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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
LOS EBANOS

Brownsville's Supreme Residential
District. carefully restricted. COM
pletely improved. Home sites from
$4,000. easy terms. JameS-Dickin-
son Co., Realtors. corner Travellers
Hotel Bldg. Brownsville
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
BOND PRICES GAIN
IN ACTIVE MARKET
International Telephone Fea.
lures Advance-S0me
Issues Irregular.
BY CHARLES r. SPEARE.
Al Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, August ga spectacu-
lar advance occurred today in Interna-
tional Telephone Alas. Starting
points higher, they showed a net gain
of 10 points by midday. In the past
two weeks they have gained 40 points
and are nearly 100 points above their
low of the year. On this last rise the
spread of between 80 and IS points be-
tween them and American Telephone
AIS has been reduced to 10 points.
1t is not difficult to see why the pub
lie refuses to buy mortgage bonds at
the present time when it can make
such large and speedy profits in the
debentures Of the companies of the
highest credit standing.
American Telephone AIS followed
along after the International CONVEX
tibles to the extent of several points
Southern Pacific 4l2s showed more life
at higher level. This was true of
Kreuger e. Toll SIS, which were active
above l02.
The refinancing announced by the
Commercial Investment Trust has
been reflected. in the rise of nearly
20 points in the convertible 51as, which
made a further gain today and then
reacted. American International 5l.s
and Philadelphia & Reading IS gained
about a point each. California Petro-
leum 5i2 were also strong. Unfor-
tunately for the bond market there are
few good oil company convertibles to
reflect the present bullish attitude of
the Street on oil stocks.
Miscellaneous issues showed an ir-
regular trend. The Fisk Rubber IS
were heavy again around 80, which
would indicate more serious condition
in the company than the balance sheet
suggests. Further time has been granted
the holders of the Cuba Cane Sugar
debentures to deposit them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August 23.-Po-
tatoes, white, barrel, l.50a5.25; 100
pounds, 300a3.25; sweet potatoes, bar
rel, 1.50a500; beets, 100, 300a4.O0
beans, bushel, 1.25a1 .50;t cabbage, ham,
per, GOAL. 10; carrots, 100, 30Oa4.00:
celery, crate, 1.50a250; corn, dozen, 10
hamper, 40a6o; lettuce, crate, 1.5Oa
400; lima beans. hamper, 40a75; onions,
hamper, 90al.10; peppers, hamper, 20
a25; squash, hamper. 15a35; tomatoes,
hamper, 40a60; Gamers stock, bushel,
! LOCALS; apples, bushel, 1.00a2.25 5;
cantaloupes, hamper, 25a27; crab
apples, hamper, 25a40; blackberries,
quart, 12al5; huckleberries, quart, 15a
20; peaches, hamper, 25a65; pears,
busheL 1.50a2.75.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; good
supply, market dull and lower. Steers,
choice, 1855 to 1855; good, ITS to
8.75 to 1850. Heifers, choice, 1915 to
11.50; good, 1000 to 1915; medium,
so to CTS; common, $50 to S.25. Bulls,
choice, 900 to OTIS; fair to good, IT'S
to 8.75; common to medium. CTS to
7.5O. Cows, choice, 800 to 900: fair to
good, TOO to 800; common to medium,
400 to 6.75.
Sheep and lamb-Receipts, 1000
head: good supply. market slow. Sheep,
200 to $50; lambs, $50 to 14.25.
Hogs Receipts, 300 head: light sup
heavies, 11.50 to 1905; medium, 1910;
roughs, IT'S to 1910; light pigs, 1925;
pigs, 1910; trucked hogs, 20 to 80 high
er than quotations
Calves Receipts, so head; light sup
ply. market higher. Calves, 500 to
1850.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Spring chickens,
pound, 25a31; Leghorns, 23a26: poor
and thin, 18a20; old hens, 23a31; Leg
horns, 20a24: old ROSTERS, 1920; ducks,
20a24 guinea fowls, each, 50a75; pige-
ons. pair 25.
EGGS-Receipts, 814 cases: native
and nearby firsts. 37a38; current re-
ceipts. 34a35; hennery whites, 38a45.
Butter-Good TO fancy creamery,
pound, 41a45; ladies, 33a35; store pack
ed. 3oa3oi2; rolls. 31aS2; process but
ter, 40a41.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot, 135:
No. red Winter, spot, 1914; August
delivery, 1871; September delivery,
u; No. 3 red Winter. garlicky, spot,
1.27s4. Bag lots of nearby, no sales.
Cargoes on grade-None.
Corn-No. 2 export, August delivery.
no quotations; No. 2 domestic, yellow,
Local "a: cob corn, 5.75a6 90 per barrel.
Oats-No. 2 white domestic, spot. new.
SIS: No. 3 white domestic. spot, new, 81.
Rye-Nearby, 1.00a1.10.
Hay-Receipts, none. Season for old
hay is about over. A little new crop is
arriving but hardly enough upon which
to establish quotations by grades
Where in good order new hay sells at
from 1900 to 1900 per ton, according
to its quality and condition, receipts
by truck taking care of most require
ments.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat straw,
No. /, per ton, 900a10.00: oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 900a10.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, August % (P).-The
net operating income Of the New York,
New Haven 81 Hartford Railroad for
July as reported today to the Interstate
Commerce Commission amounted to
$2,777,171, as compared with $2,278186
for July, 1923. After guarantees and
preferred dividends, the company had a
surplus for the month Of $i,747.457, as
against $780, for July of last year.
Other railroads reporting net operat-
ing incomes for July follow:
Railroad. 1929. 1928
Western Maryland ....... $432.S58 $362.89
Lehigh Valley ............ 760,785 7o8, 104
SILVER QUOTATIONS.
NEW YORK, August % (P).-Bar sill
YER 525k. Mexican dollars 3Q7z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Washington Stock Exchange
SAFES

