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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-06
THREE BUSINESS FIRMS
ROBBED AT HERON LAKE

Three Heron Lake business places
were entered by a robber on Tuesday
night of last week, but unfortunately
the robberies were not discovered un-
til the next morning when the pro-
prietors opened their places of bust
ness. Places entered were the Larson
Motor Sales garage, the Locker
Bros. garage and the Paulson gro
Gerry store. In each instance the loot
was small and entrance was gained
by breaking out a window.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-06
WINTHROP SCHOOL
TO STAGE CARNIVAL

The Winthrop high school will
stage school carnival in that city
on Friday evening, March Is, and
preparations have been under way
for the past few weeks. Freshmen,
Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes
have each selected a candidate for
carnival queen, to be crowned in the
evening as the closing feature of the
carnival.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-03-06

The ordinary toad is extraordinary
in the use it makes of its hind feet.
1t reverses the usual order of things
in making its burrow by digging with
them and going in backwards. Each
hind foot is equipped with spur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06

sideration In figuring the basis charge
for fire insurance protection.
I'm 1914, the average fire insurance
premium charged by the leading stock
fire underwriters of the country was
81 .03 per 800 of coverase. while in
1929 1t had declined to 83.4 cents. This
decrease, which occurred in the face
of substantial advances in the prices
of virtually all other business neces-
stiles. may not appear to be a material
change, upon superficial examination.
but when 1t is applied to the billions
of dollars worth of buildings and con-
tents covered by fire insurance, the eff
feet is seen to be enormous
"On the amount of gross insurance
written by 234 leading companies last
year. for instance. the difference in
the premium rate meant a decrease of
about $283.000.000 in income as ccm-
pared with what these underwriters
would have reported under the 1914
rate. It represents, therefore. approx
mately that much saving to the public
last year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
PREMIUMS CUT
BY CONSTRUCTION
Methods of Building Factor in
Lower Fire Insurance
Rates, Experts Claim.

The improved construction OF the
average building erected during the
past few years has resulted in savings
of millions of dollars in fire insurance
premiums. according to C. w. Pierce,
vice president OF the Fidelity Phcnix
Fire Insurance Co. in charge of the
corporate engineering division.
There are. of course" said Mr..
Pierce. "other influences tending to re-
duce fire insurance rates, such AS i'm
proved fire protection and FIRE preven-
ton education. but construction is the
most important factor.
Thousands of more or less antiQuat-
cd buildings of different types in all
sections of the Nation have in recent
years been supplanted by new, slow
burning and fire resisting structures.
and the results have been clearly re-
Elected in the average fire insurance
rate. construction being the first con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06

The most satisfactory method OF
keeping out dampness and ground
water is to prevent its entry into the
foundation wall by O. waterproof coat
ing on the exterior face Of the wall.
This coating may take the shape of
one inch waterproof cement travelled
on to the wall, or If serious water con-
ditions are discovered a tar paper and
hot pitch membrane may be required
to assure keeping out the water. Either
OF the. above would require that the
ground around the house be excavated
sufficiently to allow workman to ap-
ply this coating.
1t Is feasible where the water is not
under heavy pressure, i.e., where there
are no springs, but only surface water
to contend with, to apply waterproof
coating on the inside Of THE foundation
wall thus avoiding the lIpsetting Of the
grounds around the house. The most
generally adopted method is the J.
inch thickness of waterproof cement
travelled on similarly to the job sug-
gested for the exterior face of the wall.
This Is not such substantial solution
Of the problem, due to the fact that
the foundation wall Is damp even
though the coating does keep moisture
from penetrating to the interior OF the
cellar
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EQUIP BUILDING
!! WITH DIAL SYSTEM
Telephone Co. Win Serve
| Downtown Section With
Automatic Call Device.

