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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
IMPORTED WHEAT
FOUGHT BY ITALY
Steady Progress Is Reported
in MuSSoIini'S Annual
Battle of GRAIN"

ROME LP).-Italy is winning 1.-THE
Battle of GRAIN" Annually she fights
this battle, and once year she de-
cides who has won the struggle.
THE Battle of GRAIN" as Mussolini
calls it, is the struggle of wheat grow
ers in Italy against foreign farmers. In
nutshell, 1t Is the battle of Benito
Mussolini to make italy independent of
the wheat fields in the United States
Argentina, Canada and Australia.
Hopes for Independence.
The annual day of reckoning this
year yielded these figures: In october,
1929, Italy imported 237,76o hundred
weight of grain. In the same month of
the preceding year she imported 1884,
753 hundredweight. This Is gain of
1,7O4, 1888 hundredweight. In the four
months from July to October, italy
brought in 2,616,720 hundredweight.
Last year, for the same period, she i'm
ported 7,072,697. This bettered the
trade balance by $50 10000 900.
Italy hopes that next year she will
be completely independent of foreign
producers of wheat. This will conclude
one phase OF ner struggle TO make ner-
self self-Suficient in the three great
raw materials, wheat, coal and steel.
She is rapidly becoming independent
of coal by developing hydroelectric re-
sources. She will probably never be
independent in the case of iron and
steel.
Mussolini is fighting 1.-THE Battle of
Grain with laws. One law says that
| farmer may not abandon his farm
without permission from the provincial
government. This permission is rarely
given. If he goes without permission
he is liable to arrest.
Must Cultivate Land.
Another law says that owners of wide
tracts of land are to place a certain per-
centage of that land under cultivation.
If they do not, their land is conflscated,
or they pay fines.
Then six months ago the government,
to aid the farmer, sharply increased the
| import duties on wheat.
The combination of all these efforts
has given the desired result And the
price of bread, despite the increased i'm
port tax, has decreased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
STRIKES ARE VOTED
. IN SOUTH AND EAST
One Will Be Called if Court
0verruIeS GaStonia Muir
der Case Appeal.
BY the Associated Press.

