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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October l9 up Omitted
States Department of Agricultural -
Cattle-Receipts. 800 head: compared
week ago, fed steers and yearlings,
rs to so higher; yearlings in broadcast
demand; all grades, light offerings and
light butcher heifers mostly so to rs
up; demand for weighty steers i'm
proved; fat she stock IS to so higher;
cutters, rs up; bulls, rs to so higher:
light vealers, so lower: small killer
kinds, so higher; stockers and feeders,
rs and so over last week; extreme top
yearlings, light steers and medium
weight bullocks, 1880; long yearlings
and light steers predominated in run
with liberal quota at 1900 to 1900; not
many big weight steers above 1900.
Yearling heifers, 1880: best Western
graSsers, 1875; bull stockers and feed
ers, S.2S to ll.2S; Western yearlings to
1925: and heavy feeders to 1870.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head; 1900
head direct; for the week l49 doubles
from feeding stations, $4,000 head di-
rect; compared with week ago native
lambs so cents to rs cents lower; rang
ers. rs cents to so cents OF: fat ewes
unchanged, weeks top price; range
lambs, 1885; natives, 1850: fat ewes,
$50: late bulk prices; rangers, 1915
W 1"'Eo, natives, LOU 10 lz.1o, TAT
ewes, 400 to SIS; few yearlings, $50
to $50: feeding lambs, Is cents to so
cents higher; bulk, 1880 to 1900; top,
1880.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; including
$500 head direct; market mostly strong
to 10 cents higher; top, 1000, paid for
few loads good to choice around 1870
pounds; shippers. 500 head; estimated
holdover, 1000 head; butchers, medium
to choice. 25O-300 pounds. 9.25 to 9.7S:
200-250 pounds, $50 to 1000: 100000
pounds, $50 to 1000; 130-l60 pounds,
S25 to $50; packing sows, 100 to 8 100:
900 to $40.
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STOCK PRICES SINK
IN SHARP SELLING
Market Says Under Persist
ent Bear Attacks-NeW
Lows Recorded.
by STANLEY w. PRENosIL,

NEW YORK. october 19.-The al
most perpendicular decline Of the week
eliminated in a deldge of selling on
the stock market today, rs weakened
marginal accounts were finally dis
lodged and dumped overheard in huge
volumes. Total sales for tbs two-hour
session were approximately 3,500,0
shares, as contrasted to the record Sat-
urday volume of December 8. when
3,7449O0 shares changed hands. The
ticker re-. Tor nearly an hour after
the closing gong At , O'Clock.
Much ,1anicxy selling was inspired by
a recCVr2nce Of Wilo rGmorS, such as
Wall street experienced early In the
month, some 10 the effect that well
known hull operator was IN difncultleS.
These tales were denied and condemned
In responsible quarters. The days news
was mearer. and the decline was for
the most part attributable to the steady
weakening of marginal accounts during
the week Short covering in the maj
transactions vas moderate and closing
prices were near the lowest OF the DAY.
A few of the volatile issues broke
sharply. j. I. Case. in which there Is
a thin market, tumbled 40 points, and
Auburn Auto dropped IS points. One OF
the most conspicuous weak spots was
Westinghouse Electric, which dropped
more than Is points.
Several issues reached new lows Tor
the year, or since listing. General
Motors. for instance, dropped "a to
60la. United Corporation -334 to 49st,
and commonwealth and Southern Is TO
1879. a low level not touched in It's
active career on the Curb.
u. S. Steel was supported Tor Time;
but finally support was Withdrawn, ana
it closed at 209, OF ga. This com
pares, however, with a low OF 20612
touched in the break early In the
month. Johns Manville was bid up
more than points, then reacted 70
close about of.
American Can was a notable soit
spot, dropping II points to l56. Such
shares as American and Foreign Pow
err, General Electric, American Tele-
phone Consolidated Gas, Union CARBIDE
United Aircraft, Montgomery Ware,
simmons. Eastman Kodak, North
American and Atchison lost about . 10
10 points. Standard Of New Jersey
stubbornly resisted the decline, saggins
but l point in heavy turnover.
Foreign exchanges continued tner
upward climb, ascribed to LIQUIDATION
of stocks for foreign account. Sterling
French Francs and German MARKS
went to new, highs for the year or
longer.
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TRADE INDEX DROPS;
RETAIL SALES CLIMB