Equipment for the new dial tele-
phone system Is being installed in
washington's newest telephone COM
pany building. just completed. at 1850
Twelfth street, and the automatic call
system which will serve the downtown
section of the city is expected to he
ready for service early next Summer.
it. is announced by the Chesapeake g.
Potomac Telephone Co.
The building, the land on which it
stands and central ONCE apparatus will
involve gross expenditures Of approx
mately $4,000 900.
Seven STORY Structure.
This structure consists of seven
stories and basement and contains 65,-
900 square feet of floor space. of which
about 10000 square feet will be utilized
for the installation of the dial system
apparatus. The other %, 900 square feet
are being used for offices.
In planning the building the archi-
tects. voorhees,, Gmelin 6c Walker.
specified modernistic design in an
attempt to harmonic yesterday and
today. To the lines that are associated
with the early Colonial history of the
United States we're added the methods
and details of the present day. The
front of the building is finished in cut
stone and pressed brick. The sides and
rear are also of brick. The pediment
pilasters and cornice were used in a
new manner. which increases the Ver-
tical effect Of the building. This fea-
ture is again emphasized in setback
on the sixth floor, which was used
TO tie the pent house to the front
of the building, making the building
appear taller than it really is. The
same design was employed on air four
and in the design of the pent house
50 that the appearance Of the upper
part of the building from neighboring
higher structures is pleasing from that
viewpoint also.
Columns on Concrete.
The building fronts 70 feet on
Twelfth street and extends to depth
of 1547 feet. The columns Of the
steel frames are supported on con-
crete mat which covers the entire base
This mat Is four feet six inches in
depth, except for that part in the
vicinity of the elevator shafts, where
it, was necessary to increase the depth
to nine feet six inches. Concrete piles
were used to strengthen the wall OF the
old Main-Franklin central office build
structed by forcing short sections of
steel tubing into the ground with
hydraulic jacks.
Since the new structure has high
ceilings necessary for the installation of
the dial system equipment, it could not
conform to the floor levels of the
present central ONCE building at 722
Twelfth street, therefore provision was
made for connecting the buildings only
on the first, second, third and fifth
floors and basement.
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CEMENT IS BOON
IN CELLAR LEAKS
Water May Be Kept Out by
Careful Use of
TroweI.

A remedy Tor weL cellars seems to
be sought by great many people
the past few years. The best remedy.
of course, is to flock the door before
the horse is stolen" In other words,
waterproof the foundation at the time
the house is built 50 that water will
not have q chance to get in. Since
this Is not possible In homes already
built, the following methods are sug-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-06
Prime Minister'S Son Is Clerk.

NEW YORK. July CE).-Katsuu-
hike, eldest son of the prime minister
Of Japan. is working as clerk in the
Bank OF Japan here as part Of study
~ economic conditions and America s
prosperity. He is 80 years old. Once
he was Japan's intercollegiate cham
pion at lin jitSu
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Mayor Has Patriotic Tie.

NEW YORK. July 8 H0.--Mayor
walker has a. spiffy new hand-Wover1
tie of red, white and blue squares. The
only one like 1t Is owned by the mayor
OF SOUTHAMPTON. England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