PATTERSON, N. j., December "a
Determination to call two national
strikes was voted before the close here
Sunday of the two-day convention of
the National Textile Workers. To work
up sentiment for these strikes the dele
gates agreed to appoint Is organizers
to work in the Eastern States and IS
organizers in the Southern States.
One strike is to be called in the event
that the courts decision in the appeal
of the seven Gastonia, N. c., strikers is
unfavorable to the defendants. They
were convicted of murder of Police Chief
Aderholt, the outcome of textile strikes
several months ago at Gastonia.
The other decision calls for q de-
termination to bring out on strike the
silk workers of Paterson, Scranton and
Allentown, Pa, and Pawtucket. r. l.,
next Spring for the purpose of improv-
ing the conditions and wages of silk
workers
The convention delegates criticized
William F. Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, for his
statement to President Hoover that in
the present condition brought about by
stock market def1ation, the American
Federation of Labor would not under
take any strikes. United Textile Work.
ers delegates represented that Green
by his statement has "given first con-
sideration to the bosses, instead of to
the workers."
The delegates abolished the Office of
national president Hereafter the or
ganization will be ruled by a national
council of Al members, from which will
be selected an executive committee of
IS members. James p. Reid, Provi-
dence, r. l., retiring president, was
elected chairman of the executive COM
mittee. Clarence Miller, one of the
seven convicted Gastonia strikers, was
elected secretary-treasurer of the Or
ganization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
CURB SHARES HOLD
STEADY IN SELLING
Market Displays Firm Tone,
Despite Profit Taking
on Advance.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 24.-After
opening higher. stocks on the Curb
Market ran into some proft-taking
around noon today, but gains were held
fairly well. The advance was led by
the utilities and oils, with motors, a
few industrials and some trading COM
+panies sharing in the general upswing
The rise in utilities was headed by
Electric Bond 81 Share and American
Superpower, but the former lost some
of its vigor when it encountered profit
taking. About this time, however,
American Gas & Electric improved and
some of the early pressure was lifted
from insult Investment Utility.
Miscellaneous oils were led by Cities
Service, which advanced fractionally.
Petroleum Corporation of America
opened unchanged at co. but block
of 5000 shares at 20is stimulated &C
tivity in it. Galena Signal Oil certifi--
Gates of deposit came out at 74H4 and
the new preferred appeared at 81 "a.
A certain amount of tax selling ap-
peared about midday. Louisiana Land
& Exploration Co. opened in block
of 10000 shares at 25s, off Is.
= R2QlOS SOIIeQeQ. bcJIeE earnings OF
Pilot Radio Tube were not reflected on
the tape, for the stock eased. De Forest
and other radio also were sold in the
first few hours.
Ford Motors of Canada A shares were
fractionally better, but relatively in
active. Traders heard that this stock
might be placed on an initial 50 annual
dividend basis in January. Other Ford
shares were heavy.
Selected industries opened with a
block of l3 900 shares at SIS, up a, and
was fairly active. Other trading COM
parlies and investment trusts mirroring
the general improvement in securities
during the first half of the session bet
tered.
Although some of the pipe lines, such
as Illinois Pipe Line, and some of the
standard oils, like Standard of Indiana,
improved, as did Solar Refining, which
at one time was up points, many of
the petroleum shares ran into profit
taking in the third hour, which erased
early advances.
st. Regis Paper moved higher after g
lower opening. This was true also of
Croker Wheeler, Hiram Walker and
many others, but few groups or issues
weakened. Fajardo Sugar was down
about points. American Commercial
Solvents was off over points and Gen.
eral Industrial Alcohol was down more
than points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
BROOKE YIN IS SITE
OF NEW STATION
Columbia System Will Not
Take High-PoWered Unit
Into New Jersey.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Rather than incur the ill-Will Of any
part of the audience it proposes to
serve, the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn has decided definitely to forego
plans to construct its new high-powered
key station anywhere in the State of
New Jersey. Instead it has selected a
site near the present transmitter OF
station WABC, on the edge Of brooklyn.
Sam Pickard, vice president of CO.
lumbia, has applied to the Federal Ra-
dio Commission for authority to build
the new 50.000-watt station at the newly
chosen location. The site has been
field tested to satisfaction for its radIa-
ton properties. and will be leased from
the city of New York, he told the com
mission.
1t is planned to reconstruct WABC
by degrees. Instead of going to SO, ZOO
watts at once, it will start with 5000
watts and then step up its power gradu-
ally, and only after observing the eff
feet on nearby reception. This will be
done out of consideration for adjacent
listeners who, as do those in New Jer-
sey, may fear the stations possible
blanketing effects, according to Mr.
Pickard.
That the commission will authorize
this move, which means a dismissal OF
the vigorous case carried to the COM
mission by the attorney general of New
Jersey against the first location selected
is practically certain. In the first place
the New York station will be kept
within the New York State boundary
Secondly, the chain organization prom
ises to give due consideration to the
desires of the nearby listeners.
More than that, from the commits
sion's point of view, the Federal author
tiles will be relieved of the perplexine
problem presented by the legal ques-
tons raised by the State of New Jersey
about their right to fix the location OF
broadcasting station. While the ema-
nations from the station are regarded
as interstate commerce, the severest ef-
fectS are felt locally. and the State
claims it has rights of its own which
can be asserted.
On the part Of the Columbia chain
the site is highly favorable for cover
age of the whole metropolitan New York
area, which includes the nearby New
Jersey cities. In fact, the new station
with its high power, will undoubtedly
cover most Of New Jersey with its pro-
grams.
(Copyright. 1929, North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
GRAIN MARKET.
CHICAGO, December "a (P).-

