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dunn to good, 7.50a8. IS: fair to medium
6.75a8.25; plain to fair, 5.5Oa6 so: com
mon to plain, 4.00a5. 90.
HelferS-Good to choice, 10. 5Oa11 90:
medium to good. 9.O0a10. 90; fair to me.
dunn, 3.OOa9.0O; plain to fair, 7.OOa8 90 :.
common to plain, 6.0Oa7.OO.
Fresh cows and Springers, GOAL SO.
Sneep and lambs-Receipts, 100 head;
light supply, market steady. sheen O0a
600: lambs, 6.5Oa13.75. 1'OO''
Hogs-Receipts, 800 head; light sup
ply; market lower; lights, 9.75alO. 90 ;
heavieS, 990a1O.2O; medium e0s
1920; roughS, T0Oa9 20; light pigs. 9. 40
a9.60; pigs. 9.60a985.
Calves--Receipts. rs head; light sup
ply; market lower; calves, 7.OOa16.5O.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot, 1.24A;
No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1914 !:
December, LIZA; January, 1881; No.
3, garlicky, no quotations.
Corn-No. 2 domestic, yellow, l.Osa
ITO; cob corn. new. 4.5Oa4.6O.
OatS-No. 2 white domestic, spot,
56a2; No. white domestic, spot, 55la
Rye-Nearby. coal 90.
Hay-ReceiptS, none. Season for old
nay Is about over little new crop is
arriving. but hardly enough upon which
TO establish quotations by grades.
Where in good order new hay sells at
from 14O0 to 100 per ton, according
to Its quality and condition, receipts by
trucks taking care of most require
mentS.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
celptS generally ample. Wheat straw,
NO. l, per ton, 9.00al0.00; oat straw,
No. l, per ton, 9.0OalO.0O.
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STOCKS IRREGULAR
IN SHIFTING TREND
Market Reflects Uncertainty
in Speculative Sentiment.
SpeciaItieS Gain.
BY STANLEY w. PRENOSIL,
Associated Press Financial Editor.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
stock market fioundered about in q
rather cratic manner again today.
Prices headed upward in the. early
trading under the leadership of the
public utilities and the oils, but turned
irregular later when selling pressure
was renewed against United States
Steel common, General Electric and
some Of the other recent leaders Trad
ing, while somewhat larger in volume
than yesterday, continued to be of a
highly professional character ,..-.
Business news was more favorable in
tone. The Iron Age review stated that
while December will be a poor month,
both In shipments anG production,
sentiment In the iron and steel industry
has improved and nowhere are there
signs OF general paralysis in trade
such as developed after other stock
market panlcs. Foreign sales of copper
yesterday were reported to be the larg-
est IN three months. Some diSappoint-
ment was shown in the sharp falling
on In freight car loadings during
thanksgiving week, but this was at
tributed, in part, to the holiday.
Spectacular Gain.
Philadelphia Co was the spectacular
feature in the public utility group, soar
ing "a points to 224, jumping several
points between sales Standard Gas q
Electric was marked up ga, American
Water Works "a, Electric Power &
Light 6, Detroit Edison 5, Federal Light
g Traction Az and Peoples Gas IA,
but many of these gains were cut down
in the afternoon selling Buying of the
utilities was based on reports of steadily
expanding electrical output and the be-
lief that the increased dividend rate on
Public Service Of New Jersey was the
forerunner Of other special distributions.
Oils enjoyed temporary period of
strength under the leadership Of Hous-
ton, Mexican Seaboard and Simms Pc
troleum.
Dividend Actions.
| Dividend developments were largely
| favorable. The annual payments on the
| common and preferred stocks of the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Co. were increased from 81 to IS, but
the common sold of sharply on the an
nouncement, presumably because many
traders had expected a stock split-up.
| Otis Elevator scored an extreme gain of
Is points on the announcement Of a
4-for-1 stock split-up.
u. S. Steel common, after touching
1929 during the morning, sold of to
| 1881 in the early afternoon. General
Electric dipped S points below last
| nights close and Westinghouse Electric
%. International Harvester Johns
Manville and Radio also turned. soft IN
the early afternoon trading.
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BILL BUYING HEAVY.

