said
he was going to continue to dismiss
talesmen for cause if they did not
favor the death penalty.
Charles L. Baugh, 1860 South
Belmont avenue, one Of the venire-
men, expressed the sentiment OF
those who did not believe in the
death penalty when he said that
he did not want to serve because 81
do not want the blood of any man
on my hands"
Haag was shot in the Green Mill
barbecue on East Thirty-eighth
street near keystone avenue, May
Is, 1925, when an attempt was made
to rob him of a diamond ring. The
state alleges that theft of this ring
was planned by the bandits, and
that the shooting followed. Haag
was lunching with woman COM
panion when the shooting occurred.