CHICAGO, December "a (P.-Stirred
into excitement seldom rivaled, the Chi
cago wheat market today went skyward
nearly cents bushel, startling off,
cial crop estimate from Argentina fur
nishing the incentive. The Argentine
estimate pointed to likelihood of Euro
pean need of about $4,000 900 bushels
more wheat from North America than
has heretofore generally been counted
upon. This situation was intensified by
reports that relatively little of the new
Argentine wheat crop will be available
for shipment before the middle of Feb
ruary, and that world import supplies
until then must come mainly from the
United States and Canada.
After rising to a maximum height
of SIS cents a bushel over yesterday S
finish. Chicago wheat closed nervous,
at 43s to SIS net gain. Corn closed *
to "a up, oats. Il to l Il advance, and
provisions unchanged to a rise of is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
MARYLAND TELEPHONE
ADDITIONS PLANNED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 24.-Addi-
tiUrs and betterments to the telephone
system in Maryland involving expendi-
lures of S524,030 have just been au-
thorized by the board of directors of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. of Baltimore City This brings the
total amount authorized for similar
work in the State this year to S6,497, 378,
Graham K. McCorkle, general manager
Of the company, announces.
Routine construction for the first
quarter of 1880 is included in this prof.
ect This work will call for placing
additional toll and exchange pole lines
and circuits, the construction of under
ground conduit and cable, aerial cable,
additions to present switchboards and
the installation of telephones and pri-
vate branch exchange switchboards on
the subscribers premises in every Sec
ton of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
MERCHANTS & MINERS.

BALTIMORE, December "a (Spe-
ciaD Closing one of the most profit
able years in its history, the Merchants
e. Miners transportation Co. will add
at least $750,000 to surplus and depre-
citation reserve out of 1929 earnings
This is after provisions for all charges
and dividends on the capital stock.
During the year the company pur-
chased two vessels from the Shipping
Board at a total cost of 100000 To
recondition these boats cost another
$4,000, the net result being that the
company has two additional vessels and
carries approximately 100000 to sur
plus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, December "a R.-(U. E
Department of Agricultural Potatoes
Receipts 81 cars, on track 219 cars. TO-.
tai U, S. shipments 412 cars; tradinr
light, market firm on Northern stock
weak on Idaho Wisconsin sacked roun
whites, 2.40 to ESQ., Idaho sacked rus
sets, 2.65 to 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, December "a (P).-Cop-
per quiet; electrolytic, spot and future,
10. Iron steady. unchanged. Tin
steady; spot and nearby. 1887; future.
4o.37 Lead steady; spot, New York.
$685. East ST. Louis, 610. Zinc quiet;
East st. Louis, spot and future, $50
Anthony, 8.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, December "a R).-Prices
were firm on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, SO francs g.
confines. Five per cent loan, 10I
francs 80 centimes.
Exchange on London, 1913 francs Ss
confines. The dollar was quoted at %
francs 36l2 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Auto Equipment.

AKRoN.-Because of the heavy de-
mand for automobile batteries, the
Firestone Battery Co. is planning large
factory expansion. The company
also has decided to erect a large bat
terry plant on the Pacific Coast in the
immediate future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Lumber.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Pine and red
wood lumber production in California
during the last month increased by
SIS per cent over that month last year,
though production for IL months was
below 1925 shipments and new orders
were 1876 per cent, respectively, below
figures for November a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
STEEL INQUIRIES.

NEW YORK, December 24-In-
quiries received by Midwest steel OPP
orators indicate that the first quarter
of 1880 will be substantially more &C.
tive than the current quarter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
sHORT-TERM SECURITIES.
tReported by J. & w. seiisman 4 Co

NReporteo py y. q w. Selgman q Coz
Allis- Chalmers SIS 1887. eSia loo
Alum. Co. of Amer. SIS 1852. . 1917 l02!
Amer. Rolling Mills IS 1913 " e7Iz 99i
Amer. Tel. & Tel. 5ias 1913 . 1904 1869
Baltimore e. Ohio 4l3s 1888. 80. 99N 9ee
Batavian Pet Corp. 4ias 1912. 50 %
Bell Tel. of Canada SIS 1851. 101 103
Calf. Pet. Corp. 5ias l938..... SO 90
Canadian Nat. Ry. 4ias 1890. 99X 100
Canadian Nor. Rwy. lIas 1895 989< 90,
Chesa. a. Ohio Rwy. 4lss 1880. 1884, 100
Chicago Rock Island As 1884 -. 95Is So
Chile Copper Co. SIS l947....... 94ia 95
Cudahy Packing Co. 5ias 1897 96 96'
Edison Elec, Ill. Bost 4I2s 1880. $685. 100
Gen. Mot. Accep. Corp. IS 1897. 1918 10l9
Gen. Petroleum Corp. IS l940.. 10l l0l
Goodyear T, & r. SIS 1857 go. 9lK 81;
Grand Trunk OF Canada IS 1896 104 IO4'
Gulf Oil of Pa. SIS 1887 ........ 100 lOi
Humble Oil 5l2s 1882. l0lK lO2
Intl Match Corp. IS 1947...... eta 97c
N. Y, Chi. 4 st. L. SIS 1881. lOl3a lois
Phillips Petroleum 5iAS 1884, p13I %
Pure Oil Corp. 55as 1897. ...... e97s 1907
Shell Union Oil Co. SIS l947. 9434 g5
Sinclair Crude Oil 5las 1888 81 OF
Stana Oil OF n. ]. SIS 1946.... 1929 iOs
ST. L., Ir. M. & s. Ry. SIS 1891, $685. inn
St. =. Southwestern Ry. As 1882, e7s[ 90
Swift e. Co. SIS 1892. ........, 100 ION
Union Oil Co of Calf IS 1885 ga 90
United Drug Co. SIS 1855 $1,000 edsk az
Western Electric Co. IS 1914 l04Lt los
wheeling Steel Corp. 5iss 1913. lol iOl7
wheeling Steel Corp. 41zs 1883. S6Is ST..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, December "a (P)-Bar
silver, 473s; Mexican dollars, ASA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Commodity Notes
Special Dispatch to The Star.
Meats