NEW YORK, December IL P.--
Dealers in bankers acceptances report
a heavy buying of bills for the account
of the Federal Reserve Banks in the
last few days. These purchases in
crease the amount of credit available,
and tend to Offset the heavy withdraw
ais OF funds in connection with holiday
and year-end demands.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December IL
Potatoes, white, barrel, 1:50a4.OO; 100
pounds, 1.75a2.OO; sweet potatoes, bar
rel, 1.5Oa275; yams, barrel, 1.50a2.25
beets 100, 4.OOa5.OO; brussels sprouts,
quart, 1Oa25; beans, hamper, 1.50a2.5 so;
cabbage, hamper, 3Oa50; carrots, 100,
4.OOa5. 90; cauliflower, crate, 2.O0a3.50;
celery. crate, 2.50a4.OO; eggplants, crate,
l.25a3.OO; lettuce, basket, 20Oa2 ST;
kale, bushel 50a75; onions, 100 pounds,
l.50al.75; peppers, crate, 4.00a8.0O;
parsnips, basket, 5Oa6O; pumpkins, 100,
5OOal5.O0; spinach, bushel, 50a1.00;
squash, crate, 1.5Oa3.0 90; tomatoes. crate,
4.00a5.0O turnips. hamper, 25a35; ap-
Piles bushel 75a2.25; cranberries, box
3O0a4.25; grapefruit. box, 3.25a5 90;
oranges, box, 3.00a4.25; tangerineS, box,
2.00a275.
Dairy Market.
Poultry. aliveATurkeys, pound, %;
old toms, 20a23; Spring chickens, 24a
%: Leghorns, %; old hens, 23a27; Leg
horns, 18a20: poor and thin, l7a18;
old ROSTERS, 18a2O; ducks, 16a23; geese,
l6a22; guinea fowls, each, 4Oa60;
pigeons, pair. rs. r..
Eggs-Receipts, 602 cases; native and
nearby firsts, 50a52; pulletS, 40a45; hen
merry whites, firsts, dozen, 53a54; cur
rent receipts, 43a45; culls and dirty
eggs, 25a30. ,,7t~ .-'
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound. 4la46; ladies, 35a36; store pack
ed, al; rolls, 3la32; process, 3Sa39.
Live Stock Market.
Receipts, so head; light sup
ply, market steady.
Steers-Good to choice, 1200a12.25:
medium TO good, 11.00al2.00; fair to
medium, l0.00allO 90; plain to fair. 9.00a
1000: common to plain, 800a9.00.
Bulls Good TO choice, 3.50a9.00; me-
dunn TO good, 7.50a80G fair to me-
dunn, 70Oa7.50: plain to fair, 6.00a7 90;
common to plain 5.00a6.00.
Cows Good to choice 50a9 90: me-
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Hartman CORPORATION.

NEW YORK, December IL R.-
Martin L. StrauS, president of the Hart
man Corporation, declined to comment
upon Wall Street reports that the divi-
dend would be increased early next
year. although such action is regarded
as likely in view of the stockholders
refusal to approve the proposed merger
with Montgomery Ward and the fact
that 1929 earnings are expected to APP
proximate $3.50 share. The current
dividend on the B stock is $l.20 an
nually. ...-
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CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, December IL R.-
Butter-Weak; receipts, 8,o66 tubs:
creamery extras, 40; standards, SS1z;
extra firsts, 38a39; f1rsts, 35a3f; seconds,
33a34.
Steady; receipts, 2,573 cases;
extra firSts, 51a53; graded firsts, 48a49;
current firstS, 40a45; ordinary firsts, 37a
SO; refrigerator extras, 1914; refrigera-
tor flrSts, 37lz.
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LonsdaIe Lands Bank Service.

President John G. Lonsdale of the
American Bankers Association, writing
In Trust Companies Magazine, asserts ::
LET me emphasize the fact that the
trust department is one of the most i'm
portant divisions of a bank; that as
such it deserves the hearty encourage
ment and cooperation Of the head of
the institution; that our field grows
steadily with the wealth and increased
activities of a busy Nation and that we
sh ould never rest in this great humani-
tartan work until virtually every citizen
has made adequate provision through
the corporate trustee or executor for the
safeguarding of his estate after he has
passed beyond this vale of tears and
troubles"
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Clearing House Statement.

NEW YORK, December IL P).-
Clearing house statement: Exchanges,
81 ,568 ,O00, 900; balances, sits, 100000.
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1850 AA....... 527 300 1900 Noon -. / 700 2oO
l:aO PM-...... 2521.9OO S:lO PM. 49,. 3Os6 600
Dividend rates the annual
oa o on the Latest cuaTery
ePad last yeat PSS s. II preferred Uck Plu SSS
Plus iS IN stS Then earned Payable in cash
STOCK Plus IaS stock n Plus
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Commodity Notes
Silk.