Georgetown Gas SSH 900 at 100.
Washington Gas SSH 900 at 100Ia,
$1,000 at 100l4.
Potomac Elec. s q pfd.-1 at 113.
Potomac Elec. 81 % pfd.-5 at l071s.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd-9 at 90.
Commercial National Bank-20 at $50.
District National Banks at 225.
Columbia Sand e. Gravel pfd.-5 at So.
Mergenthaler Linotype-20 at 10434, 10
at 104a4, 10 at 10434.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-10 at 1927
10 at 122, 30 at 1917.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Loan g. Trust Co., at
535, 2 at s35.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$1 900 at
Sc.
Washington Gas SSH 900 at 1O0H.
Georgetown Gas SSH 900 at 100.
Anaoostia & Potomac r. r. guar. SIS
$4,000 at "a.
Anacostia & Potomac r. r. 5s-$1 900
at 81. $4,000 at 877s.
Continental Trust Co.'S at 1875, 5 at
1876.
Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd.-1O at SO,
40 at SO.
National Bank of Washington at 3Os
Capital Traction Coo at 93X, 20 at
93l2.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Stock Offer Approved.

NEW YORK, August % OP).-Stock-
holders Of Bryant g. Chapman Co. of
Hartford, Conn. have approved the Of
fer of the National Dairy Products
Corporation of 20 900 shares of its COM
mon stock for Bryant e. Chapman
stock. The basis of exchange is four
shares of National Dairy for five of
Bryant & Chapman A cash dividend
of $3.50 also was voted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
COTTON CUMMINGS.

By the ASSoclated Press.
Cotton ginnings prior to August 16
were announced today by the Census
Bureau as 303 $40 running bales, includ-
ing 4.072 round bales counted as half
bales.
To that date last year 279, 5se bales,
including 5,893 round bales, had been
ginned, and IN 1927 to that date gin
nings totaled 1888 bales, including
10,94Q round bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
UNLISTED DEPT
Departmental Bank-1 at 10.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS.

Barber & Ross, Inc. 6h2s...... e4lz 95ia
Cham -Vanblt. Hotel 6l2s...... 80 100
Chestnut Farms Dairy 6l2s..... los 1854
Chevy Chase Club SIas.......... 100 -.
D. C. Paper Mfg. S.. 94 81
Pot. Joint Stock Id. Blk. 5s -. 81 .....
Wash. Market Cold STORAGE S.. s6 ;::.,
Wash. Cons. Title Co. 6S... % l0O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Slab Zinc Output.