CHICAGO, December "a. Cold
weather stimulated buying Of dressed
meats toward the close of this week,
with the result that prices advanced
compared with the previous period.
Beef was so cents to 100 higher; veal
calf and lamb cuts 100 up pork so
cents to 1.50 higher and mutton about
unchanged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Flour.

OKLAHOMA CITY.-Flour millers
report plenty of wheat on hand to
cover their sales and quiet conditions
prevail in the State because of foreign
activity at this time, according to Frank
Foltz,. secretary of the Oklahoma Mil
lers' Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Yesterdays
New York Stock and
Bond Averages.

From $50 Edition. .
By the Associated Press.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
RANGE WAR LOOMS
IN OREGON DISTRICT
Humane Society Drawn Into
Clash of Frontier RanCherS
and Homesteaders.
Nv the Associated Press.


LAKEVIEW, Greg, August Is
Lake County, one OF the few remain
ing frontier outpoSts, faces the bitter,
age-old controversy that has always
preceded the crowding of cattle from
open ranges by the march of populs-
ton westward. 1t IS the controversy
between open range cattlemen and
homesteaderS.
The Wagontire Mountain district is
the scene of threatening range war.
In other days, plainsmen and cattle
men here resented appearance Of home
steaders. whose presence meant fencing
of the plains. On the other hand,
hOmeSteaders are indignant over at
tempts of the cattlemen to usurp the
great ranges for Use of their herds.
The controversy famed yesterday,
when it was learned that the Justice
court in Lakeview upheld the action
Of a State humane society officer in
cutting fences around a homestead
owned by Frank Dobkins. so that cattle
and horses owned by ranchmen might
have access to water hole on Dobkins'
property.
The court held that the humane So
ciety representative had no evil intent"
in cutting the fences. but that he acted
AS he did so the cattle and horses of
the district might have access to water
on DobkinS ranch.
Feeling among homesteaderS is de-
clared to be intense. The Wagontire
district is one of the few remaining
places where open ranges and open
water holes prevail.
Mrc w CWantOn MANAGER nf the
Oregon Humane Society. who ordered
the fence cut around the water holes,
declared she will do the same thing
again if it becomes necessary.
our action in throwing down the
fences saved hundreds OF cattle and
horses from dying of thirst. There was
plenty OF water" she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
PRESBYTERIAN LEADER
URGES CHURCH UNION
Special Message Is Sent to All U. S.
Groups by Moderator,
DR.. McAfee.

BY the Associated Press.
|. CHICAGO. August 15.-Organic union
of Protestant denominations Is urged
in a special message sent this week to
all Presbyterian churches in the coun-
try by Rev. Cleland B. McAfee, mod
orator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church.
The moderator called upon the Pres
byterian Church to assume leadership
to achieve the union. His message
asked for an extension of the plan re-
Gently proposed by the Rev. william
Chalmers Covert of Philadelphia, gen.
eral secretary of the Presbyterian
Board OF Christian Education, for the
union of the Is individual Presbyterian
groups with certain other denomina-
lions.
DR.. McAfee declared that the division
between the denominations is much
more noticeable than the inner unity
of which the church often boasts"
To be one In spirit Is, of course, a
great blessing" DR.. McAfee said, but
II we really are one in spirit. ought not
that unity to lead to a unity which the
observing world can see. so that the
witness of the church to the one Christ
and His one salvation can be unhesi-
tating and unqualified"
The State of Parana, Brazil, will con-
struct large hydroelectric plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
DOG TRENCH HERO CRIES
War Songs over Radio Start Canine
Tears Rolling.