Preliminary estimate of the Brook
mire Business Index indicates that a
decline of approximately two points oc-
CURED in September. which makes the
second month of fairly sharp recess
sion. Department store sales formed
the only exception to the general de-
cline, while retail distribution, as meas
ured by this factor, may continue to
hold up, indications point to- further
drift downward In production activity.
During such period, prices-especial-
ly of industrial commodities-n:ay be
expected to remain irregular or sag to-
ward lower levels.
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Office Boy Writes Opera.

NEW YORK, October 10 (P-A for
mer Office boy is back from abroad to
rehearse La Dame AUX Camelias," an
opera of his which will have its first
production in Chicago with Mary Gar
den and Charles Hackett in the leading
roles. Hamilton Forrest worked for the
Commonwealth Edison Co. to help to
earn money for study of music. Sam
uel insult is chairman of the Common
wealth Edison Co. as well as of the
Chicago Civic Opera Co.
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CONQUERS UNRULY RIVER.
st. Louis Provides Man Made Chan
mel for Stream.

ST. LOUIS (P).--A river whose floods
and pollution have menaced st. Louis
for years is to be placed in q mammoth
man-msde underground channel Is
miles long
The city is spending $11 200, 900 to
create a subterranean stream, bounded
by a channel of concrete and steel, for
what is now the River Des Peres. Elabo-
rate excavation machinery enables 10
men to do the work of 1000.
The River Des PereS formerly drained
an area of ITO square miles in the
southwest part of st. Louis. When the
sewer project is completed, the stream
will be entirely dry
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SEA HEAvEs UP FISH.
Submarine ouakes Produce Mud
Islands in Africa.

All sorts of submarine upheavals dis
turb the ocean bed to the north Of Cape
Town, says the Kansas City Star. Al
Walvis Bay, chief port OF the former
German colony of Southwest Africa,
millions of dead fish are flung onto the
beach by these seaquakes; and at in
tervals of years solid mud islands rise
out of the bay. only to vanish again
after a few days.
Islands that come and go are usually
volcanic and in the Pacific there are
many of them. Falcon Island near the
Tongo group was first sighted many
years ago and placed on the Pacific
charts. Down it went, to rise, steaming
hot, at intervals. 1t came smoking up
again few months ago and a party OF
biologists visited it with some TonRan
Islanders, who planted their flags there.
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COTTON CLOSES FIRM
AT SLIGHT ADVANCE
Market Steadies in Late Dealings
on Covering Of Short
Contracts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 19.-Rallies
from an opening decline in the cotton
market today were attributed to week.
end covering and trade buying. pri-
vate report estimating the crop at 49,
$50, 900 bales seemed to be without any
immediate effect on the market and
the disposition to cover short contracts
was promoted by prospects for showers
in Western and Central belt sections.
December sold up from 17.S4 to 1795
and closed at 1893, with the genera!
market closing steady, net unchanged
to points higher
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GUARDIAN FIRE PAYS
$3.50, 900 CASH BONUS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October l9.-Directors
OF Guardian Fire Assurance Corporation
OF New York have declared o special
dividend Of $150.000, equivalent TO 81
per share, In addition TO q quarterly
dividend of $4,000, equivalent to so
cents per share on the 10000 shares
This VIII make total dividend disburse-
ments for the year of $4S0, 900, equiva-
lent to 80 per cent on the outstanding
capital Of 81 100000 and to liH per
cent for the year 1929 upon the amount
invested In the company by the original
stockholders who exercised their rights
to subscribe to stock in 1927 and 1928.
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ELECTRIC PLANT SOLD.