NEW YORK, August IS H1. The
july world slab zinc output amounted
to 135,969 short tons, compared with
I34,475 in June and 123,605 tons in
July, 1923. the American Bureau Of
Metal Statistics reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Stock Issue Approved.

NEW YORK, August % LP).-Stock-
holders of the Edison Illuminating Co
of Boston have approved. subject to the
approval of the department of public
utilities, issuance of four S25 par shares
for each 500 par share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
All COM
Autos Crash, Five Persons Drown

MONTREAL, Quebec, August % (H1.
Five persons drowned here late yes
terday afternoon after their automobile
collided with another and careened
from the road into the Soulanges Canal
near Cascades petnte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Cement Prices Reduced.

NEW YORK. August % (P.-The
Alpha Portland Cement Co. has re-
duced prices of cement 20 cents aADarrel
on Hudson River base and 80 cents
a barrel on Lehigh Valley base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
COMMODITY PRICES.
the Associated Press

Price movements last week were mod
erately downward, as the figures worked
out against comparable periods in Gem
sus Bureau calculations. The following
comparisons give the index for prices
of all commodities. using 1925 average
levels as 100, and the per ton cost OF
composite steel products:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-23
Buys Textile Printing Corporation

NEW YORK, August % G'). - The
Fabrics Finishing Corporation with
plants in Paterson and Newton, N. j..
has acquired all of the assets and good
will Of the Gramercy Textile Printing
Corporation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01

company is promoted by Sir Mar
tin Conway, NJ. P, and others.
The vast concession covers 50.-'
100000 acres, including 20,000,-
900 under option. The company's
rights cover oil, mineral wealth,
timber and agricultural conces-
sions in the eastern part Of the
country. In 1928 the company
appealed for English settlers to
join a group of .tsarist Russian
refugees in colonizing this terri
tory. A port has been built
on the Paraguay River near the
Brazilian border and 600 miles
from the coast and railway and
swireless station protested by the
company. Apparently the tract is
suitable for cultivation of rubber,
coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugar, quiz
nine, etc. But biologists are
sceptical regarding ambitious esti-
mates endowing this tract and the
adjoining territory with the great
est petroleum resources in the
world"
The Standard concessions are To-
Gated in nearby territory. All this
clearly shows that the blood of the
Bolivian and Paraguayan workers
is being shed for the enrichment of
the imperialist concessioneers.
The conflict is already having
great international repercussion, as
it happens at a time when the two
'peace agencies" of American and
European imperialism are in session.
The first is taking all measures to
stop any interference of the League
in Latin America-the Pan Ameri-
can Cancellation and Arbitration
Conference.
The League of Nations, since It's
creation, has endeavored to NEEDLE
in South American disputes, but has
been always confronted with the
Monroe Dostrine. After the with
drawal of Argentine from the Ha-
vana Conference, there were signs
that the League will again endeavor
to play the British game in South
America. However, the Argentinian
representatives at Geneva chal-
lenged the Article of the League of
Nations which refers to regional I'M
derstanding (meaning the Monroe
Doctrine), and Argentine was not
represented at the conference in
Washington. It is also significant
that for the first time the League
has issued a note in relation to Latin
American conflicts. 1t called the
attention of the two countries that
they are members of the League and
that they had signed the covenant
"solemnly pledging themselves to
seek by pacific means the solution
of disputes arising between them"
This, Of course, means the submits
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01
Imperialist Conflict in Latin America