CHICAGO Pl.-Mrs Walter Byrum
tells this story about Goldberg, l3-year-
old war dog wounded in the Argonne:
Whenever he hears war songs on the
radio he cries and big tears roll down
his cheeks. Goldberg stands at atten-
ton when The Star Spangled Banner
is played"
The animal was with Battery B, l22d
Artillery, in st. Mihiel and the Argonne.
He was wounded and gassed, several
s'huddies" risking their lives to drag
him in. The Government gave Gold
berg an honorable discharge.
Goldberg now spends most Of his
time doing close to stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

The State of Parana, Brazil, will con
struct large hydroelectric plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
BREMEN STARTS SECOND
VOYAGE WITH FULL LOAD
Thousands at Dock to See Fastest
Atlantic Liner Off
for New York.

By the Associated Press.
BEEMERHAFEN, Germany, August
l5.-The North German Lloyd liner
Bremen, the fastest liner on the At
lantic and newly crowned queen of the
royal family Of liners plying to New
York, today is on her second voyage to
America. loaded to capacity in all
classes
A great crowd came to the piers yes
terday to see the record-breaking ship
on for New York. There was no men
ton made OF new attempts at her
mark Of DAYS. II hours and ~ min
utes made July %.
Five special trains were needed to
bring the passengers down to the pier.
II was estimated that 30 900 persons
had visited the Bremen while she was
anchored here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
U. S. COURT UPH0LDS
KHAN SUIT DISMISSAL
Earlier Action Asked Prevention oil
Use of Organizations Name
in Pennsylvania.
Rx tha Aasociated Prom.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, August 15.-The
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals
Tuesday sustained the Federal Dis
trict Court at Pittsburgh in Diminishing
the suit Of the Ku Klux Khan to pre-
vent former members of the Khan from
using the name of the organization
In Pennsylvania.
The suit In the lower court was
thrown out by Judge w. II. s. Thomson,
who held that the Khan had come into
court with unclean hands. His decision
followed q long trial In which 1t was
alleged that the Khan promoted
violence.
The defendants whom the Khan
sought to GUST from the use Of the
name of the organization brought coun-
ter action against the Khan, asking for
an accounting of money collected in
Pennsylvania and receivership. This
suit also was thrown out by Judge
Thomson, but no appeal was taken.
Thousands Of persons are employed at
present in the flower beds Of GrasSe
France. which produces $4,000
worth of perfumery q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15

CHICAGO, August Is (P.-The First
National Bank Of Maquon, near here,
closed its doors yesterday. It's affairs
were placed in charge Of Bank Exami-
ner w. A. Cutler. President F. C. Bear
more refused to make q statement, but
1t was understood the closing was
brought about by recent heavy with
dfawAls and general lack of business
The board of directors today voted n
suspend operations and liquidate the
business. The bank was capitalized at
S35. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-15
COMMUNISTS GUST NINE.
Gitlow Is Among Party Leaders
r~r.ll.d sor Tov..ton. Ala

Gitlow Is Among Party Leaders
Expelled for Lovestone Aid.
NEW YORK, August is R).-Nine
party leaders accused of supporting Jay
Lovestone. ousted party chief, have been
expelled by the Workers (Communist)
Party. Lovestone recently was expelled
as renegade by orders from the Com
nunist 1nternationale at Moscow
Those expelled here were Ben Gitlow
william Miller. Tom Myerscough, Ed
ward Welsh. William J. White. Bertran
d. Wolfe, Herbert Fam, d. Benjamin
and Morris Nemser.
Lovestone, Gitlow and Wolfe also
were charged with leaving Moscow
without permission some months age
when they were summoned to the Soviet
capital to explain their alleged right
wing" activities.