BALTIMORE, October 10 tspeciaD -
The Southern Cities Utilities Co. has
just sold Its electric power and light
properties In Alabama and Tennessee
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to the Tennessee Electric Power Co.,
controlled by the Commonwealth and
Southern group, and in turn has acquired
from Electric Bond e. Share interests
the Gas business serving Raleigh and
Asheville. n. g. The Southern Cities
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1t is estimated that there are now
10, 500 900 cattle in South Africa, frozen
beef being ssnt to Europe Italy is a
good customer for African beef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

Airmen recently few from Paris to
Bucharest. Rumania, in nine hours
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Government railways In Norway are
kbeipg electrified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

Utilities Co. owns, among other prop
critics, the Citizens Gas Co. of Salisbury
Nd, and Dslmar, Md.
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Unemployment In Australia Is In
cTeasing.
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Dividend rates
payments based on the latest quarterly
sUn Of tadtng less than 100 extra .PIut
- n stCe. irus o y preferred stock !Pu, Sas
ast year-no reguar Payable
70 stoce PAYABLE when earned sPayahis
las Of share " -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Japanese Youth
Doomed To Hang

HONOLULU. Nov. l3. U.p)-.
Mylcs FukunaGa, Japanese youth
who's" murder of u young boy after
a demand for ransom strangely
parallclcd the Hickman ease in Cali.
fornia, lost his final appeal from the
death penalty yesterday, when Gov
ernor Lawrence Judd signed his
death warrant, designating that he
be hanged "betwcen tho hours of 8
n. m. and ) p. m, Nov. TO-"
The ease had been appealed sever
al times until finally the United
States supreme court vetoed plea
for new trial.
The governor, in signing the death
warrant, disrcgardcd a petition
signed by 1000 japanese women
leaders, asking for clemency, stating
that his was a dastardlv crime,
well planned and executed with ex.
ceptional brutality
Stimulated by sorid accounts of
the Hickman killing, the japanese
youth, n hotel employee. kidnapped
Gil Jameson, 10 year old son of a
local banker, demanded ransom, and
despite payment of the money
strangled the boy. He was subse
quently arrested and confessed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Convicted Banker
DOdges Prison

NEW YORK, Nov. l3. U.p)--
Charles Delos Waggoncr, Telluride:
Colo, banker convicted of mail
fraud for his $5O0,0O0 scheme
against several New York banks,
today was permitted to remain in
the New York federal detention
home rather than go to Atlanta
prison to start his 10 year sentence.
Waggoner and George Graham
Rice, former editor of the Wall
Street IconOclast, who also was con
vieted of mail freud, were scheduled
TO leave with n carload of federal
prisoners for Atlanta federal peni,
tertiary.
When the prisoners reached
Pennsylvania station, however, it
was found that United States At.
torney Charles II Tuttle had permit.
ted both Waggoner and Rice to re.
main here.
1t was learned that Rice was per.
mltted to remain behind so he might
consult with attorneys on his pro.
posed supreme court review. Tho
reason for the action in Waggoner's
case was not Immediately disclosed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
MANY INJURED IN
TRAIN WRECK ON
GREAT NORTHERN

BUTTE, Mont. Nov. 13. U.p)--
One trainman was killed, another
was hurt perhaps fatally and at
least 10 passengers were injured
when Great Northern passenger
train collided with a helper engine
80 miles east of here last night.
Carl HASTE, fireman of the helper
engine, died of injuries at hos
pital here and Charles Powell, en-
gineer, was reported near death to-
day. They were severely crushed
by the impact. The engineer and
fireman of the passenger locomotive
escaped injury and possible death
hy leaping from their engine before
the crash.
For Is minutes after the collision
confusion reigned among the passen-
gers. Several of the injured were
unconscious, sevcL were known to
have suffered serious injuries, while
number of cthcrs were badly
shaken up.
The wreck occurred at a highway
crossing as the lelper engine was
backing down the grade for basing
toward Elk Park to meet a freight
train. The passenger train was
bound for Butte and was proceeding
at moderate speed up the steep
grade.
Both engines were demolished, but
the passenger coaches remained on
the tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Namesake Would
Quiz Sinclair

PASADENA. Nov. 13. U.p)-
Upton Sinclair, noted author and
Socialist leader, announced today
he had sent telegram to promi
nent senator's asking them why
Harry Sinclair, oil millionaire
should not be required to answer
the questions for which he now is
serving a Jail sentence in Wash
ington, D. c., for contempt of the
senate.
Sinclair said his telegram was
addressed to Senators Wheeler,
Borah, LaFollette and Walsh and
read:
why should Harry Sinclair
net answer those questions. Why
not reconvent the senate commit.
not reconvene the senate commit
and ask the questions again. If
he refuses to answer, why not
send him to Jail again."
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Fits Not Aiding
Davis Custer