Silk.
PORTLAND, Ore, December H.
With nearly a million dollars worth Of
raw silks in her hold. the Kawasaki
liner Victoria Maru is speeding here
from Japan, the Yamashita shipping
company agents report. The Victoria
Maru has aboard 794 bales.
90 Gas.
ATIANTA.-The' Southern Natural
Gas Corporation contemplates the ex-
penditure of $1,000. 600 in improvements
to plants and buildings in the South in
addition to the construction of pipe
lines from the Louisiana gas fields.
Natural gas through the latter lines
reach Atlanta January /, but it will re-
made effective.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by w. 3. Hibbs a. {
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

The worlds largest electric general
ing plant, near Chicago, develops
278, 800 horse power.
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Radio.

NEW ORLEANS.-Sales of radio re-
ceiving sets, tubes and accessories con-
tinued to show an increase over the
sales of 1928. The absorption of radio
sets by the people is one of the out
standing features of the retail situation
throughout this section.
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M U SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

Rosa Ponselle is q particularly
charming person to interview.
Rosa Raisa also is an attractive
person to talk with. Maria
Jeritza, seen in short interviews
behind stage after her concerts,
is an efferveScent personality with
almost child-like pleasure when
she feels her audience has liked
her. She has the true VienneSe
sunshine in her response. Amelita
Galli-Curci is particularly gra-
ciouS when one has the opportu-
nifty to talk with her in the Italian
setting of her New York home
and she, like Chaliapin, has good
sense of news value. Josef Hof-
mann, Harold Bauer, Eugene
GooSSens, Carlos SalzedoS, Fritz
Kreisler and, in fact, most of the
great musicians are courteous
and simply human in their re-
Spouse to the newspaper inquirer.
In the case of the remarkably
gifted child violiniSt, Yehudi
Menuhin, the father, MoShe
Menuhin, has as his particularly
dominant responsibility the
keeping of people from Yehudi
until he has carefully and ear
nestly requested that the inter
viewer please just treat Yehudi
as though he was any small boy
and don't tell him he is wonder
full and other things that might
turn his head and ruin him."
Such is the attitude of the great
musician. He works hard at his
particular art just as any other
human being works hard in any
the musician is truly great he
knows his own limitations and is
unperturbed and dignified in an
interview and in his whole atti-
tude toward publicity.
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Ambitions Choral Program

MINE full-length choral works, sew.
eral of them revivals which hsvs
not been heard in New York in years
with six programs of instrumental
music and shorter choral compositions
will be presented by the Society of the
Friends of Music in New York next sea-
son, 1t has been announced. Five OF
the longer works will have two per-
formances, giving Is distinct programs
and 20 concerts, which will constitute
the seventeenth and most ambitious
season in the history of the society.
Artur Bodanzky, conductor of the
Friends Of Music, prepared the pro-
grams before he sailed for Europe after
ending his 14-year career with the
Metropolitan Opera and closing his
eighth season as musical director of the
society, to which he is to devote his
entire energies hereafter.
Here are the major choral works
which will be given, the first five being
new to the Friends of Music repertoire
Bach: Christmas Oratorio."
Haydn: THE Four Seasons"
Handel: "A1exanders Feast"
Mendelssohn: Elijah" with eight
soloists).
Cherubini: Requiem Mass"
Purcell: dido and Aeneas."
Chuck: "Orfeo."
Brahms: "A German Requiem"
Bach: "St. John Passion"
There will also be instrumental music
for piano, cello. organ, etc, and a num-
Der of briefer choral works, notably four
cantatas of Bach, including "Phoebus
and Pam" the "Wein, Webb and Ge-
sang" Of Johann Strauss, the "Morgen-
hymne" and "Feuerreiter" of Wolf, and
Brahms "Parzengesang." In these di-
versified programs there is necessarily
much that is tentative, depending part
ly on the SOloistS' own choice, and also
because Bodanzky is still on the look
out for new compositions, suitable to
the Friends of Music concerts.
Among the singers who will be SOLO
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To an Invisible Audience.
GLOW do I like broadcasting?"
u rs.4In. T0.1o .a.z1atal H. ;,tar