OF Washington, in the District Of Columbia.
at the close Of business on october 4. 1879.
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| for their weekend trade. Wholesalers
Of Ill commodities were able to meet
demands and have something 20 spare.
Trading started about daybreak, many
OF the commission merchants having
| reached their places Of business before 4
o'clock, giving them time to arrange their
commodities before business started.
Dealing was fairly brisk, according
to reports, the Fall weather invariably
bringing increased buying. Meat sales
the past few days showed decided in
crease, it is stated, and decided in
creases along all other lines are ex-
pected before cold weather sets In. Prices
today of all commodities were practi-
cally the same as prices reported yes
terday.
TOday's Wholesale Pricea-Jubbers'
Prices Slightly Higher.
Butter-One-pound prints, 47a4S; tub,
46a47; store packed, 30a32.
Eggs-Hennery, Sass; fresh selected,
48a50; current receipts, 43a45.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, IS;
toms, 50; Spring chickens, large, 27a28;
broilers, 80; Leghorns, 20; fowls, 28;
ducks, I5a20; keats, 60a70; old. 35aAO.
Turkeys, 40a42; Spring chick
ems, large. S7a3s: medium, S5a36; broil-
ers, 37a38; Leghorns, IS; ROSTERS, 24a
IS; ducks, 2Sa30; weats, 80a9O.
Meats-Beef, 20a23; veal, 26a32;
lamb, 26a27; pork loins, 81; fresh hams,
25a2S; fresh shoulders, 20a23; smoked
hams, 26a28; smoked shoulders, 18a2O:
bacon. 2S; lard, in bulk, II; In pack
ages, IS.
Live stock-Calves, IS; lambs, 1215a13.
Frosty weather the past few days re-
suited in increased activity at Munich
pal Fish Market. It enabled dealers to
display supplies Of fish to much better
advantage and had the effect of largely
increasing demands for oysters.
Oyster supplies thus far received
suggest the bivalves will be plentiful
this season." said O dealer. Already
the past few seasons and the quality
Is all that can be desired"
Fish from Boston shippers were not
so plentiful the past few days, but re-
ceipts from other places were heavy
enough to Offset that shortage and
make 1t possible to supply all demands
at prices which were by no means pro-
hibitive.
Increased demands for meats the past
few days did not result in any mate
rial change in prices. Prices, dealers
say, have not become any higher, prices
Of some meats becoming slightly easier.
It soon will be hog-killing time in the
country, when the demand for pork
probably viii increase.
"HOg and Homlny."
"Hog and hominy," observed q dealer
on the country line, appeals to many
persons in the city, as well as In the
country, many consumers much pre-
ferring the country meat to that from
packing houses.
But" he added, 'I suppose the diff
ference between the meats amounts to
practically nothing"
Fairly liberal supplies Of potatoes
have been received the past few days,
meeting a moderate demand and steady
market. Prices today were around $4.25
and $3.50 a barrel, stock from nearby
Maryland and Virginia selling ct slight
" higher prices. Bushel lots were
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apparentiv is fast adontino the wavs of
his business comrades of the United
States. Imports Of Office equipment and
typewriters, made in the United States,
TO Chile were reported by the Commerce
Department to have recorded huge gains
during this year. Last year America
supplied Chile with typewriters valued
at 2,900,0 900 pesos, and the rest Of the
worlds imported tipping machines were
valued at only $50 900 pesos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12
BANK CLEAR|NGS
I IN D. C. DECREASE
Total for Week Shows Slight
Drop From Previous
Figures.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Bank clearings in Washington fell of
for the week ending october 10, bot I
in comparison with the Cancelled cheek
total for the previous week and for the
corresponding week year ago.
ClearinRs for the week ended October
10 amounted to $50. 100000, compared
with $34,2s6,000 during the week end
Ing October 8. The decline over the
same week last year was as per cent.
Baltimore also reported falling on
IN, clearings, the weeks figures being
$aO2, 581 900, against $118, 1884, 900 in the
previous week and a decline OF about
AZ per cent from last year. Richmond
showed very slight gain over the pre-
vtous week andsalmost exactly the same
figures as. o year ago.
The Nation as whole reported a
slump in clearingS for the week over the
preceding week. but a gain over the
same period last year, the increase over
last year being "a per cent.
Fewer Failures In South.
The substantially lower business NOR
tally for the South Atlantic section
for the three months recently ended Is
shown In the 459 commercial failures
having liabilities of $7,S69, $50, COM
pared with $50 during the third quar-
ter of 1928, involving $40, 759, 1872. Thus
defaults in the past quarter, says Dun's,
showed q numerical reduction Of 79
and a contraction in the Indebtedness
okabout $4,000, 0eO, and decreases large
ly .predominated in individual States.
The only increases in number Of in
solvencies were in the District Of Co
lIin1bia and Georgia, and improvement
in this respect was especially noticeable
In Maryland, North Carolina and Flor
ida the falling OF in the latter State
apEiroximating 80 per cent. Similarly,
Faofida reported an appreciable better
nlent in the liabilities, which were
smaller by more than go per cent, and
STABLE declines also occurred in Mary
land, Delaware, West Virginia and the
CaHolinas.
Conversely, the amounts for Georgia
Ind Virginia were considerably higher
tf1an for the third quarter of 1928.
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quoted at o. O bushel. Moderate sup
plies Of sweet potatoes from the East
ern Shore Of Maryland met . steady
demand at 43.25 and $3.50 o barrel.
Top quality string beans this morn
ing, mostly from the Norfolk, Va, Sec
ton, sold around 81 q hushel, few SELL
ing higher, while some in poor condi-
ton were offered as low as SO cents.
Grapes continue to come In immense
quantities, receipts being 30 heavy the
past few days that commission ner-
chants experienced dificulty getting rid
of them to advantage. Fancy grapes
from California, attractively packed,
Concord grapes, one Of the most pop
ular varieties In the East, have been
plentiful in the past few days, some
coming from New York, some from
Pennsylvania and some from Maryland
and Delaware. Michigan growers also
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