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13. U.H-
The controversy centering around
the Los Angeles police department
today had resulted in a statement
by District Attorney Buron Fits
that his office was not advising the
police commission in the present pro-
ceedings to oust Chief of Police
James Davis.
The Developers Association de-
clared to the commission at series
of hearings that Chief Davis should
be removed from office due to in
efficiency and formal charges are to
be placed before the commissioners
next Friday.
Fits declared that the question of
who was to be chief of the Los
Angeles police department was a
matter to be left to the jurisdiction
of Mayor John C. Porter. Fits said.
however, that he was investigating
the story of Odette Bachelard,
French dancer, who declared that a
group of underworld figures attempt
ed to use her in plot to "frame"
Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Mrs. M'PhersOn
Demands Action

Los ANGELES, Nov. Is. WR-
The demand of Aimee Semple Me-
Pherson through her attorney that
the county grand jury hurry its in
vestigation of Angelus Temple fin
ances has failed to excite the district
attorneys office.
"Going over the book and records
of the temple and the Four Square
Gospel organizations is a real job
and it will take time" District At
torncy Buron Fits said. "Wc cer-
tainly are not going to drop the
matter now"
Mrs. Mcpherson yesterday an
nounced that George Acret had re.
placed Cromwell Ormsby as her at
torney. A short time later Acret
spoke for the evangelist and said she
wanted "action one way or the othe =
indictment or acquittal," on the
charge by Rev. John Cohen, whom
she discharged as her assistant, that
she had misappropriated funds.
Acret added that Mrs. Mcpherson
can claim 100000 from the temple
at any time in payment of property
she voluntarily decided to the church
on such terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Without Clues To
Train Wreckers

Los ANGELES. Nov. 13. U.H-
The sheriff's office was running
Gown vague clues" today, hoping
tbat one of them would lead to the
capture of the person or persons
who wrecked the Southern Pacific
west Coast Limited and held up its
passengers near Saugus, Sunday
night.
Officers admitted openly that the
investigation so far had yielded lit,
tie of a substantial nature and that
the bandit who went through the
tram, taking valuables at u guns
foint, apparently had made his cs.
cape with any accomplices he might
lave had in derailing the engine
and two coaches.
Engineer r. G. Ball, scalded by
steam from the boilers of his over.
turned engine, was reported recover.
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
CHARGE GERMANS
HOPE FOR DELAY
ON PREPARATIONS

PARIS, Nov. 13. W.p)-Delay of
the second rcparati0ns conference at
The Haguc-which would entail de-
lay in the socalled "final liquida-
tion" of the World War-because of
the anti-Young plan agitation in
Germany, was predicted today in
French political circles.
There was a growing belief that
the German Nationalist party plcbis-
cite campaign against the Young
plan would prove to be real delay
in putting the new reparations sys-
tenn into operation rather than the
harmless political maneuver it was
believed to be a few months ago.
French sources were inclined to
believe that, while the German gov.
ernment was in no way responsible
for the political pranks of the Ma.
;ionalst party, it would be unwise
to hold the second Hague conference
with n plebiscitc imminent, even if
the vote against the Young plan is
certain to fail. inasmuch as the
piebiscitc could not be held before
December %, The Hague conference
probably would be delayed until the
second week in January.
The situation has raised charges
hero that the German Nationalists
have deliberately attempted to block
negotiations for world peace and to
cause possible international derange.
mcnts because of the proximity of
the five power naval conference in
London which is scheduled for the
second week in January.
Fhc semi-official lie Temps, com
mcnting on tho situation, argued
that il would be fooIhardy TO hold
the second Hague conference before
the plebiscitc because the National.
lists would capitalize every fault of
the negotiations in their campaign
and would hamper the freedom of
German delegates at The Hague.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
Stern Action
Against Malta