sion of the dispute to the League,
but it will be settled by Washing
ton. All this. serves to indicate that
Britain, through it's influence in Ar
gentine, is endeavoring to override
the Monroe Doctrine.
The antagonisms between The i'm
perialists are sharpening, but at the
same time there is noticeable
growth in the resistance of the
workers. The uprising of the In
dams in Bolivia, and the rectnt strike
in the banana plantations, which was
"a direct conflict of the workers with
enc of the mightiest imperialist
trusts, all these serve to justify the
appreciation of the Sixth Congress
Of the Comintern when it said: "The
growing economic and military ex-
pansion of North American imper-
ialism in the countries of Latin
America is transforming this CONT
rent into one of the most important
junction points of the antagonism of
the whole imperialist colonial sys-
tenn"
In all Latin American conflicts,
civil wars, international disputes,
etc.; in Mexico, Central America,
Colombia, Venezuela, behind the ma
tional puppet governments stand,
maneuyering for supremacy, these
two powerful imperialist countries.
How long will this conflict be con-
fined to the countries involved with
out drawing in the neighboring
countries? This question has al
ready been answered by the attitude
of Argentina, when it threatened
that it will take drastic actions if
the dispute was not settled peace
fully ii. e., to the satisfaction of
Great Britain).
Great Britain, in a similar situa-
ton in Venezuela in 1902, was forced
to retreat, but this was only because
at this time her main struggles for
markets were concentrated in other
corners Of the world Tin Africa, in
the Far East, etc.,. By this reason,
while retaining its hegemony over
South America, England was willing
to make certain compromises with
the United States in order to have
a freer hand in these struggles in
ether fields. But today, when the
United States takes the place of
Germany as the main rival of Great
Britain, not only in Latin America,
but in a world scale, Great Britain
can no longer afford to give way
before the increased aggressiveness
and entertainments by the United
States imperialism.
This has been shown clearly by
the sharp tone of the British press
in regard to Hoover's trip to Latin
America, in regard to the growing
strength of United States invest
ments in Latin America, its sharp
attitude to Bolivian aggressiveness
GU. s. in provoking anew this old
standing fight for the control of
the Chaco territory, and, most of all,
by the attempts to bring the League
of Nations as arbiter into this dis
pute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01
By R. A. MARTINEZ.


THE continuation of clashes be-
tween Paraguay and Bolivian
troops, the capturing of forts lin
fact military outposts), etc.-all
these expressions of national ami
mosities are another link of series
of conflicts resulting from a So
years-standing boundary litigation.
This conflict between two Latin
American nations is of international
political significance, because it is
connected with and is part of the
ever-growing Anglo-American an
tagonism, which is becoming sharper
and sharper, due to the enormous
reserves of raw material, food-stuffs
and the increasing Importance of
Latin America as market.
The Warning Nations.
Both countries happen to be To-
Gated in the interior of Latin Amer
lea without any sea coast. Bolivia
is in the worst position, as it is to-
tally cut off from the oceans, its
only waterway is through the Para
quay River, which is navigable by
vessels of varying draft, its entire
1900 miles length, and which
is connected with the region in dis
pute.
Bolivia is famous for its natural
wealth. In spite of the fact that it's
riches had hardly been touched, it
ranks third in the production of
minerals in the continent. 1t pro-
duces half of the world tin. A
glance at a list of its exports re-
veals that in contrast with the ma
jority Of the Latin American coun-
tries whose economic life is based
on agriculture, Bolivia lives from
the exploitation of its mineral
wealth-tin, lead, copper, bismuth,
zinc, antimony, etc.
But what is significant is the
question Of the possession Of this
wealth. In 1924 the Patino Mine
and Enterprise, dominated by Amer
lean Lead Co., controlled 80 per cent
CT the tin production; Guggenheim
and other American mining inter
ests are dictators in the country.
American investments from ten mil
lions in 1910 have increased to
eighty in 1925; an American "Per-
nlanent Fiscal Commission" super
vises it's finances; almost all its
revenues, existing railways and
those in construction are mortgaged
to the United States bankers.
All this wealth, contained in the
Andes Mountains, has no sea or river
outlet, which hampers its economic
growth.
Bolivia is of particular Importance
because it is the only country in
South America where the United
States has gained an economic pre-
ponderance. 1t is the U. S. strong
est outpost on their southwark rush
to the complete conquest Of the con-
tinent.
Paraguay, on the other hand. is
mainly an agricultural country COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01
Thousands Lose Jobs as Naturalization Grows

on - papers at one time. The ma
chine is on the plan of a piano player
and can be used for 25 papers. as
easily as for IL.
To make a needle used in the
Singer family sewing machine, A
different workers are needed. The
old eye-punching machine, to make
holes in the needles, was operated
by one girl, but this old machine
has now been displaced by a new
one punching rs needles instead of
one. Another automatic machine in
this industry inspects $4,000 needles
in an hour, where a girl can only
inspect 5000 needles in an hour.
Production increases while the mum.
Der ofsworkeys is reduced. *
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01

and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corp.
announces an increase in production
of 40 per cent in five years while
the number of productive workers
employed has remained the same.
Two workers are now producing
what it took three workers to pro-
duce five years ago.
Workers Lose Jobs.
Pig iron production in the United
States shows an annual increase of
1000 per cent in rs years; yet the
number of workers employed is
practically the same as in 1850.
While output has increased so enor-
mously, no more workers are needed
in this industry than were needed
before the Civil War.
A locomotive engine has just been
constructed weighing practically l.,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01