I. M. r. !CALNAN. cashier Of the above-
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
M. r. CALNAN, Cashier.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
(seal) EVERETT q. NASH,
- Notary Public.
GEO. o.. WATSON,
g. J. McQUADE.
]. =. 9HOEMAKER,
Directors,
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Washington, District Of Columbia, IS:
], j. EZRA TROTH, cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best Of my
J. EZRA TRoTH, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
iSeaij ELEANOR s. MooRHEAD,
Notary Public.
FREDERIC ERNEST HARRINGTON,
FRANK H. EHIPE,
HORACE z. TROTH,
HERNDON MORSELE,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12
Wall Street Briefs
n the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter
says that the average price of crude
petroleum in 10 producing fields was
unchanged last week from the previous
week. at 1882 a barrel. The average
for the same period last year was
$1.599. Gasoline at the refineries was
also unchanged, at 1925 cents a gall
lon, at four principal reflneries. Serv-
ice station prices at 10 leading markets
averaged 1912 cents a gallon, un-
changed.
The United States Rubber Co. will
discontinue operations at its Boston
Rubber Shoe Co. plant, at Maiden,
Mass, and transfer the business to
other of its New England factories. The
move is being made to achieve greater
efficiency through concentrating shoe
manufacturing in few plants.
Business failures in the United States
this week totaled 1853, reduction Of %
from the number reported week ago
and so under the defaults of two weeks
ago, according to r. @. Dun & Co
Failures for the corresponding week last
year numbered $50.
New bond offerings this week totaled
4le6, 327 900, compared with $50, 1928
600 last week and $47,4l1,000 a year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12


According to the Washington ONCE OF
Ra1e Cities Service Co, the directors have
voted to hive the 235, 900 common stock
holders an opportunity In the form OF
rights to purchase additional common
stock at 946 per share on the basis OF
one share for every ten shares owned
The current market price Of Cities SerV-
ice common stock Is about $50 per share,
giving the rights an aggregate value to
Stockholders Of about S50,000,000.
The rights to buy Cities Service COM
mon stock at this special price will be
issued to registered holders of record at
the close of business on November q
1929, and must be exercised on or before
November 30, 1929. Holders of Cities
Service Co. debentureS to which are at
tached warrants to purchase Cities Serv-
ice common stock, viii also be given the
opportunity 70 participate in the rights
through special arrangement OF the
company by means Of which these deb
erture holders may become stockholders
before the closing date.
In the past two years two other Of
ferings of rights have been made to
stockholders The funds from the pres
emit new financing VIII be used for
. further expansion, including new con-
struction work and additions to SUBJ
sidiary properties.
Financial District Notes.
Kenneth 9. wales, manager Of the
local ONCE of Bonbright IL Co., has
gone to Quebec to attend the annual
convention OF the Investment Bankers
Association Of America. The sessions
opened there today.
Stanley Carr, Washington correspond
ept Of the Equitable Trust Co. of New
York, In being congratulated On the
arrival Of q son. The baby was born
IN New York.
Bcnbright & Co. is offering a block
Of United Corporation So preferred
stock. This the Morgan, Drexel, Bon
bright holding company.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Is To
offer rights to additional common al
$l2, two new shares TO every one COM
mon or preferred held. subject to
I. c. c. approval.
Third Decrease Since June S.
According to records kept in local
brokers ondces the decrease of SOL 900, :
900 In brokers' loans as reported by
New York City member banks was only
the third weekly decrease since June S.
After decreases of $45 100000 on May
%, $685., 000, 900 on May 20 and $4,000, :
GOO on June 5, total OF loans stood al
$5,284, 900, 900. The next week there
was no change either way. Since that
time, with two exceptions, there has
been steady increase until this week
with the net rise amounting to more
than 81 500 000, 900 In 16 weeks.
The more significant decrease during
this period was in the week following
announcement Of rise in rediscount ratt
to per cent from per cent on Au.
gust 8. Next report on brokers' loans
showed q decrease Of 100000. Tit
other was drop of $4,000, 900 in the
week ended July 10, which included thu
Summer holiday.
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supplied quantities Of them. Twelve (,
quart baskets sold around S. cents, q
low price for them, according 70 DEAL
ers. In some Of the nearby sections,
according to reports, growers put their
supplies through presses and sold the
juice by the gallon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