NHOW do I like broadcaStlng?"
Esther Dale repeated the inter-
viewers obvious question with twinkle
in her eye. Instead of replying to
your query, think shall answer the
one that is so often addressed to me
by my friends: How do you feel and
what do you think about when you are
singing to the microphone?
Before I had done any broadcast
ing I fancied that the thought upper
most In the artists mind must be that
of the immense, invisible audience in
thousands of homes, and that before
the eye of imagination there would
spread a vast panorama OF cities and
countryside. But to my surprise have
found that 1t Is utterly impossible for
me to visualize my auditors in the
slightest degree. AS far as sensation is
concerned, I am conscious only OF q
vague, indefinite space-an abySmal
void into which am projecting my
voice. There is something strangely
imperSonal about the whole process;
not only am unconscious of the per-
sonalities who may be hearing me, but
forget my own individuality and be-
come completely absorbed in what I
am doing. When I have finished a
song, 1 return to reality as though
coming out from a day dream.
THAT does not mean that my wits
are wool-gathering. One can concen-
trate intently in reverie, and that is
what do. The sense of isolation and
absorption leaves me free to think ex-
clusively of ,singing-not so much Of
tone production as of emotional ex-
preston. I find that I must project
much more wildly than in recital the
atmosphere of every song; each nuance
of mood must be given its right value,
and every dynamic stress exactly placed.
In the concert hall the auditor receives
complex impression in which voice,
style. facial expression and the mag
netism of the artist are compounded;
in radio singing everything must be
conveyed by the voice alone.
This concentration .sharpens ones
elf-criticism, stimulates the faculties,
and calls upon all the resources OF
technique and expression. My ex-
perience leads me to believe that
broadcasting cannot help but prove
beneficial to the public recital work OF
any artist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

Of Turkey, the purple ribbon from the
French Academy in 1888, and Rhe
"Of1cier dAcademy" honor in 1892.
After her American tour Nine Cha
minade lived in England for a number
Of years. Her present home, however
is at Villa Proyencale in Tamaris-sur-
Mer (Var), France. In the above pic
ture she is shown in her garden
among some Of the flowers that she
loves so much.
Nine. Chaminade tells most anus
ingly Of her first appearance in recital
at Manchester, England. She had been
manufactured by q leading German
concern. When she got to Manchester
no piano Of that make could be located.
Her own instrument had not arrived,
and the hour Of the concert was rapidly
approaching. At last the good news
was brought to the anxious pianist that
an instrument Of the necessary make
had been found. Nine. Chaminade dis
covered, to her horror, upon sitting
down at the piano that the pedals were
tied to 1t with a string and four keys
would not strike. Nothing daunted,
she played her program and had q great
reception. Nine. Chaminade has played
many times since in England. where
she is great favorite. She also likes
the English people very much and
thinks they make good audiences.
Personally. Cecile Chaminade Is a
striking-looking individual. Her au-
burn hair Is very curly and she has
always worn it short, even long before
the days of 'bobbed hair" Her sense
Of humor is broad and she has a SPAR
king wit. Her manners are charming
and her personality gracious. Her hus-
band was M. Carbonel, music pub
Usher OF Marseille. They were a most
devoted couple until his death. two
years before her American tour. At
present Nine. Chaminade lives in her
charming villa in France, and is still
busy composing in response to unend-
ing demands from her publishers.
Although her success as a composer
was assured after the production of her
first work, Les Amazones," she be-
came really famous through her songs,
OF which she has written more than 60,
all Of great beauty. THE Little Silver
Ring" Is one which has been sung in
washington by John Mccormack and
several leading local singers within the
past couple of seasons. It Is a lovely
song, with much emotional appeal, but
the majority of singers insist upon over
emphasizing that appeal and also In
dragging the tempo. Mime. Chaminade
herself has expressed a total lack Of
patience with such interpretations. ct
want the tempo of my song kept UP
throughout to the very last phrase as I
wrote 1t, and I certainly don't want to
hear 1t made mawkishly sentimental"
she Is reported to have said on more
than one occasion.
Other particularly well known songs
by Chaminade are "Madrigal," Chan
son Slave, "Ritournelle," "Fleur de
Matin" and Sans Amour" There also
are many beautiful piano pieces, or
chestral numbers and works for violin
and violoncello. II. F.
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All-Star Cast of Extras.