CATANIA, Sicily, Nov. Is. W.p)
One of the lasi chapters of Pre-
mier Mussolini's campaign to wipe
out the Malta secret organization
in Sicily reached it's climax here
today as the prosecution ended an
eight day presentation of evidence
in the trial of II persons.
The defendants face long prison
sentences on charges of abetting
the bandits Rapisarda Romano
Leotta Avellino and Stissi Giarrizzo
in murders and robberies before the
Mqfia was wiped out.
Seven men charged with banditry
are among the defendants and, if
foung guilty, will face additional
prison terms. They were sentenced
to terms ranging from Is years to
life at their previous trial. The
ringleader of the seven, Rapisarda,
already has received sentences to-
falling 90 years.
A verdict is expected late this
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
STOCK PRICES
IN Los ANGELES
KEEP TUMBLINC

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IS. U.n)-
Following in the foot steps of yeste.
days downward ship, issues on thu
Los Angeles Stock and Curb Ex
changes today plunged further with
many stocks setting new lows fol
the year.
Trading was extremely active es
pecially in the oils and miscellan
eous issues.
Transamerica, in the miscellan
cons issues, continued to lead in sale,
volume selling l5,400 shares at 3SH
off point, while Pacific Finance
New, dropped 21a points to 4 new
low of 39l@ selling 500 shares.
Union Oil of California led the
oils with $500 shares at 43as off
IL points. A new low was set at
421s points in this stock. Richfield
dropped ~ points to 26H selling
600 shares; Standard Oil dropped
21a points at 57A selling 400
shares; and Union Associates set a
new low AK making the last sale
at 42% off 15s points from yester.
days close. Thirty-two hundred
shares were sold.
Banks fell off a good deal. Sc
curity First National at 112 dropped
Sa points to sell 1850 shares. A
new low was set earlier when the
price dropped to 1lla4 points. Cali
fornia Bank set new low of 1917
of 3H points and selling SO shares,
while Citizens National with 200
shares set new low for the year at
llO off 4 points.
Edison Common in the utilities
dropped AS points at 47A new low
to sell 4S00 shares and Emsco with
800 shares dropped to 23H a new
low off point.
The Board of Governors announc-
ed that both the Stock and Curb
Exchanges would close today, Thurs
day and Friday at 1880 a. m. open
ing at S:3O a. M. and would be closed
all day Saturday. This action was
taken to confirm with markets in
the major cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-13
CONFIDENT TONE
DESPITE FURTHER
DROP IN MARKET
Steel Leads In Downward
Plunge With New Low
Levels Established.
BY ELMER G. WALLER
Omitted Press Financial Editorj

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. UP)--An-
other tremendous trading day on the
stock exchange found prices today
in a fresh downward rout, with new
lows established on many issues.
There was nothing of spectacular
nature, however Drops were orderly.
Despite the further says from yes.
terday's lows, there was confident
tone prevailing.
The opening was on the tremen-
1Ous scale that has characterized
markets ever since the downswing
started fortnight ago. At the end
Of the first half hour, it was found
that trading had been at the rate of
$4,000, 900 shares for full five hour
day.
BY closing time, trading had eased
down somewhat but the day found
more than 100000 shares traded.
United States Steel again led in
.he action. There was support given
steel during the morning to which
the market reacted. But there was
lack of support for steel later, and
,he whole market slid down.
Steel opened at 156, rose to around
l60 and then dropped to around $50.
It closed last night at 153Hs.
Steel's low was a new 1929 low.
Dozens of other leaders made new
1929 lows and elsewhere more than
200 shares dropped to new levels for
the year or longer.
Huge blocks of stocks held by
wealthy individuals were put up for
sale. They were taken by individuals
who believed that the turn was not
Far distant.
The encouraging thing about the
market was that a buyer was found
for nearly every offer. This indica-
ted to traders that the banking
group was taking hand. However,
that was not verified and no word
was given that the banking group
had got together today.
The break in steel was ascribed in
some quarters to reports of falling
off IN operation of the corporation
TO 20 per cent of capacity from so
per cent "a week ago. That informa.
ton, however, was available before
The opening and in the first half
hour the stock bounded upward
from Yesterdays low.