Charter No: loale. Reserve District No. 8
REPORT OF CONDITION
OF THE
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Liberty National BanI

Charter No 1859. Reserve District no. B..
REPORT OF CONDITION
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District Of Columbia, ss:
], J.. T. EXNIC1OS, President Of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
J. r ExNIc1os. President.
subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of october. 1879
PEARLE P."CRAMER.
ny Commission Expires October il. 1889.
JOHN g. TEXTER,
G. =. MCCOY,
j. A. RICHARDS.
Directors.
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Money 10 Loan

Secured By Grst deed ct trust on real estate.
PrevaiIlng Interest and eemmissien.
Joseph I. Weller s saS w1 81 d NV wv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-12

The slot machine, so familiar to Amer
leans, may be the cause of nostalgia
to them in the future. According to the
officials Of the specialties division of
the Commerce Department, the COIN
operated machine is being received with
great popularity in all sections of the
globe and American firms making them
nave recorded go per cent increase In
the value Of such machines exported to
other countries during the second quar-
ter Of this year over the first three
months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-05
MUNICIPAL TAXES DUE

Notice is hereby gwen that the Common Council of the City of Juneau has fixed the rate of tax levy for t.le year 1929 at Eighteen Mills on each Dollar of assessed property and taxes are now due and will be delinquent on tte first Monday in October at p. m, pro- viding, however, that if one-half of the assessed taxes shall be paid on or before the first Monday in October at the hour ot D. m, the remaining ol1e-half of the assessed taxes shall not become due until first Monday in March of each year, at the hour of p. m. and further providing, that should the remaining one-half of the assessed taxes be not paid on the first Monday in March of each year at the hour of 6 p. m., said taxes shall become delinquent.
 On all delinquent taxes a pen atty of ten per cent shall be added, together with interest at the rate of eight per cent per annum from date of such delinquency until paid.
 H. R. SHEPARD,
 City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-05
Domesticating Deer at Prince Rupert
(Prince Rupert News.)

 Kaien Island is big park reserved for park purposes except where needed for industry horti culture. No is permitted to shoot deer and as Ia result there becoming tame. Along the new highway they may be seen any morning and the poacher who kills them is liable to be punished.
 Many Prince Rupert people like to have the deer tame and within easy sight of those who pass. Taxi drivers take people out to the deer. Very soon if they properly protected the animals will down to the road and feed out of the hands of the passersby just they do in Bushy Park on the Thames in England and at many other places
 It has been suggested that those who often go along the new highway should be given license to act special constables to protect the wild life on the island This would give them power to arrest or lay charge and would be i'm portant move toward protection. few people would have their gardens damaged by invasion from the deer, but steps would be taken to prevent that.
 It has also been suggested that a strip of land around the lake on the new highway should be cleared, so that the deer might be easily seen as they down there. Anything that can help to conserve the deer on the island is a commendabe move