DRESENTED with an "all-star" cast
L of players, even to the extras and
bit players!
That line fits like glove the filming
of one scene in Frozen Justice" Len
ore Ulric's first Movietone picture.
It's a story of the snow country and
one of the big scenes ds laid in dance
hall in Nome, Alaska, in 1889. Allan
Dwan, director, and Archie Buchanan,
production manager, decided to make
it really big scene, with more than
500 types assembled for the dance hall,
and each of the 500 was hand picked.
More than a dozen bits" as small
roles are called, had vital part in
the ensemble and they were played
by present-day and former stars of
vaudeville, musical comedy and screen.
Tom Patricola does variation dance
of his BLACK bottom" in this dance
hall scene. A, sister team Of enter
tanners in the dance hall were none
other than the Meyers sisters, who have
headlined the Orpheun many times.
Alice Lake, one of the most success
full comedy stars of q decade ago played
the role of Moosehead Kate; Ger
trude Astore, who has played vamp
leads In many screen productions, was
Little Casino; Neyneen Farrell, an
other lead, played Lady Lou; Joe
6rOWn Oh III Olu AIAIOIlh 4dLllC Wuo
again a bartender; FL Brendel, famous
musical comedy and vaudeville star,
had a funny bit, and Warren Hymer,
who has just played leading role in
1.-THE Girl from Havana" was another
bit player.
Charles Judels, famous French char
acter player and producer of Winter
Garden shows, and George MacFar-
lane, operate baritone, were also prom
| inent BIT players, and among the nom
descript crowd of gamblers, dance hall
hangers-on, miners and the like were
noticed such former stars as Jim
Leonard, who toured the country in
his vaudeville playlet, When Caesar
| C's Her.; Lou Meehan, famous screen
menace; Ted Oliver, former screen
| lead; Jane Talent, who was once popu-
| lar as q Western lead; Tod Brown.
| former vaudeville star; Edna Croft,
sister of Alice Terry.
Verify, one can repeat an ail-star
! cast Of extras.
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The Rarest Voice.

CONTRARY 10 general belief, the
~ tenor is not the rarest voice in the
musical profession in this country, but
Yields place to the true bass, the voice
that can sing a good low r. There are
more sopranos than all other profess
sional voices (male and female) to-
gether. Good altos are rare.
Harold Vincent Milligan, executive
director of the National Music League
is authority for these facts. His find
ings are based upon total of 1922
auditions granted during the past foul
wears TO candidates for MANAGEMENT by
the league. The judgments were made
by we'll known musical artists and edu-
Gators who served on the leagues audi
ton committee.
"A low-range voice in q man, ever
though 1t is good one. Is not apt tc
attract attention, being taken as @
Milligan. ION the contrary, high
tenor voice Is regarded as unusual, ano
its possessor is generally urged to be-
come singer. 1t is the popular though
erroneous belief that tenors are the
rareSt voices.
There are lots of baritones. Altos
are rare and much needed in choir and
choral singing. Sopranos In the mu-
steal world outnumber all other voices
(male and female) put together.
really fine soprano is, Of course, rare
as are all superlatively good things
Sopranos differ greatly in quality, &C
cording to the age, quality, personality
and other varying characteristics Of
the singer"
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Musigraphs

THE first service of the second half
of a series of IL union services
being conducted by the All Souls Uni
tartan Church, the National Memorial
Universalist Church and the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, will be
held this morning at IL o'clock at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
The services in the first half of the
series were held at All Souls Church.
The music this morning will be given
by the Mount Pleasant solo quartet,
composed of Elsie Schulze, soprano;
Mary Apple, contralto; William p.
Shannahan. tenor. and Herman Fax
Ter, bass, with Claude Robson at the
organ.
Elvina Neal Rowe, popular young
Washington soprano. left the city last
Monday for months motor trip. Mrs.
Rowe began a two weeks stay at the
Oscar Seagle Music Colony yesterday,
where she expects to study with Mr..
Seagle.
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Color Hunanized

MOT to be outdone In the matter of
the increasing use of color in mo-
ton pictures, AL Christie, under the
aegis Of Paramount, will release during
the coming season "a talking plays, no
less than six of which will be AL coll
ored." What is most unusual about all
this is that the Christie organization
is blissfully free Of the tribulations
which have asSailed the industry in con-
nection with chromatic film, for, under
ChriStie's happy plan the color comes
already applied. Which Is to say that
the six pictures aforementioned will be
based on Octavus Roy Cohen's stories
of darktown Birmingham. and will be
made with players provided by nature
with the requisite makeup.
We have had Hearts in Dixie" In
which there was only one white char
acter, that Of the doctor. Another pic
ture of similar nature (Hallelujah" Is
the title, is it not?) is now in produc-
ton, and Buck and Bubbles. dark
skinned vaudeville stars, have for some
time been going through the antics
called for in scenarios made from Hugh
Wiley's wildcat" tales.
In SO far as this department knows,
however Christie's is the first an
VA SuCA1 q oCA lCS 10 NC Luduc
with all-colored casts. Broadway has
had its Harlem" Chocolate Drops
and "Blackbirds" (Which Washington
will see in the FalD; Josephine Baker
has stormed Paris, Berlin and Rio with
varying degrees of success: Los Angeles
has a colored stock company whose
productions of such things as "Rain''
have won critical esteem, but hereto
fore Hollywood has not committed
itself to colored works Eau naturel'
with the enthusiasm that Christie