100000 pounds. 1t has power to pull
what is now considered three ordin-
airy freight trains over mountain.
When this type of engine becomes
sufficiently common, railroads will
introduce the double header and push
and pull the equivalent of six trains.
This will further reduce the number
of railroad workers the total num-
Der already having been cut down
by $4,000 between Oct. 1923 and
Jan. 1928.
Thousands Of printers will be
thrown out of jobs by the new tele-
typesetter. Already in Rochester,
N. Y, one worker operating the Mer-
genthaler machine which runs by
electricity from central station can
punch holes in tape 500 miles away
and set Up exactly. the same article
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01
(Bv Labor Research ASSN

(By Labor Research ASSN
one worker out of every eight who
" were employed on manufacturing
jobs in 1923 has permanently lost
his job. But the amount produced
by those still employed has increased
since 1925 by 80 per cent.
Thirty hours of work a week or
even "a hours a week-four days of
six hours each--in most industries
would with present equipment pro-
duce all that is necessary even at
the present time. These facts are
produced by Ethelbert Stewart, U. S.
commissioner Of labor statistics, in
recent address. He gives many
examples to show the affect of ra-
tionalization on employment.
1 In sugar refining, the California
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01
Great Britain, Wall Street Stand Behind the
Puppet Governments

pfetely dominated by Great Britain.
Its principal production is stock
breeding, timber, fruits, yarba mate
"a leaf used in Brazil, Uruguay and
Argentine instead of tea). A great
effort is being made to foster the
cultivation Of cotton. Its produc-
ton has increased from 2.4S4,000
kilos in 1922 to 9,998,0OO kilos in
1926 and it is estimated that there
are 75,000,000 acres (without count
ing the land in disputel of suitable
land for cotton raising.
It's mineral wealth has not at
tracted any attention even though
there are known deposits of. iron
ores, brown hematite, etc. Its rail-
ways, packing houses, large planta-
tions, etc., are in the hands of Brit
ish capitalists.
Paraguay is the smallest South
American country; its size is $4,000
square miles and even if we add the
disputed territory, Bolivia will be
seven times bigger. Paraguay's
population is 853,221, Bolivia's
2,155,000. It's standing army is
1900, with 100000 reserves, to Be-
livia's 7,4OO, with 100000 reserves.
The Causes of the Conflict.
THE cause of the conflict lies in
l the dispute over $4,000 square
miles of territory on the northwest
ern part of Paraguay, known as the
Chaco Region. This region has been
known by its great fertility, and a
recent discovery has shown that
great deposits of oil exist in this
territory.
Up to the present time none of
these countries had any prominence
in the oil world, but no doubt that
has been due to the difficulties of
transportation and the uncertainties
as to the ownership of this region.
Nevertheless the Standard Oil has
been shipping large amounts of oil
machinery, pipes, ETC., for its va
cuba concessions, which are on the
Bolivian surroundings of the Chaco
region. Outside of it's oil wealth
this territory is of great Importance
20 Bolivia because it will solve to a
certain extent its transportation
problem by gaining access to the
Paraguay River.
England, with its heavy invest
ments in Paraguay, is making great
efforts to maintain it's supremacy.
Ludwell Denny, in his recent
book, "We Fight for OIL" describes
British activities in Bolivia as fol-
lows:
BOLIVIA has been chosen by
the British for a grandiose ex-
ploitation scheme under grants
obtained by London concern, b.
livian Concessions, Ltd. This
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-01

President Hoover celebrated Memorial Day by urging
greater speed in the armament This will mean more
for future Memorial Days until capitalism also
buried and the only memorial day worth while will be the
day OF abors triumph The Russian workers and peasants
already have such day upon their calendar that should re-
ceve increasing attention from world labor upon its Twelfth
Anniversary, November 7, 1929. -4.4 .@oA1 ~